Ty Anderson: Start Linus Ullmark in the Playoffs!

Ty Anderson: Start Linus Ullmark in the Playoffs!

Bruins finished one strong last night finished strong Tuesday for the Bruins last night sell that and the teams head coach Monty zo’s favorite guy is talking about how this is now the time to sort of Bear Down and get ready for the playoffs are we starting with last

Night’s game to see a uh renewed Bruins team down the stretch here well yeah I mean I I think the biggest takeaway is that the competition that you have for minutes and rolls like that’s real Justin brazzo does not want to the lineup for Pat maroon Uh Kevin chaten

Kerk draws back in has his first three-point game in I think seven years last night three assists so you’re seeing guys that are responding to the idea of stepping up and earning their minutes or earning a role in this team and that’s what you want you know I

Think last year I think we talked about this but last year the whole roster was set you kind of knew where everyone was going to be come game one and I think kind of hurt them in a way so to have that internal competition guys are still fighting for roles fighting for minutes

And it’s really it really has never been enough for Jim Montgomery like every time you think like oh that guy’s earned he’s like well we’ll see like to have that continue I think that’s important for this team all right he said it after the game last night too that he said the

Thing the thing we wanted to do tonight was check I wanted them to check for the four for all three periods um did they do that do you see that these guys even the ones that are caught up and playing for them are they listening to them and

Is it transmitting yeah I think so and that Senator team that is a wretched team that is a that is a bad product to watch uh they have bad goal attending bad defense bad forwards they got like two players that are worth watching honestly but those those games are the

Games that they’ve struggled in because it’s a bad team they don’t get up for the bad teams um and I really thought that they were really forcing the issue a lot with Ottawa last night Ottawa sent a lot of bad passes right to the middle right to the slot and the Bruins could

Have had nine goals honestly like they really could have had nine goals last night um but that’s been a Hallmark really of their successively like that week where they played Toronto Edmonton Toronto and they grabbed five out of six points that was their best checking games of the Season like they they held

Those teams to almost nothing five on five I thought and that’s what they got to do like we know about their goal tending we know about their shortcomings checking and playing tight like that’s that’s going to be how they they eventually put teams away so he gets the

Hat-trick last night now you remember last year in a way how good this team was and you’re setting every damn freaking record in the building and you’re playing him trying to get was it the points record or was it the goal record trying to get him to 60 goals

First time and it just oh my God they’re forcing this thing someone’s going to get exhausted berson played in front of his family up uh uh over the Border um just things weren’t lining up for them where it just feels different this year because you’re not a wagon like you were

A year ago like you said you got guys still trying to earn rols and that hatrick comes last night it doesn’t feel like it’s one of those Force Ones where we’re leaving this guy out there to score all kind of goals yeah he’s such a special talent poock is that like you

Had a feeling early on like oh this is a poock night here we go get ready for the show it’s a poock night and it’s really funny right because like I don’t think he’s going to match last year’s point total but he’s had a better year in my

Opinion no but but like he’s probably more of an MVP candidate than he was last year you look at where this team would be without David poso I’d appreciate that it’s a nightmare yo yeah no absolutely so like last year like so I I do vote on the awards um last year I

Had POS third on my heart trophy ballot wow this year probably second I probably have him right behind Nathan McKinnon because I I don’t think there’s a player who’s had a greater impact on his team success than David poso has he’s been unbelievable and what’s crazy is that he

Actually he has more assists than goals like he’s elevated his passing game and so it’s it’s really you’re watching a more complete player you look at that second goal last night you know the the S are trying to take advantage of the Bruins POS come swooping in take away break away

Goal 2 like that’s that’s a veteran move and it all begins at the other end with a hard hit against an Ottawa defenseman behind the nor behind the uh behind the net there so you’re seeing David POS become a more complete player for this team and it’s paying off Ty can we talk

Goalies for a second here oh we love talking goalies let’s talk some goalies 36 goalies who’ve played 500 minutes or more since the All-Star break Jeremy Swan save percentage 23rd High danger save percentage 33rd I out of 36 goals against average 27th Lena alark is better in all three categories if the

Playoffs started tonight who are you starting Lena Sark lenaar he’s earned it and you know I think it’s a it’s a bit of a bad look for and maybe that’s too strong but like Jeremy Swan if he loses the game one job for the second time in

Three years because he had it in 2022 he had it after February and then he lost it he had an 890 over the final two months of the season that’s a rough look man if that happens two times in three years and you want to get your big

Payday now it may not matter because I I’m I’m telling you they’re going to go with both goenda game and then you go to the other guy and then you see what he has and then you go from there but right now it’s got to be Lena Sark in game one it

Has to be he just looks so dialed in right now is that a healthy way to do it you lose and you’re out well if you get the net back it’s fine right but but if you don’t get the net back well that’s because the other guy just went on a

Massive run that’s what you’re looking for right right you need one of these guys to break through like it’s been two postseasons now with this tandem neither one has looked particularly excellent in the playoffs Tatum no I would take Tatum no no but you see the Tatum thing like okay like

Um porzingis or one of these guys could could could end up being a sex factor and like people aren’t counting T and it t tat men yeah even though he’s like the best player on the court no like and this is like mental thing it it it it is

And and you know I will admit that they did not put Jeremy swan in the best spot last year like that like they did not if they could have a redo game five is when you put him in but still it’s been eight playoff games now I believe or seven 901

Save percentage it’s not it’s not good enough it’s not good enough and so they just need one of these guys to break through I really don’t care who it is I think you’re going to see both of them but one of them has to break through for

This team if they’re going to get out of the first round

Ty Anderson joined Zolak & Bertrand to discuss the latest on the Boston Bruins.