‘We Didn’t Respect Our Opponent’: Breaking Apart Bruins’ Loss to Florida
On Tuesday, Marco Sturm said the Bruins believe they can beat anyone. But they cannot win them all, and they […] The post ‘We Didn’t Respect Our Opponent’: Breaking Apart Bruins’ Loss to Florida appeared first on Boston Hockey Now.
Sam Navarro-Imagn Images On Tuesday , Marco Sturm said the Bruins believe they can beat anyone. But they cannot win them all, and they fell to another team outside of the playoff picture. The Boston Bruins (43-25-8) lost 2-1 to the Florida Panthers (37-35-3) at Amerant Bank Arena in Sunrise, FL, on Thursday night.
Fraser Minten scored the Bruins’ lone goal, his 17th of the season, and Jeremy Swayman made 22 saves, but the Panthers’ quick start decided the game. “We didn’t respect our opponent, I think that’s the bottom line,” Marco Sturm said to NESN’s Andy Brickley after the game. “We looked over, probably, and we saw a lot of guys out.
And we didn’t respect the Stanley Cup champions. That was it, that was the game. Then, after that, we were chasing.
We addressed it before the game. It doesn’t matter who is in or who is out for them; they are champions for a reason, and we did not respect that at all. That’s the frustrating thing.
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