David Pastrnak To TNT On The Post Game Show
Saying that we might all consider this stretch of the regular season to be a major turning point for the Boston Bruins is not an exaggeration.
As everyone is aware, the Boston Bruins endured an utterly miserable seven-game homestand, losing five of them and suffering four straight losses before capping off two weeks of home cooking with a thrilling shootout victory over Dallas. Their winning formula included overcoming adversity, and on Wednesday night at Rogers Arena, they matched that previous home victory with an exciting 6-5 overtime victory over the Edmonton Oilers.
It wasn’t perfect while blowing a two-goal lead in the third period a strong opening 40 minutes, but it also revealed a staunch, stubborn refusal to give in even when things started stacking against them. That’s something all good playoff teams develop during the regular season when their collective backs are pushed to the wall.
“I just loved the way we kept forging ahead,” said Jim Montgomery. “We didn’t worry about what happened, positively or negatively, I thought we continued to play. Obviously, they had a great push by a great team in the third period and it kind of snowballed, but we went right back to work afterward.
“When they made it 4-4, the next four minutes I thought we controlled the game and started to push back. We got the ‘Pasta’ goal, and they came back, it was great for the fans.”
Now the Bruins have won back-to-back games against strong Western Conference playoff teams, moved past the Florida Panthers in the Atlantic Division standings even as Florida has won six games in a row and have more than sampled the adversity that’s going to harden them for the postseason.
“I can’t say it feels good when you’re going through it. But it is definitely important to go through these kinds of games,” said David Pastrnak to TNT on the Postgame Show after Wednesday’s win over Edmonton. “It’s not a great feeling in the locker room, but we face it as a challenge and motivation. We need to stick together because the only we get out of these situations is together side-by-side. It’s good to face it and hopefully it’s going to prepare it down the stretch.”