Not Will Ferrell in “Old School” but the Devils in Old Town Boston. A few miscues in the Sabres game resulted in quick goals, and then what I can only describe as random penalties (by the blueliners) cost them power play goals in Boston.
Elias continues on his little points streak, now ending up on 8 consecutive scoresheets. That’s the good news. Five in a row of them involved wins; the perfect hand is bookended by ugly losses. What’s scarier is that Elias leads the team in two diametrically opposed statistical categories: points and negative plus/minus, that is, he’s got the team’s worst plus/minus rating. He’s scoring, mostly on the power play of late (which does nothing to diminish his diminished rating), but he’s also on the ice for a lot of goals against. Surprising for a guy who once led the league in plus/minus, perhaps indicative of a need to simplify things on the ice.
What’s worse than a 12-hour staff meeting? Having the nhl.com scoresheet update with a Bruins goal, popping it in front of your presentation while you’re trying to act less distracted and distraught than you are. Minus one, my bad.
