""You either buy in or not," a frustrated coach Marco Sturm told NESN after the game. "That's it right there. That's the difference. If you just look at the Ottawa team today, they do it and we're not. And that's the game.""
""I think it finally caught up to us a little bit. We can't take five penalties every night," said Sturm."
""It can't get much worse, really," said Geekie. "I just know how hard this group works and how hard everyone wants it and to show up like that...we put them on the power play five times and they score four of them, it's like shooting yourself in the foot. It's been like that all year. But 5-on-5, we don't really create a ton. We're a little better defensively but we're still giving up lapses. I don't know. I wish I could tell you m"
The Bruins followed a win over Colorado with a 7-2 loss to the Ottawa Senators, dropping seven of eight games. The team showed poor defensive-zone coverage, slapdash breakouts, and inconsistent puck execution, with an increasingly vacant effort from key areas. Ottawa scored four power-play goals on five chances, and the Bruins' penalty trouble undermined a unit that had been a strength. Drake Batherson and Tim Stutzle each scored twice. Coach Marco Sturm called out inconsistent buy-in and effort, while players acknowledged recurring lapses and a lack of 5-on-5 creation, raising concerns about discipline and structure.
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