Hey, this game was certainly not the preview of the 1st round playoff series. Bruins kept big guns at home and put forward a no-name goalie to play Sens. It was so obvious that they want to play Sens in the first round because they virtually own Sens.
What Sens did was even more interesting. MacLean, Alfi and Spezza all claimed to play hard all the way into the playoff. But when they came on ice, it was totally different story. Can any of you believe your eyes when Karlsson missed that wide-wide open net? Can you believe big Ben played this kind loosy-goosy game? To me, the only explanation is that Sens is trying very hard not to get single point and let Capticals to overtake the 7th spot. It'll be further proven if Sens "lose" the final game to Devils on Saturday.
I am not sure if it is "smart" strategy?