BOSTON — Tyler Seguin knew something had to be said.
And he was pretty sure it wouldn’t be fit for public consumption.
After the Blackhawks badly outplayed the Bruins in the first period of Game 2 of the Stanley Cup finals Saturday night, Seguin ditched the microphone he had been wearing as part of the TV broadcast. Then he headed back into the dressing room so the team could hash out its problems in peace.
“It was really a mix of everybody saying something,” Seguin said. “I definitely knew it was coming, so I threw my shoulder pads in the training room and put a towel over it so no one could hear what we were saying. I think we needed that team wake-up call.”
The Bruins eventually won the game and evened the series on Daniel Paille’s goal at 13:48 of the first overtime for a 2-1 Boston victory. That’s after the teams played 52:08 over three OTs on Wednesday in the series opener.
The Bruins and Blackhawks hope to recover enough to play Game 3 tonight in Boston.
“Not much needed to be said after that first period,” said the Bruins’ Chris Kelly, one of the more vocal players in the dressing room Saturday.
Neither Kelly, coach Claude Julien nor any of the other Bruins would divulge what was said in the room. But something snapped them out of their funk.
“Claude came in a little bit later, but I think we were all equally upset about that first period,” Paille said. “Definitely, Claude let us know and it was a way for us to wake up. And, also, players were keeping each other accountable, too, so it was good.”