Great Road Trip for Boston

The Bruins finished their five game road trip with a record of 4-0-1. Murray finally stepped up since his mid season injury netting two goals. Alex Auld played outstanding between the pipes, saving 25 of 28 shots on net. As for the team overall, I thought they overcame the Lightning’s first goal and came back at the end of the first period and played top-notch hockey. The B’s are now a team to watch out for, they are on a good streak, but we will have to see when they come back home on Tuesday night against one of the best teams in the NHL, The Ottawa Senators. During the last appearance between these two teams, the Bruins spanked the Senators 4-1, so that being said, I look forward to seeing a great game once again between the number one Senators and the third place Bruins.
~ Lanen.

Best Hockey Fight Ever?

Okay, so this is a great hockey fight, and I think you should all focus on the fact that despite the NHL has been going downhill, we can all say that any hockey player can dominate in a fight. I know this is from a while ago, but this is why I continue to watch the bruins.

~Lanen

Bruins vs. Hurricanes Recap

So last night like I said, the Bruins played like a potential playoff team, defeating the Carolina Hurricane 3-2 in sudden death. The Bruins started off this game hard hitting, and Lucic dropping the gloves, despite the fact that he’s still recovering from a broken nose. The only problem once again for the Bruins is the 11 penalties they had, three of which were five-minute majors for fighting. B’s coach Claude Julien is trying to make his team play 60 minutes of hockey, unfortunately the B’s only ended up playing about 57 minutes of regulation by allowing the Hurricane to score two goals in the last minute of the game. What the fuck! Yes, Carolina netted two goals without a goalie in, but come on, our defense needs to step up if they are going to play a team like the Hurricane in the playoffs. You need to play 60 minutes of hard-hitting hockey basically the bottom line. Oh yea and Tim Thomas, yea he’s once again the life saver with 45 saves, which is very impressive for one of the highest scoring teams in the NHL. OK, so looking to the future. Look forward to seeing the Bruins continue this streak on Thursday against the Panther’s. For some reason we always come on slow against the Panthers, so hopefully the B’s play 60 solid minutes of hockey and take home a win and another two points.

Lanen

Bruins Come Up Short

The B’s had a great start on their five game road trip beating the Penguins 2-1 this past Wednesday, but failed to take home the win Saturday night against the Maple Leafs (losing in sudden death). Though they still get credit for the tie, what really killed the Bruins last night was their 12 minutes worth of penalties. You can’t expect to beat a team like Toronto and give up 6 separate penalties, three of which happened in the third period. The first period was well played by the Bruins, however they had 18 shots on net and only finished with one goal. Thomas continues to play well in net, making 32 saves last night, while Savard continues to create opportunities up front with two assists. As for Tuesday’s upcoming game, the Hurricane’s are playing top of the line puck. The B’s have to finish on their shots, control the rhythm of play and keep a hard forecheck if they expect two points out of this match up. Look forward to seeing the gloves dropping this week, because it’s due or die for the Bruins.

-Lanen

BC vs. Harvard Bean Pot Final

Ok, so I figured that I would give a little overview of the Bean Pot finals which took place Monday night. A little background with these two teams: To start off…Harvard “the underdogs” beat Northeastern (who didn’t show up to play.) Harvard has some smart players, I mean anyone that plays hockey at Harvard I’m going to assume gets in the 1500 range on their SAT’s and fuck it, if hockey doesn’t bring them to the NHL, well they can make millions somewhere else. Anyway, Harvard’s defense came to play in this tournament and their effort was there from the moment they stepped on the ice. Let me also say, Harvard has not won a Bean Pot since 93’, yea that’s a long time. As for the Eagles, they started this tourney going into OT with the BU losers, who I just hate for no reason what so ever, I suppose I’m just a BC hockey fan. The BC/BU game went into overtime and BC picked up the trash in front of the goal to head to the final ring versus the Crimson. BC has some great underclassmen that always step up for this tourney. In the finals, BC went up real quick against the smart kids, but Harvard fought back netting 5 goals against BC, who let me remind you went to the National championship game last year. The game ended quickly when BC got a scrappy goal off a rebound in front of a wide open net. BC won this game because they simply wanted it more. They controlled the puck throughout the OT and proved they were the better team. BC’s captain Ben Ferriero has had some magic up his sleeve over the season thus far with 10 goals, 29 points in 27 games, damn good if u ask me. Of coarse now we need to see who takes home the national championship because that’s all that really matters.

Lanen

The Only Person Who Cares about the Bruins

Lanen wrote us and stated that he still loves the Bruins. I (BMack) had given up on them about 10 years ago, and DP never liked hockey, but to be fair...here's what he had to say about this years team:

I’d like to start off by saying the B’s are playing some of the best hockey I’ve seen since the early 90’s. Dating back to the preseason analysis I recall the hockey world discussing the Bruin’s being the worst overall team in the NHL (this season), yet we’re already past the mid-season and we’re fighting for a decent playoff spot without the presence of Bergeron. Thomas is the backbone of this young team, and I will tell you right now, if the Celtics weren’t playing as well as they have been, Bean Town fans would turn their heads and appreciate the Bruins like every other Boston domination in recent years. Personally I still want revenge on that bastard who took out Patrice at the beginning of the season but as Mack say’s it best “karma.” I foresee the B’s coming into April looking stronger, healthier and of coarse ready to throw their fare share of haymakers and yes DP, “blood is a part of the sport.” Fact #1 Hockey is fantastic.

~Lanen