tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-315408362009-02-21T12:00:27.759-05:00Blogging about the team that is going to win the Stanley Cup - The Boston BruinsPresident of Bruins Nationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07565732942800522793noreply@blogger.comBlogger459125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31540836.post-91490940697182083392008-10-21T15:46:00.002-04:002008-10-21T15:58:17.461-04:00

I will be three games behind after tonight's game. I'm sorry. The games have been fun, though, and I look forward to writing about them. If I was a full-time beat writer, I would probably be able to prevent myself from falling behind this far.

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The Ottawa Senators suck too. Both the Red Sox and Bruins have big games tonight. I'll be watching both (I've done it before and have become quite good at watching two sports at once.) Here is the Bruins lineup. Wideman and Ward switched places, and Lucic and Sturm switched places. Manny Fernandez is starting. P.J. Axelsson-Marc Savard-Michael Ryder Milan Lucic-Patrice Bergeron-Phil Kessel

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The Anaheim Ducks are 0-4-0 and the Philadelphia Flyers are 0-3-1. I'm loving it. Everyone picked the Ducks to do well, I didn't. Although it has only been four games, the Ducks are not playing well. Meanwhile the Flyers suck too. I hate the Flyers, and I picked them to miss the playoffs as well. I honestly could not care less whether he Ducks sink or swim, but I really want the Flyers to

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It is nice to see that the Bruins are resilient, but next time, we should play the full 60 minutes and get an easy two points. The Bruins played very well, yet a few collapses in the first period led to a huge lead for Montreal. The Bruins never gave up, and with some help from a terrible Montreal goalie, were able to tie up the game. As usual though, we blew it in the shootout and lost to

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Just a real frustrating game. The Bruins looked pretty solid, especially in the third period. The real problem was the inconsistency of Manny Fernandez. He made some great saves, however, three of the four Minnesota goals were ones Fernandez should have had. Maybe I'm being too hard on a guy who's been injured and hasn't gotten his groove back, but he is eating up too much cap space, especially

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Update: The Bruins lost a heart-breaker 4-3. I'll have the game summary up soon Bad news coming out of Minneapolis: Chuck Kobasew has fractured his ankle. If I had to guess I'd say he will be out for 3-4 weeks. He will obviously not be available for tonight's game against the Minnesota Wild. The game is at 8:30 and will be NESN's first regular season game of the year. Without Kobasew, tonight's

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Undefeated! It's been a while since Bruins Nation has seen an opening day win. It was not pretty, but a win is a win. On Thursday night in Denver, the offense dominated. The Bruins defense could not stop the Colorado attack at all. Tim Thomas, however, kept the Bruins in the game with 35 saves. Meanwhile, the Bruins focused on developing plays and taking quality shots instead of overloading

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update 9:45PM: Toronto beat Detroit 3-2 (what an upset!), so that's the East's first win of the season. Tim Thomas is starting in goal tonight for the Boston Bruins. Peter Budaj will start for the Avalanche, not Andrew Raycroft. Claude Julien, probably due to the time difference, decided to cancel the morning skate. Tonight's lines, if previous games and Fluto Shinzawa's posts are any indication

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Yesterday, the Bruins cut four guys. John Bishop right now has it on his blog that Vladimir Sobotka has been assigned to Providence, making it five. This one took me by surprise because Sobotka ended last season on a high note and had a great preseason. Bishop also mentioned that Nate Thompson was claimed off waivers by Scott Gordon and the New York Islanders. Peter Chiarelli must have foreseen

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Peter Chiarelli announced today that Peter Schaefer, Jeremy Reich, and Nate Thompson have been placed on waivers. The three should clear waivers and be able to play in Providence. Meanwhile Matt Hunwick was assigned to Providence. So 23 are left. There could be a move before Thursday's opener, but it's unlikely. Here's what I think the lines will be based on the last few games and practices (

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The Bruins played the New York Islanders yesterday and lost 3-1. Tim Thomas had 33 saves and looked good, obviously he is not at fault for the loss. The Bruins just failed to convert good opportunities into goals. Blake Wheeler and Vladimir Sobotka immediately come to mind when it comes to players who failed to convert a breakaway. The special teams also failed. The Bruins could not get a goal

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Ray Bourque's son beat the Bruins with two minutes to go on Saturday. The game was fun though, and the Garden had 13,000 fans in it, a lot for a meaningless game. Hopefully the Garden continues to fill up. Hockey teams play better when home ice means a packed and loud arena. During the 4-3 loss, Blake Wheeler, Andrew Ference, and Petteri Nokelainen scored. A few quick notes on the game: the

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On Monday night the Bruins spanked the Montreal Canadiens. I listened to the game on the radio via the internet (thank you, CJAD). The Bruins won 8-3. The Bruins and Habs also engaged in four fights. The best was Shawn Thornton beating the daylights out of Steve Begin (who is a very dirty player and deserved the multiple shots to the head that Thornton gave him). The Bruins lost in their second

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Go here http://www.971theticket.com/ to listen to the game against the Red Wings on the radio. Bruins are up 1-0 on a PJ Axelsson goal.

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update John Bishop has come up big for Bruins fans. The game can be listened to on CJAD The pre-season game starts at 6:00. I can't find any television or radio coverage of the game. I'm sure John Bishop (The Bear Essentials) and Fluto Shinzawa (Boston Globe Bruins Blog) will have updates during the game. I'm not sure which Canadiens are playing. It would be nice to read what Bishop and

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On the third day of TSN's "30 teams in 30 days" article series, TSN focused on the Boston Bruins. It's worth reading. You probably know it all by now, but it's a good concise breakdown. A snippet: Sports fans in Boston have been spoiled rotten with the Celtics, Red Sox and New England Patriots all reaching their respective championship finals over the last 12 months. That leaves the Bruins - a

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Coming from TSN, the Boston Bruins have signed Flames free agent Stephane Yelle. The NHL veteran signed for $750,000. I don't know why the Bruins want another center. The only thing I can think of is that Chiarelli wants the veteran presence. Yelle has 17 goals and 37 assists since the lockout. a cool fact: Stephane Yelle played with Ray Bourque on the 2001 Stanley Cup champion Colorado

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The internet has lit up upon the news that 4 goalies, 12 skaters, and Zdeno Chara showed up at Ristuccia Arena today (Chara didn't skate). From what I read, it sounds like Tim Thomas, Manny Fernandez, Tuuka Rask, and Kevin Regan participated in a goalie camp with Bob Essensa. After that, the goalies participated in a scrimmage with Milan Lucic, Andrew Bodnarchuk, Brad Marchand, David Krejci,

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After a summer of contract disagreements, the Ottawa Senators have traded Andrej Meszaros to the Tampa Bay Lightning for Filip Kuba, Alexandre Picard, and a 1st round draft pick. (TSN link) Another great move by the Lightning. Tampa got the very young (age 22) Meszaros for middle-aged (age 31, middle-aged when it comes to Hockey) Filip Kuba, AHL defenseman Alexandre Picard, and a first round

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I found this on BostonBruins.com: Two championship teams combined in this picture.

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Here is what I predict the standings will look like at the end of the season: 1. Pittsburgh Penguins 2. Boston Bruins 3. Carolina Hurricanes 4. New York Rangers 5. Montreal Canadiens 6. New Jersey Devils 7. Ottawa Senators 8. Washington Capitals 9. Tampa Bay Lightning 10. Philadelphia Flyers 11. Buffalo Sabres 12. Florida Panthers 13. Atlanta Thrashers 14. New York Islanders 15. Toronto Maple

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Coming from both TSN and Sportsnet now: Once the Toronto Maple Leafs pay Brian McCabe a 2 million dollar bonus, the Leafs and Panthers have a multi-player trade that will go into effect. Rumor has it that Brian McCabe and another player are going to the Florida Panthers for Mike Van Ryn and another player. Although Jay Bouwmeester is all over the rumor mills, he is not going to be one of the

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I'm sure in two years the NHL will have the first game of the season be on 10/10/10. Anyway, Absolutely nothing has happened in the NHL. Apparently Mats Sundin is not close to signing. I hope he retires. Just imagine how awful him signing with Montreal would be. If he comes back, I pray it's with Vancouver. Meanwhile Matt Marquadt and Jamie Arniel are giving back in Northern Quebec. And I

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Fluto Shinzawa has found out the terms of St Pierre's contract (1 year 500,000 in the NHL, 175,000 $100,000 in the AHL) and Thompson's contract (1 year $500,000 in the NHL, $80,000 $70,000 in the AHL). NHL.com also has a good article on Dennis Wideman. Only 70 days until the Bruins play Colorado!

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Peter Chiarelli has officially signed former restricted free agents Nate Thompson and Martin St. Pierre. I have no idea what the terms of the contracts are. Both players have spent their pro career thus far in the AHL. Fluto Shinzawa of the Boston Globe has reiterated many times that he believes Nate Thompson will make the Boston Bruins this season. Shinzawa sites Thompson's excellent

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