Say what you will, but don’t say that this game isn’t one of the biggest of the year for the Boston Bruins.
For one, the Bruins are currently holding on to the last playoff spot in the Eastern Conference with the New York Rangers only three points behind. Boston is coming off a seven-game road trip where the team went 3-3-1, keeping the status quo that has been present all season long. But it’s hard for one to forget the real reason why this game is receiving playoff-type hype and national attention. Think of it as a rematch of sorts.
The road woes continued for the Ottawa Senators on their recent swing through Western Canada; picking up a 4-1 victory in Edmonton before dropping the next two in Calgary (2-0) and Vancouver (5-1). With a quick stop at home for a game against the Toronto Maple Leafs tonight, Ottawa hits the road again with stops [...]
The Montreal Canadiens beat the Edmonton Oilers last night at the Bell Centre by a score of 5-4 after a shootout.
This morning there are moans and groans around the city that “it should have been easier because the Oilers are the worst team in the NHL.”
Blah, blah, blah.
The Canadiens are on a four-game winning streak, [...]
The Ottawa Senators have stumbled out of the Olympic break with three straight losses, picking up one point in a shootout loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs on Saturday night. Battling rust and a bad case of the flu running rampant throughout the team, Ottawa now hits the road for a three game [...]
And exhale.
That’s exactly what the sold out crowd of 17,565 in attendance at the TD Garden did Thursday night once Tim Thomas fistpumped after his final save on Toronto’s Jamie Lundmark in the shootout. The Bruins beat the Maple Leafs 3-2 in a shootout snapping their ten game winless streak at home, their first W at the Garden in 2010, and it was all because of Tim Thomas.
Let me repeat that. It was all because of Tim Thomas.
As I am forced to struggle to stay awake in the Eastern Time Zone while the Montreal Canadiens face-off against the San Jose Sharks to begin their West Coast swing, I fondly remember the highest caliber of hockey in the Olympic Games. I fear that no matter how hard I try–no matter how much I [...]
By Mike Miccoli, Boston Bruins correspondent
A top-nine forward, a puck-moving defenseman, a skater with speed who can finish; all qualities of players that the Boston Bruins were targeting on the day of the NHL trade deadline. The 3 PM cutoff came and went with only two major acquisitions: the departure of Derek Morris for a 2011 4th round draft pick and the arrival of Dennis Seidenberg for Byron Bitz and a 2010 2nd round draft pick originally belonging to Tampa Bay.
So, what exactly did the Bruins do on the trade deadline?
Nothing.
The annual NHL trade deadline has come and gone, and for the Ottawa Senators, there were no blockbuster moves this year. As he has done in previous seasons, Senators General Manager Bryan Murray took care of his shopping before the big day, attempting to avoid
the high costs associated with trading for a rental player at [...]
With the NHL trade deadline days away, rumors are spinning out of control after all trades remained frozen for the two-week olympic, leaving as little as 48 hours or so for teams to make any moves. And while no NHL club is in action, there is still plenty to discuss and many questions surrounding what [...]
As the Olympic Games in Vancouver wrap up, the teams in the NHL have resumed practising in preparation for a hectic schedule and the final push to the playoffs. After a two-week break, it is time to shake off the rust and get back to work; for the first place Ottawa Senators, the New [...]
