One of the great strengths for the Boston Bruins during their 2011 Stanley Cup run – and in the time since – has been their ability to consistently and effectively roll out four lines on any given night. This strength was on display once again in Game 3 vs the New York Rangers on Tuesday ...
By Wayne Whittaker, Boston Bruins Correspondent In recent years, Bruins fans may have grown accustomed to playoff overtime games. Thursday night’s Game One victory over the New York Rangers was just the latest in a memorable string of post-season overtime victories for the Boston Bruins franchise. With Game Two approaching, now seems like a good ...
Game 7 proved once again what Bruins fans have been witness to over the past few years: anything can happen, especially in the playoffs.
“It is a night they will talk about forever, and the Flyers all know it. For the record, it was May 14, 2010. It was the night when the Flyers did the impossible.” – Rich Hofmann, Phila. Daily News “Peter Laviolette sat there and for several seconds, his eyes seemed to tear up. The coach ...
A lifeless Bruins team rose from mediocrity to play their hearts out for one another and for themselves. They battled back from a three-goal deficit with 10 minutes to play in the game to force an overtime. The confidence and energy of the players on the ice were as high as any time in the playoffs thus far. The Bruins were winning Game 7. And nobody saw it coming. Not even me.
Bruins vs Leafs, Mortal Kombat vs Donkey Kong Kid: Mortal Kombat, on Sega Genesis, is the best video game ever. Billy Madison: I disagree, it’s a very good game, but I think Donkey Kong is the best game ever. Kid: Donkey Kong sucks. Billy Madison: You know something? YOU SUCK! With all due respect to ...
By Wayne Whittaker, Boston Bruins Correspondent The Boston Bruins had the Northeast Division within their sights. One game, two points, is all it would have taken for Boston to leapfrog the idle Montreal Canadiens in the standings, clinching home-ice advantage for the first two rounds of the Stanley Cup playoffs. Instead, they’ll be facing off ...
The Edmonton Oilers have officially been eliminated for playoff contention for the seventh straight season and Oil Country is growing restless. A team with so much talent, yet seems as if they are always stuck in neutral. A team only has a certain amount of time with a young, talented squad before they realize if ...
A big part of the mythology of free agency in professional sports is the idea that athletes put up large numbers in the final year of a contract, thus incurring an even bigger payday on their next deal. And in what has been a disappointing 2013 to date, Nathan Horton is doing his finest to ...
Attention Boston Bruins Fans… the time has come… to Panic! … Actually, the exact opposite. Grab your towels, folks: While talk radio and the blogosphere* consistently eschew reason for histrionics, the B’s status is far from bleak. The Boston Bruins struggles are well documented. With an offense far from the juggernaut of ’11-’12, a powerplay ...
