A guest post by Amy Lavoie
When I woke up and saw the first dustings of snow on the ground, I thought today is the perfect day to entertain myself, and hopefully my loyal audience, with my 2nd edition of the 12 Days of Boston Bruins Christmas. But before I get to the Black & Gold, I am skating offsides for a minute to personally thank Theo Epstein and the Red Sox Owners for giving Red Sox Nation an early Christmas present. First Adrian Gonzalez from San Diego then Carl Crawford from Tampa! And since we know all good things come in 3’s…Cliff Lee turns down millions from the Yankees to return to the Phillies! Are you kidding me? The Hot Stove has been burning up New England!
Speaking of hot, what an amazing season Tim “The Tank” Thomas is having. He currently leads the league in save percentage (.954), goals against average (1.51) and shutouts (5). Good for him, but I’m still convinced that when he had offseason surgery, the Bionic Man donated his hip to Timmy. Do yourselves all a favor and make sure you check out the “Timmy” song on The Damon Amendolara (D.A.) Show weekdays from 6 p.m. – 11 p.m. on 98.5 The Sports Hub. He plays the song before every Timmy start and after every Timmy win. TIMMY!!!
I hope everyone gets what they want from Santa this year…the Bruins have given me a lot of good memories so far this season…so without further adieu…here is my Christmas tribute to the Black & Gold.
On the first day of Christmas the Bruins gave to me, an amazing Premiere weekend in Prague. Hockey games while eating breakfast and drinking a Bloody Mary is a whole new experience!
On the second day of Christmas the Bruins gave to me, the 2nd overall pick in the Draft and an amazing Premiere weekend in Prague. (On behalf of Boston Bruins fans everywhere, a sincere thank you goes out to Brian Burke and the Maple Leafs for Tyler Seguin).
On the third day of Christmas the Bruins gave to me, three short-handed goals from Brad Marchand, the 2nd overall pick in the Draft and an amazing Premiere weekend in Prague.
On the fourth day of Christmas the Bruins gave to me, four power play goals from Michael Ryder, three short-handed goals from Brad Marchand, the 2nd overall pick in the Draft and an amazing Premiere weekend in Prague.
On the fifth day of Christmas the Bruins gave to me, five shutouts from Tim Thomas, four power play goals from Michael Ryder, three short-handed goals from Brad Marchand, the 2nd overall pick in the Draft and an amazing Premiere weekend in Prague.
On the sixth day of Christmas the Bruins gave to me, six goals from the “Ageless Wonder” Mark Recchi, five shutouts from Tim Thomas, four power play goals from Michael Ryder, three short-handed goals from Brad Marchand, the 2nd overall pick in the Draft and an amazing Premiere weekend in Prague.
On the seventh day of Christmas the Bruins gave to me, seven points from Gregory Campbell, six goals from the “Ageless Wonder” Mark Recchi, five shutouts from Tim Thomas, four power play goals from Michael Ryder, three short-handed goals from Brad Marchand, the 2nd overallpick in the Draft and an amazing Premiere weekend in Prague.
On the eighth day of Christmas the Bruins gave to me, eight goals vs. the Tampa BayLightning, seven points from Gregory Campbell, six goals from the “Ageless Wonder” Mark Recchi, five shutouts from Tim Thomas, four power play goals from Michael Ryder, three short-handed goals from Brad Marchand, the 2nd overall pick in the Draft and an amazing Premiere weekend in Prague.
On the ninth day of Christmas the Bruins gave to me, nine penalty minutes and a +9 rating for Johnny “Rocket” Boychuk, eight goals vs. the Tampa Bay Lightning, seven points from Gregory Campbell, six goals from the “Ageless Wonder” Mark Recchi, five shutouts from Tim Thomas, four power play goals from Michael Ryder, three short-handed goals from Brad Marchand, the 2nd overall pick in the Draft and an amazing Premiere weekend in Prague.
On the tenth day of Christmas the Bruins gave to me, ten games played for Daniel Paille, nine penalty minutes and a +9 rating for Johnny “Rocket” Boychuk, eight goals vs. the Tampa Bay Lightning, seven points from Gregory Campbell, six goals from the “Ageless Wonder” Mark Recchi, five shutouts from Tim Thomas, four power play goals from Michael Ryder, three short-handed goals from Brad Marchand, the 2nd overall pick in the Draft and an amazing Premiere weekend in Prague.
On the eleventh day of Christmas the Bruins gave to me, eleven blocked shots from David Krejci, ten games played for Daniel Paille, nine penalty minutes and a +9 rating for Johnny “Rocket” Boychuk, eight goals vs. the Tampa Bay Lightning, seven points from Gregory Campbell, six goals from the Ageless Wonder “Mark Recchi”, five shutouts from Tim Thomas, four power play goals from Michael Ryder, three short-handed goals from Brad Marchand, the 2nd overall pick in the Draft and an amazing Premiere weekend in Prague.
On the twelfth day of Christmas the Bruins gave to me, twelve takeaways from Zdeno Chara, Patrice Bergeron and Shawn Thornton, eleven blocked shots from David Krejci, ten games played for Daniel Paille, nine penalty minutes and a +9 rating for Johnny “Rocket” Boychuk, eight goals vs. the Tampa Bay Lightning, seven points from Gregory Campbell, six goals from the “Ageless Wonder” Mark Recchi, five shutouts from Tim Thomas, four power play goals from Michael Ryder, three short-handed goals from Brad Marchand, the 2nd overall pick in the Draft and an amazing Premiere weekend in Prague.
I would like to wish a warm farewell to Marco Sturm…I hope he is happy in LA and at least he will be surrounded by the best plastic surgeons in the country in case someone tries to mess up his Sturm face. Merry Christmas to all and remember, watching a hockey fight a day keeps the swine flu away!
