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Ice Breakers: Bruins-Sabres, Monday March 29th

By ⋅ March 29, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

The Bruins (34-28-12) will look to build on Saturday’s stomping of the Flames tonight when they finish up their brief three-game homestand against Northeast Division leaders, the Buffalo Sabres (41-23-10). Boston has actually had a good level of success against the Sabres this season, winning three of the four previous meetings. The B’s, still with [...]

Bruins Give Andrew Ference Contract Extension

By ⋅ March 24, 2010 ⋅ One comment

The Boston Bruins, coming off of their sound 4-0 beating of the Atlanta Thrashers, announced on Wednesday that they signed defenseman Andrew Ference to a three-year contract extension worth $6.75 million. The 31-year-old, who arrived in Boston in February of 2007 with Chuck Kobasew via a trade with the Calgary Flames, has notched 24 goals [...]

Ice Breakers: Bruins-Islanders, Saturday 3-6

By ⋅ March 6, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

Winners of five or their last six, the Bruins (28-23-11) take their show on the road for seven straight games, beginning with this afternoon’s game on Long Island to face the slumping New York Islanders. The seven-game roadie marks the longest road trip since the ’03-’04 season for the B’s. Boston is coming off a [...]

Ice Breakers: Bruins-Sabres, Tuesday 2/9

By ⋅ February 9, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

The Bruins (24-22-11), fresh off their Super Sunday shutout of the Montreal Canadiens north of the border, return to native soil tonight at HSBC Arena in Buffalo to take on the division-leading Sabres (32-18-7). While everyone already knows of the recent struggles of our own hometown hockey team, the Sabres haven’t been much better as [...]

Ice Breakers: Bruins-Kings, Saturday 1-16

By ⋅ January 16, 2010 ⋅ One comment

The Bruins (23-16-7) will wrap up their West Coast swing Saturday afternoon at the Staples Center with a matinee skate against the Los Angeles Kings (26-18-3). The Kings currently sit in the West’s 8th spot, just one point ahead of defending Western Conference champs, the Detroit Red Wings. Ironically, both teams headed into their games [...]

Ice Breakers: Bruins-Ducks, Wednesday 1-13

By ⋅ January 13, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

The bruised and battered Bruins (22-15-7) will head west this week for three games in the Golden State, with hopes of not heading south in the standings. Their trio of games on the left coast begins tonight at the Honda Center in Anaheim, where they will face off with the red hot Ducks (20-19-7). Anaheim [...]

Ice Breakers: Bruins-Rangers, Saturday 1-9

By ⋅ January 9, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

The Bruins (22-14-7) and New York Rangers (21-17-6) will skate at TD Garden in a Saturday matinee of Original Six proportions. These two teams faced each other earlier this week in New York, with the Blue Shirts escaping with a 3-2 victory after blowing a two-goal lead. Bruins Injury Woes Boston had three games so [...]

Ice Breakers: Bruins-Blackhawks, Thursday 1/7

By ⋅ January 7, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

It’s another Original Six matchup tonight at the Garden, as the Bruins (22-13-7) return home for the first time since the Winter Classic hoopla to face the league’s best team, the Chicago Blackhawks (30-10-3). Chicago is tied atop the Western Conference with 63 points, even with San Jose. The B’s faced this team just a [...]

Bruins Crush Maple Leafs Like Leaves

By ⋅ December 6, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

Yes, the Maple Leafs folded like their namesake, and the Bruins looked like bears again instead of cubs as Boston won convincingly at home, 7-2. The Bruins stepped on the gas from the start and never let up, scoring on a Marco Sturm tip-in. Just one second later, Shawn Thornton got into a scuffle with [...]

Bruins 2009-2010 Season Preview: Defensemen

By ⋅ September 17, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

The defensive corps performed well above expectations last season for the Eastern Conference-leading Bruins, and heading into this year’s campaign, the blue line brigade hopes to continue their dominating ways. After a season in which the B’s led the entire NHL with a strong 2.32 goals against average, the team is coming into this season [...]

Andrew Ference Undergoes Surgery

By ⋅ June 17, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

Bruins defenseman Andrew Ference, who was injured during the whole playoffs, underwent surgery Wednesday at Mass. General to repair an abdominal hernia and an abductor release to repair an injured groin. According to the team, Ference will miss four-six weeks of action. I would think that means 4-6 weeks starting now, but Globe writer Kevin [...]

Kessel and Krejci to Undergo Surgery

By ⋅ May 18, 2009 ⋅ 4 comments

Update 05/05/2010: For those looking for the latest on the May 5th Game 3 injury to David Krejci, please check our latest game post. Did you ever stop and wonder why the Bruins had so much trouble in their second round series with the Hurricanes? It could be because the team had a piling list [...]

ATR: Loss of Ference Will Test Bruins’ Mettle

By ⋅ November 17, 2008 ⋅ One comment

What’s that old saying? “If it seems too good to be true, it usually is?” Oh yeah. With the loss of defenseman Andrew Ference, many Bruins fans may find themselves repeating that phrase with frequency in the next few weeks.  Ference suffered a fractured tibia in Thursday night’s 6-1 thrasing of the Montreal Canadiens. Stationed [...]

Bruins Stumble in Shootout Again

By ⋅ October 21, 2008 ⋅ One comment

In last night’s home opener at the Garden, Patrice Bergeron received a thunderous ovation in his first game back in front of the home crowd. The Bruins’ intensity in the first period matched that of the crowd, but they were unable to capitalize against Sidney Crosby and the Penguins. The Bruins managed to control the [...]

Bergeron Keys Bruins Win in Opener

By ⋅ October 10, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

You couldn’t expect much from a 23 year-old kid who hasn’t played an NHL hockey game in almost a year. Shortly after his last real hockey game, fans who once pronounced him the next face of the franchise hoped he would someday walk again, never mind lead a professional sports team. A little over eight months ago, watching [...]

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