Ryder checking/By S. Bradley
BOSTON — Michael Ryder’s last-gasp attempt to avoid a goal-less month of March came fractions of an inch shy tonight.
Bruins’ Marchand earns ‘little bit of an earful’ for golf-swing gesture
Marchand/By S. Bradley
BOSTON — Although they’re mathematically still alive for a playoff berth, the Toronto Maple Leafs are probably not going to qualify for the postseason.
Toward the end of the second period druing the Bruins’ 4-3 shootout loss to the Leafs, Boston forward Brad Marchand offered the Leafs bench a suggestion on what to do once the regular season ends.
Photo gallery: Leafs shoot past Bruins in extra time
Thomas/By S. Bradley
BOSTON — The Bruins and their fans showed up at TD Garden tonight hoping to celebrate a Northeast Division title.
Instead everyone went home with a sour taste after a lackluster effort and a shootout loss, 4-3, to Toronto.
Don’t concern yourself with Chara, says Bruins coach Julien
Chara/By S. Bradley
BOSTON — Bruins head coach Claude Julien did his best “Baghdad Bob” impersonation tonight after his team’s loss to Toronto at TD Garden.
Final score: Toronto 4, Bruins 3 (shootout)
By S. Bradley
BOSTON — Luckily for the Bruins, the odds are Tuukka Rask slim that Toronto will be in the postseason mix.
Because the Maple Leafs have become a difficult team for Boston to even pull out a point against.
Thomas keeps his engine going with third straight start
Thomas/By S. Bradley
BOSTON — Tim Thomas will get his third straight start today after he led the Bruins onto the ice for warm-ups before their TD Garden showdown with Toronto.
Chicago’s Scott says he’ll ‘kick the shit out of’ Bruins’ Thornton
Scott
Well, it looks like the war of words between Bruins forwad Shawn Thornton and the Chicago Blackhawks is going to last a little longer than first expected.
Sens sign Da Costa
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Reports said that as many as 20 NHL teams, including the Bruins, were interested in signing Merrimack College free agent Stephane Da Costa.
Today the 21-year-old made his decision.
Poll result: Bruins fans proclaim ‘Bring on the Lightning’
St. Louis/By S. Bradley
Obviously, the likes of Martin St. Louis, Steven Stamkos, Dwayne Roloson and the 1-3-1 forecheck of Guy Boucher don’t scare readers of TheBruinsBlog.net.
After Thornton’s stitchings, Bruins make lineup alterations
Thornton/By S. Bradley
Bruins head coach Claude Julien said today that winger Shawn Thornton is not medically cleared to play tonight against Toronto at TD Garden.
You vote: Picking and choosing Bruins’ first-round opponent
You’ve been debating it all week in the comments section of this blog, so now it’s time to go on the record and exercise your right to vote.
Bruins’ Chara knows the score when it comes to the Norris
Chara/By S. Bradley
BOSTON – Although he’d never toot his own horn as a leading candidate for this season’s Norris Trophy as the league’s best defenseman, Bruins blueliner Zdeno Chara admitted tonight he’s been keeping tabs on what some of his positional counterparts have been doing all season.
Everyone’s wired after Bruins’ Recchi passes Coffey
Recchi/By S. Bradley
BOSTON — After Johnny Boychuk’s “knuckle shot” eluded Chicago goaltender Corey Crawford tonight, every soul in the TD Garden knew they’d just witnessed something special.
With his health wrapped up, just call Thornton ’40 Stitch’
Thornton/By S. Bradley
BOSTON — As one of the most honest fighters in the entire NHL and a rare pugilist with the ability to also contribute on the score sheet, Bruins winger Shawn Thornton doesn’t have to do much more to improve his hockey cred.
If he wants to add to his street cred, however, he now has the perfect rap name.
