It's a Bruins party/By S. Bradley

BOSTON — Well now we know which team can really walk the walk after talking the talk in the Bruins-Montreal rivalry.

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BOSTON — As per warm-ups, there were no changes to the Bruins’ lineup for tonight’s game against Montreal from Tuesday’s victory over New Jersey.

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Lucic/By S. Bradley

BOSTON — Just when it seemed like the Bruins-Montreal rivalry had shifted from a war of words back to a hockey battle, Mark Recchi and Milan Lucic took to the airwaves Wednesday and accused the Canadiens of embellishing the severity of Max Pacioretty’s injury.

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Warsofsky/By S. Bradley

Many, including this writer, doubt that defenseman David Warsofsky has a future in the NHL because of his lack of size.

Well we’ll all get a chance to find out how he adapts to the pro game a little early because Warsofsky today reportedly signed with the Bruins.

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Well, there are a bunch of Montreal Canadiens players that can never claim — as so many athletes do — that they don’t read the papers or listen to sports radio.

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If the TD Garden event staff doesn’t play this tonight before or during the game, someone’s asleep at the wheel:

Julien/By S. Bradley

Bruins head coach Claude Julien obviously knew he’d be granting his team this morning off when he spoke via phone with Dave Stubbs of the Montreal Gazette yesterday.

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Recchi

Well, that will teach me to procrastinate before writing a column.

It was my intention today to write about how I am 100 percent sure Max Pacioretty did not embellish his injury after he was hit by Zdeno Chara March 8, but that the Montreal organization still had some explaining to do.

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Cantin

It continues to pay off to attend Bruins development camp, even if you’re not a highly touted draft pick.

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Ryder/By S. Bradley

WILMINGTON, Mass. — Michael Ryder says he’s changed linemates so much this season that an in-game switch like the one he experienced Tuesday night in the win over New Jersey is no big deal.

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Chara/By S. Bradley

WILMINGTON, Mass. — Bruins PR personnel made it clear as soon as availability began today that Zdeno Chara would not answer any questions pertaining to the hit on Max Pacioretty March 8 in Montreal.

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WILMINGTON, Mass. — Riding high after their win over the Devils, the Bruins hit the Ristuccia Arena ice this morning for a pre-Montreal practice.

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Krejci/By S. Bradley

BOSTON — A pesky, gritty New Jersey squad was finally in the rear-view mirror after the Bruins battled to a 4-1 win last night.

While the Bruins were still relishing their victory in their home dressing room at TD Garden, they didn’t ignore the inquiries about the next match on their docket — a visit from the hated Montreal Canadiens Thursday.

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Kaberle/By S. Bradley

BOSTON – Claims from this blog that the Bruins never execute in games what they practice are no longer valid.

After devoting a portion of their two days of rigorous practice to their power play – and specifically getting the defensemen to move up and put more heat on the penalty-killers – Boston tonight produced its first 5-on-4 goal in more than a month on a play the team actually rehearsed yesterday.

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Thornton celebrates/By S. Bradley

BOSTON — Bruins forward Shawn Thornton started the season with seven goals in the first 33 games, and suddenly people were comparing him to the best snipers in the league instead of the top pugilists.

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