Thomas/By S. Bradley
VANCOUVER — Last season the Chicago Blackhawks captured the Stanley Cup with a somewhat anonymous Antti Niemi between the pipes to defeat the pedestrian Brian Boucher/Michael Leighton combo for Philadelphia.
Canucks’ Higgins has some anti-Bruins blood in his veins too
Higgins
VANCOUVER — Former Montreal Canadiens center Maxim Lapierre, now with the Canucks, has already expressed his hate for the Bruins both as a former Hab and a native of Quebec.
Canucks slow down Malhotra’s return for Cup Final
Malhotra
VANCOUVER — The Canucks are hoping to have center Manny Malhotra back to make an impact in the Stanley Cup Final against the Bruins.
But today the veteran didn’t skate during Canucks practice because the medical staff wanted to keep him off the ice for a day, according to general manager Mike Gillis.
Florida Panthers well-represented at Cup Final even if they have little shot
Campbell/By S. Bradley
VANCOUVER — The Florida Panthers are in the Stanley Cup Final!
No, we didn’t just enter an alternate reality where a team that hasn’t qualified for the playoffs in a decade gets a chance to play for the most coveted trophy in the sport.
Bergeron back at Olympic venue hoping for same for Bruins
Bergeron/By S. Bradley
VANCOUVER — Regardless of how many times Patrice Bergeron comes back to Vancouver and what’s now called Rogers Arena, the city and building will always hold a special place in his heart.
Cup as a Bruins executive next best thing for Neely
Neely
VANCOUVER — Other than his early, injury-forced retirement, few things pain Cam Neely about his Hall-of-Fame career more than the two Stanley Cup Final losses the Bruins suffered to Edmonton in 1988 and 1990.
Hnidy only one missing from Bruins’ final pre-Cup practice
Hnidy/By S. Bradley
VANCOUVER — The Bruins hit the Rogers Arena ice this afternoon for one last practice before they compete for the Stanley Cup tomorrow night in Game 1.
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I bet you thought I forgot about this week’s poll.
Well I kind of did in, as I was caught up in all the excitement of the upcoming Stanley Cup Final against Vancouver and a little bit of between-series rest.
Better late than never for Bruins’ Kelly’s on-ice production
Kelly/By S. Bradley
BOSTON – First immigration kept him from the joining the Bruins. And then it took a while to notice he was even there once he pulled on the black-and-gold sweater.
Which Vancouver twins are Bruins’ Julien worried most about?
The Flasher
The Bruins are obviously game planning around how to stop Henrik and Daniel Sedin once the 2011 Stanley Cup Final against Vancouver opens Wednesday night at the Rogers Arena.
They asked, I answered: On Bruins’ Thomas, Lucic & more
Thomas/By S. Bradley
With the Bruins-Vancouver Stanley Cup Final now just two days away from the starting, the good folks over at the great Canucks blog Orland Kurtenblog got in touch with me for a quick Q&A about the upcoming series.
Canucks’ Lapierre bringing Montreal hate for Bruins to Cup Final
Lapierre
With two former Montreal Canadiens head coaches — Alain Vigneault and Claude Julien — behind the benches for Vancouver and the Bruins, respectively, the upcoming Stanley Cup Final already has a Habs flavor to it.
Center Maxim Lapierre sounds like he wants to add to that.
For Bruins’ Julien, old friend becomes foe for Cup Final
Julien
BOSTON — The texts between Bruins head coach Claude Julien and his Vancouver counterpart are going on hiatus for at least the next couple weeks.
Kid’s confidence could come in handy for Seguin, Bruins in Final
Seguin/By S. Bradley
BOSTON – Harnessing the type of skills Tyler Seguin possesses is impossible without an overflow of confidence.
Luckily for the 19-year-old and the Bruins, Seguin usually has a full tank of pride.
Bruins’ Horton heard his critics, now he’s silenced them with clutch goals
Horton/By S. Bradley
BOSTON — Chris Kelly was trying to explain how great Nathan Horton has been in the 2011 Stanley Cup playoffs when the Bruins center made an amazingly preposterous statement today at the TD Garden.
