Thomas unmasked/By S. Bradley
BOSTON — The difference between a tied game and a two-goal Bruins lead was as miniscule as could be in tonight’s second period.
Bruins better hope Thomas’ concern for Middle East isn’t distraction
Thomas/By S. Bradley
BOSTON — The day before Game 2 of the Eastern Conference Final with your team down 1-0 probably isn’t the best time to “put things in perspective.”
Two days off too long for Thomas to wait for Game 2
Easy one for Thomas/By S. Bradley
BOSTON — If it was up to Bruins goaltender Tim Thomas, Game 2 of the Eastern Conference Final would be Sunday, or at the very worst Monday.
That’s how frustrated he was after Boston’s 5-2 Game 1 loss to Tampa Bay tonight at the TD Garden.
Bruins’ Thomas doesn’t remember much from brief Lightning career
Thomas/By S. Bradley
BOSTON — Numerous teams over the years failed to foresee the type of all-world goaltender Tim Thomas would be by the time he reached his early 30s.
Bruins’ Thomas, TB’s Roloson: old in goal, but hungrier than ever
Roloson/Photo by TBL
WILMINGTON, Mass. — At 37, Bruins netminder Tim Thomas is used to being the elder statesman in most goaltender match-ups.
After his Game 2 showing, Thomas’ play for Bruins is almost indescribable
Thomas/By S. Bradley
PHILADELPHIA – If Tim Thomas is human, he’s not letting on.
“By the time the third period rolled around I was starting to feel really good,” Thomas inexplicably said tonight after his 52 saves sent the Bruins back to Boston with a 2-0 series lead on Philadelphia.
Bruins’ Thomas undaunted, thrives in the face of Flyers’ net-crashing
Thomas/By S. Bradley
PHILADELPHIA – The Flyers like to use their size and strength to not only get to the net but sometimes go into and through the crease.
Bruins goaltender Tim Thomas saw some of that in his team’s 7-3 rout in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference semifinal series with Philadelphia yesterday.
Despite score, Bruins Thomas didn’t have it easy in win over Philly
Thomas/By S. Bradley
PHILADELPHIA — The final score of 7-3 might lead you to believe that Bruins goaltender Tim Thomas hardly had to sweat in his team’s Game 1 win in the Eastern Conference semifinal series with the Flyers at the Wells Fargo Center tonight.
Thomas’ save of the series on Gionta should make Bruins history
Thomas stops Gionta/By S. Bradley
BOSTON — On a night of remarkable plays at the TD Garden, Tim Thomas’ superhuman save on Brian Gionta in the second overtime might actually get overlooked by historians.
Thomas gets nomination, Ference a fine on Bruins’ off day
Thomas/By S. Bradley
What should be a five-hour commute from Montreal back to the Bay State became an 8 1/2-hour odyssey thanks to a three-hour back-up at the U.S.-Canada border this morning.
Time for Bruins’ Thomas to reflect on his past in Lake Placid
LAKE PLACID, N.Y. — At least publicly, Bruins goaltender Tim Thomas said he wasn’t looking at his team’s trip to the USA Rink at the Whitehead Lake Placid Olympic Center, site of the “Miracle on Ice,” as a source of inspiration to keep beating the Montreal Canadiens.
Timmy Time was redemption time when Bruins’ lead was on line
Thomas/By S. Bradley
MONTREAL — The 3-0 lead. Maybe it’s the most difficult lead to hold for this modern incarnation of the Boston Bruins.
Thomas not taking his share of blame for Bruins’ playoff hole
Thomas allows a rebound/By S. Bradley
BOSTON — Bruins goaltender Tim Thomas, his team now in a 2-0 series hole against Montreal, had some perfect explanations for the two goals the Canadiens scored off of “juicy” rebounds tonight.
Bruins’ Thomas ready to take on anything Habs throw his way
Thomas after his fight/By S. Bradley
BOSTON — Tim Thomas, as expected, led the Bruins out onto the ice for warm-ups for Game 1 of Boston’s Eastern Conference quarterfinal series with Montreal at TD Garden.
He gets the start against Canadiens netminder Carey Price.
Cherry: Bruins’ Thomas ‘best goalie of all-time’ & Bruins will win
Thomas/By S. Bradley
We all know CBC “Coach’s Corner” host Don Cherry is prone to hyperbole.
Well, he threw a doozy into his comments about the Bruins-Montreal playoff series today during a conference call with some of the big-name television personalities that will be calling the Stanley Cup playoffs.
