WILMINGTON, Mass. — That the Montreal Canadiens are a bit down on their luck as they come to Boston to face the Bruins doesn’t mean the Black and Gold are going to take them lightly.
Boston hit the Ristuccia Arena ice today for about 30 minutes to fine-tune their game before a showdown with the Habs tomorrow night at the TD Garden.
Pouliot/By S. Bradley
BOSTON — The Bruins have had their hands full, and even suffered one loss, in their two prior games with Winnipeg.
So tonight should present them with a tough task at the TD Garden, as the Bruins will be without winger Brad Marchand for the first night of his five-game suspension for clipping Vancouver’s Sami Salo.
Bergeron/By S. Bradley
Patrice Bergeron was actually held point-less in two straight games before last week began.
That slump didn’t last long.
Marchand/By S. Bradley
Classifying Brad Marchand’s clip of Vancouver’s Sami Salo as “a predatory low hit,” NHL disciplinarian this evening suspended the Bruins forward for five games.
Marchand was previously assessed a five-minute major for clipping and a game misconduct Saturday in the second period of Boston’s loss to the Canucks.
Chiarelli
BOSTON — The Bruins practiced today at the TD Garden after taking Sunday off.
Among the squad on the ice was winger Brad Marchand, who then had a phone hearing with NHL disciplinarian Brendan Shanahan about a potential fine or suspension for the clip on Vancouver’s Sami Salo Saturday.
The disappointing loss to Vancouver aside, the Bruins still had a productive week last week.
They blew away New Jersey & Calgary by a combined score of 15-1. Had they exercised a little more discipline against the Canucks, the Bruins could be looking at another mini winning streak.
Marchand/By S. Bradley
The Bruins were off from practice today, but the players participated in the team’s “Slice the Ice” charity event at the TD Garden.
For the first time since he was ejected from the Bruins’ loss to Vancouver yesterday, Marchand addressed the media and spoke about the clip on Canucks defenseman Sami Salo that resulted in a game misconduct in the second period.
Hodgson
BOSTON — The Bruins gave the Vancouver Canucks and their league-leading power play 11 man-advantage opportunities Saturday.
And the Canucks didn’t let many of those chances go to waste.
Marchand/By S. Bradley
WILMINGTON, Mass. — This should give the Sedin twins a false sense of security going into tomorrow’s Vancouver visit to the TD Garden.
Bruins forward and Canucks killer Brad Marchand missed practice at Ristuccia Arena today, probably with the same flu that kept him out last night’s game against Calgary.
Horton/By S. Bradley
BOSTON — As far as heavyweight tune-ups go, this one was Godzilla against the Geico gecco.
The Bruins, two days in advance of their Stanley Cup Final rematch with Vancouver, destroyed Calgary 9-0 behind two goals from Nathan Horton and Patrice Bergeron and a total of eight multi-point scorers at the TD Garden tonight.
Thomas/By S. Bradley
BOSTON — The Bruins had the morning off today after beating New Jersey, 6-1, last night on the road.
But that didn’t mean they couldn’t make some news. The NHL announced that Tim Thomas was among the six starters named to the 2012 All-Star Game in Ottawa, as selected by online fan voting.
Coming off a loss in their last game on New Year’s Eve in Dallas, the Bruins started tonight’s game in New Jersey by handing the Devils a power play on an unforced Johnny Boychuk delay-of-game penalty and then surrendering a man-advantage goal.
And that, folks, is what qualifies as a Bruins slump these days.
Hamilton/By S. Bradley
Team Canada was relegated to the bronze medal game after a semifinal loss to Russia last night at the 2012 World Junior Championship.
While that’s a bit of a disappointment, several of the top NHL prospects who were wearing the maple leaf this week impressed scouts. Among those that stood out were Bruins prospect Dougie Hamilton.
Rask/By S. Bradley
For the Bruins, the future is now.
That doesn’t mean that Tim Thomas isn’t going to be the No. 1 goaltender for the long haul. But Tuukka Rask has proven this season that he can be a serious challenger to Thomas’ role and that there’s no more need to wait for Rask’s development.
Caron/By S. Bradley
WILMINGTON, Mass. — While staying in the NHL is the dream of every young hockey player, today’s demotion to the Providence (AHL) farm club by the Bruins might be somewhat welcomed by Jordan Caron.
After all, he avoids the teams road trip to New Jersey.
