Talking About Embarrassment

Sorry this post came a few days late but I was totally stunned by the current state of the Boston Bruins. I still can wrap my mind around it. For those of you who don't know, the Bruins were kicked out of the playoffs by the Philadelphia Flyers, in a series that at one point was 3-0 in favor of Boston. Only 2 teams in NHL History before now have ever blown a 3-0 series lead to lose. Now Boston is number 3 on that list.

I will admit that the Flyers played a better game 7 than us. But there is no reason Boston shouldn't have been the team to move on. If the B's had played games 4, 5, or 6 the way the played game 1-3 there would have been no need for a game 7. The Bruins would also be playing the Montreal Canadiens right now in the Eastern Conference Finals.

I'm sure I am not the only one still in any sort of denial, still a little bit hurt. Hell I'll admit I'm also a little bit bitter. You know why? That was our series to win, but we couldn't get it together to move on. So here we go waiting till September with still a small tear in our eyes.

Boston Bruins @ Montreal Canadiens

Tonight marks the next chapter for these bitter rivals with the final game of the season between these 2 teams in the regular season. The B's and the Habs have met 5 times so far and Boston has won only 1 of those games. Hoping to move ahead in the standings, expect both teams to play even harder then they normally would. Patrice Beregeron has been hot ever since taking over for Marc Savard in the first line. With Savard, Andrew Ferrence will not being playing tonight. Miroslav Satan did not play on Thursday and will be a game-time decision. Michael Cammalleri (knee) and Marc-Andre Bergeron (knee) remain out for the Habs. Look for Halack to start in goal for the Habs. I say this is a game to watch as these arch-rivals go head-to-head trying to climb in the standings. Both have a winning streak going. Who do you think will pull out this ever so important win?

Gametime: 7:00 P.M. Coverage starts at 6:30 on NESN

Bruins Defeat Flyers

The Bruins defeated the Flyers in what was supposed to be a rematch from the Winter Classic. With the luring news that Marc Savard might be out for the rest of the season, Patrice Bergeron led the way last night with 3 points for the B's. He scored a goal and had 2 assists. Tuukka Rask made 31 saves on the night. Other than Bergeron, other scorers were Recchi, Krejci, and Wheeler. Boston is 7-2-2 in their last 11 games. They have 72 points, within 2 of Philadelphia and Montreal for the 6th seed. The Bruins will be playing Montreal on Saturday night, hoping to get ahead in the standings.

All in all, the guys had a good game and played like they should have all season long. They were physical, made important saves, and more importantly scored goals. This is what we all like to see in our favorite team and hopefully will see the same on Saturday against the Canadiens.