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The folks at EA Sports simulate the NHL season each year using their NHL 11 video game, and the video game correctly predicted a Canucks-Bruins Stanley Cup Finals. The simulations occurred in October and they also correctly predicted that the Canucks …
It worked for Manny Ramirez and the Red Sox, right? We all remember Manny’s infamous “there’s always next year” rant in 2004 when Boston found itself trailing the Yankees 0-3 in the ALCS. Some would argue those comments helped …
Entering the 2011 NHL Playoffs, it was no secret that Boston Bruins head coach Claude Julien was on the hot seat. That may sound strange for a head coach whose team entered the postseason as a No. 3 seed, but that was a position the Bruins had been …
Jack Edwards is dangerously close to becoming a household name. The unusually eccentric Boston Bruins play-by-play announcer has become known for his ridiculous analogies and enthusiasm for the game of hockey. Don’t get me wrong, we all love …
In case you didn’t know how intense the rivalry was between the Bruins and Canadiens, that video should tell you. Boston Bruins defenseman Andrew Ference scored in the second period to make it 3-2 Montreal and had a nice message for the …
On Thursday I told you it doesn’t get any better than the Boston Bruins vs. the Montreal Canadiens in the first round of the NHL playoffs. Considering the Bruins came out and completely laid an egg and looked uninspired, you might be inclined …
Like the NBA playoffs, the NHL playoffs are a long grind. Anytime you have 16 teams in a tournament that is set up in best-of-seven format, things are going to take a while. In order to reach the Stanley Cup Finals a team has to win 12 games. With …
The Boston Bruins and Montreal Canadiens met on Thursday night for the first time since defenseman Zdeno Chara checked Max Pacioretty into the boards, giving him a broken vertebrae and concussion. The check by Chara had no malicious intent, but it …
It was only three weeks ago that Bruins defenseman Zdeno Chara checked Canadiens winger Max Pacioretty into the corner of the glass, fracturing his vertebrae and giving him a concussion (watch the video). The NHL did not suspend Chara for the hit, …
Marc Savard just returned to the Boston Bruins in a big way. Before Saturday’s game, Savard had not played since March 7th due to a concussion he suffered after being lit up by Matt Cooke with what some considered to be a dirty hit. The hit …
I haven’t followed the Boston Bruins much since they got rid of my boy Joe Thornton, but I know they acquired Zdeno Chara and subsequently signed him to a free agent deal. And this much I know about Chara: he’s 6’9″, 251lbs, …
