The Bruins picked up a home win last night, beating the New Jersey Devils 4-1 at the Garden. Get all the coverage at BruinsLinks.com.

Result works in Bruins’ favor – Steve Conroy has the Bruins overcoming a bit of a slow start before kicking things into action. Joe McDonald says that the little things brought this win.

Bruins fall but get back up – Stephen Harris says that the Bruins may have hit rock-bottom in that first period.

Thomas steps up in playoff atmosphere – Danny Picard has the goaltender turning back a desperate Devils squad.

Lucic standing out in this crowd – Michae Vega has the young forward notching his 30th goal of the season, and continuing to grow before our eyes. Douglas Flynn has more on Lucic reaching this milestone. DJ Bean says that 30 came sooner than expected for Lucic.

Confident Kaberle goes on the offensive – Fluto Shinzawa’s notebook has the defenseman playing without hesitation last night, and getting positive results. The Herald notebook from Steve Conroy has more on Lucic getting number 30. The CSNNE notes from Joe Haggerty have more on Lucic.

Celtics hope toughness rubs off on new guys – A. Sherrod Blakely has the new guys getting plenty of “teaching moments” in recent games. Mark Murphy has Doc Rivers hoping the newcomers get the message. Gary Washburn says there are some positive signs right now.

Celtics battling for home-court advantage – Jim Fenton notes that unlike last year, this edition of the Celtics has plenty to play for at this point. Chris Forsberg has a few things to watch as the season winds down.

Going for Gonzo: Why Red Sox didn’t wait to acquire Adrian Gonzalez – Alex Speier looks at why the Red Sox just didn’t wait until Gonzalez was a free agent to pursue him.

Red Sox, Adrian Gonzalez make progress on deal – Michael Silverman has things looking good on the possibility of a new deal for the slugger in early April. Sean McAdam says that the deal could be just weeks from being done. Nick Cafardo also weighs in.

The shape of the 2011 Boston Red Sox – Mike Fine says that Sox management still has some decisions to make here.

Claiming the A.L. East won’t be a cakewalk – Tim Britton says that once again, the division looks to be highly competitive.

Could Jed Lowrie take Marco Scutaro’s job as Red Sox shortstop? Not a chance – Ron Chimelis doesn’t see the Sox making a change.

Kevin Youkilis turns corner – Scott Lauber’s notebook has the “new” third baseman getting settled in. The Globe Red Sox notebook from Cafardo has John Lackey giving up a pair of homers yesterday.

Patriots’ draft envy of all – Ian Rapoport has the Patriots draft methods and position getting praise from around the league.

Bill Belichick Is a One-Man Trade Machine and 19 Other Patriots Thoughts – Jeff Howe with 20 thoughts/points on the Pats.

Rex Ryan’s snapshot view of Jets-Patriots – Ron Borges has a confident Ryan believing he’s got the Patriots number.

Bill Belichick’s absence insult to peers – Mike Reiss levies some criticism at the head coach for his absence at the media breakfast yesterday.

Role reversal: more athletes, past and present, entering media – Dan Shaughnessy on SI.com looks at former athletes flocking to jobs in the media.

Season of change – Mark Farinella has a shout-out to BSMW this morning…sort of.

Published by Bruce Allen

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6 thoughts on “Bruins Break Slump With Home Win Over Devils”

  1. I wonder what bank Mark Farinella uses…I figure if he can whine and drop them because they have the audacity to call and try and recover their money…then I want to use them. You see when a member of the media whines and complains that BSMW is pointing out how stupid, lazy and uninformed they are…then I want nothing to do with that member of the media.

    Here is an idea Mark, do a better job, don't write a lazy column detailing your life because quite frankly we do not care, talk sports, don't bitch about how someone makes your job tougher and in the end we might read your babble.

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  2. I wonder how many times Borges thanked Ryan during that interview for defeating THE EVIL ONE in the playoffs.

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  3. Really disappointed with Reiss. It was intended as an 'opinion' but come on – does he seriously expect us to believe that Belichick's absence was disrespectful to the other NFL head coaches when only the media are making a mountain out of a mole hill? And of course Belichick plays by his own rules – even if this event were mandatory for NFL head coaches he still wouldn't be obligated since he isn't a member of the coaches association (the only one who isn't I believe). I suppose THAT is disrespectful as well?

    Belichick spends enough energy during the season evading inane questions from lazy journalists, so I don't blame him for not wanting to be there to officially "not comment" on Meriweather, the labor situation, New England's draft strategy, etc. And Reiss knows that if Belichick did attend, ~95% of the questions would have been related to those issues.

    I hope this isn't a case of Reiss calling out Belichick to 'make his bones' and win points with his fellow journalists. Stick to analysis kid.

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  4. As we know, there are plenty of writers in the Boston sports media who do a less than stellar job most of the time. Our eyes have been poisoned by the likes of Shaughnessy, Borges, and Farinella, but it could be worse. We could have the likes of T.J. Simers. Simers wrote this complete piece of garbage on Dodgers outfielder Marcus Thames for the LA Times. http://www.latimes.com/sports/la-sp-simers-201103…. Simers does not get why Thames would ignore him. I don't get it either. Thames should have belted Simers in the chops. Ty Duffy, from The Big Lead breaks down Simers article and shows what a tool Simers is. http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/03/23/t-j-si…

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    1. Wow. Very nasty, and if he really did "introduce" himself to Thames with that "question," he should be ashamed of himself. Isn't Simers the guy who spent all of the 2008 and 2010 NBA Finals ripping on the city of Boston (when he wasn't ripping on Paul Pierce)?

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