This post is provided courtesy of the NHL and NHL Network. BOSTON 2, CHICAGO 0; BOS leads 2-1 Daniel Paille’s goal at 2:13 of the second period held up as the game-winner and Tuukka Rask made 28 saves for his third shutout of the postseason. Visit NHL.com and tune to NHL Network for all of … Continue reading From NHL Network – Morning Stanley Cup of Joe 6/18/13

The Bruins look to get ahead in the Stanley Cup Finals tonight as the series comes to Boston. After another thrilling game on Saturday night, the Bruins and Blackhawks find themselves tied up at a game apiece. Tonight's game (8:00pm) will be on the NBC Sports Network, the last game in the series which is … Continue reading Stanley Cup Finals Return To The Garden Tonight

Bruins lose game one to the Blackhawks in triple OT. Conversation in the Globe sports department: Joe Sullivan: Hey Dan, did you know that 23 years ago, when the Bruins played the Oilers in the Stanley Cup Finals, they lost the first game in triple OT?  They never recovered and went on to lose the … Continue reading Anatomy of an Uncreative Column

Despite the disappointing outcome of game one, hopefully it can be appreciated for just what a phenomenal exhibition of sports that it was. The game ended just a tick before 1:00 EST, but the ratings for the game locally approached NFL levels. The overnights have this one pulling in a 28.1 locally for WHDH channel … Continue reading Epic Game One Ends Poorly For Bruins

I'm still laughing. It was put well by BSMW messageboard poster "Kingasaurus:" This is amazing on so many levels. -BB (as usual) doesn't care about the media reaction to anything he does. -Silver's sources wrong -Jets fans confused, nervous and fatalistic -Local media confused -National media confused The whole thing just makes me laugh. Where … Continue reading No Circus Here, Folks

Hindsight is always a fun activity to engage in. Let's look at this March column from Kevin Paul Dupont for instance: Jarome Iginla made the right call The finger-wags that Dupont takes within the column at Bruins fans are outstanding: Anyone faulting, or even questioning, Jarome Iginla’s decision to drop himself into the Pittsburgh lineup … Continue reading Odds and Ends As We Prep For The Cup Finals

The Bruins look to finish off the Pittsburgh Penguins tonight in game four. Only the most miserable people in existence are bothering to bring up the collapse against the Flyers up 3-0 back in 2010. A couple quick things today as I wrap up a very busy real world week. (rollout of a Shortel VOIP … Continue reading Bruins Look To Close Things Out, Return To Stanley Cup Finals