brooke's hockey chronicles

Not a bad away game (though I admit I took a half-hour break during the 9 o'clock hour), even if they lost a 2-1 lead with a Dany Heatley goal. The Bruins were playing a team with a near-perfect record, after all, and if you take out the goal from P.J. Axelsson's lousy penalty, they might've been ahead 2-0. But three power plays goals by the Senators is too much.

I'm sure former Bruin Shean Donovan enjoyed it. Ottawa wins, 3-2.

Tim Thomas had 42 saves and earned the second star of the game. Chuck Kobasew had both of the Boston goals.

Ending the game with a fight should make tomorrow night's rematch a good one.

Labels: 2007-2008, bruins, games

Philadelphia lost to Montreal tonight, but they made news up north anyway. The original article is here, though it's more an editorial than a news story.

Naturally, MK feels otherwise.

"They're isolated events," said Flyers forward Mike Knuble.

Still, they woke up Thursday morning to find a story with the headline "Goon Culture Lingers in Philly" in a local newspaper, which reflects a growing suspicion that intimidation is once again part of the Philadelphia game plan.

"I think it's comical," added Knuble. "We saw the article and we all got a chuckle out of it.

"It's like the team is promoting a mentality to brainwash players into doing things on the ice. Those are incidents where they all happened to be wearing the same uniform. It's unfortunate they happened, especially the last one. No one feels worse about it than Randy.

"But there's no underlying thing going on here."

Goon culture lingers in Philly, by Hugh Adami.

Despite suspensions, Flyers take hammer to Broad Street Bullies tag, Canadian Press.

Labels: 2007-2008, flyers, injuries, mike knuble

Winning in overtime. Not with the shootout. I miss regular OT. I really didn't mind ties all that much. So if we have to go to overtime, I like finishing in overtime.

Thank you, Aaron Ward and Marco Sturm. Bruins win, 4-3.

Cam Neely's reaction from upstairs was pretty good, too.

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I really like the Buffalo Sabres, in part of efforts like their first season post-lockout, in part because of [my former baby] goalie Ryan Miller and his challenging early start, and in part because of the player I met out in California through my stepmum many moons ago. (How long ago? This long ago!) He was French-Canadien and I was taking French in school, so my stepmother brought me over to chat en français.

I wish I could remember his name . . .

Labels: 2007-2008, bruins, games, sabres

The Bruins are up 2-0, and then 2-1, and then Brian Campbell scores on Tim Thomas, but Oh! A minute later Marc Savard puts the puck in the net! Nothing like scoring in football or basketball or baseball; the speed just isn't there. Yeah, I love that feeling!

. . .

Except when Buffalo scores in similar fashion. Darn it, Paul Gaustad -- Let me enjoy it a little longer, okay? Five minutes isn't enough.

Labels: 2007-2008, bruins, games, sabres