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Bruins praise defenseman Seidenberg, who had game-high 6 blocked shots, 4 hits in Game 3
Boston Herald — Six-foot-9 Zdeno Chara casts a big shadow, and Bruins defenseman Dennis Seidenberg's contributions are sometimes lost in it.The Bruins let Seidenberg know his work didn't go unnoticed Monday in a 2-0 victory over the Blackhawks, awarding him the camouflage jacket that goes to the team's player of the game.Seidenberg had a game-high six blocked shots and four hits in 25 minutes, 4 seconds of ice time to help goaltender Tuukka Rask pick up his third shutout of the playoffs.
Boston Bruins 7 hours agoJeff Jacobs: Bruins' Game 3 win as easy as Paille
Boston Herald — BOSTON - The T-shirt in support of one of Boston's great role players is as clever as it is profane."Yippee Paille!"There's another word following Paille, of course, but this is a family newspaper and you'll either need to locate one of those T-shirts being worn around TD Garden or find an old clip of Bruce Willis in his "Die Hard" movies to fill in the blanks. It is a word that Joel Quenneville and many of his Chicago Blackhawks undoubtedly feel like screaming Tuesday.
Boston Bruins 7 hours agoBruins refrain: Kill ’em all
Boston Herald — The accepted wisdom of the NHL has long held that power-play goals are critically important for any team that hopes to win a Stanley Cup.Over the past three years, the Bruins, Los Angeles Kings and Chicago Blackhawks have made credible cases that what is actually required, more than a highly productive power play, is great penalty killing. The B’s penalty kill has been remarkable this spring and is one of the main reasons the team takes the ice at the Garden tonight for Game 4 of the Stanley Cup finals two wins away from its second championship in three seasons.
Boston Bruins 7 hours agoFor Bruins, low scores a regular occurrence
Boston Herald — His team was about to take on the Chicago Blackhawks in Game 2 of the Stanley Cup finals last Saturday when Bruins coach Claude Julien incredulously responded to a question about his team’s defense.After limiting the league-best offense of the Pittsburgh Penguins to two goals in four games in the Eastern Conference finals, the B’s had allowed Chicago four goals in Game 1 of the Cup finals.
Boston Bruins 7 hours agoBuckley: Campbell’s heroics occupy special place in B’s lore
Boston Herald — Gregory Campbell probably doesn’t know it yet, but his life has been completely, inalterably changed.No matter where his hockey travels take him, be they as a player, coach, broadcaster or front-office suit, he is always going to be The Guy Who Played With the Broken Leg. He is always going to be a symbol of this Bruins season, a symbol of toughness, of blue-collar values, of putting team ahead of self.
Boston Bruins 7 hours agoNotebook: Brad Marchand, Andrew Shaw scratch surface
Boston Herald — No, Brad Marchand didn’t have a run-in with a cat after Monday night’s Game 3 victory against Chicago that gave the Bruins a 2-1 lead in the Stanley Cup finals.
Boston Bruins 7 hours agoBruins rookie D Hamilton biding time as rookie
Boston Herald — BOSTON — Dougie Hamilton spent his 20th birthday watching the Stanley Cup finals.He'd rather be playing in them.The Bruins rookie defensemen was in street clothes when Boston defeated the Chicago Blackhawks 2-0 on Monday night to take a 2-1 lead in the best-of-seven series. It also was the first day of his post-teenage years.
Boston Bruins 7 hours agoB's keep riding Paille's surge
Boston Bruins Blog | ESPN Boston — BOSTON -- A major reason the Boston Bruins are two wins away from their second Stanley Cup in three seasons is the play of forward Daniel Paille, who has emerged as an unsung hero while helping to form a successful third line with Tyler Seguin and Chris Kelly. Paille scored his second consecutive game-winning goal -- and third of the playoffs -- in the Bruins' 2-0 Game 3 victory over the Chicago Blackhawks. He's also helping Seguin and Kelly find their games.
Boston Bruins 10 hours agoMarchand accuses Shaw of gouging his face
Bruins Blog | Providence Journal — By Mark DivverBOSTON -- Animosity between the Boston Bruins and Chicago Blackhawks boiled over late in Game Three when Zdeno Chara and Bryan Bickell went at it, and Boston agitator Brad Marchand and his Chicago counterpart Andrew Shaw fought. Marchand turned the heat up another notch on Tuesday, accusing Shaw of scratching him. "Stuff happens. I've done that (punched a guy on the ice) before,'' Marchand said. "The eye gouge is what I didn't particularly like, but it's part of the game. I've got a nice little scratch mark on my forehead from the claw marks from the ... you know ... kitty cat...
Boston Bruins 15 hours agoBlackhawks say injured Hossa likely to play in Game Four
Bruins Blog | Providence Journal — By Mark DivverBOSTON - Marian Hossa, a late scratch for Chicago on Monday night, is likely to return for Game Four, Blackhawks coach Joel Quenneville said on Tuesday. Hossa, who participated in the warmup before Game Three, has an upper-body injury, according to the Hawks. But Tony Amonte of Comcast Sportsnet reported that he'd been told that Hossa has a groin injury. Quenneville said that the decision to plug Ben Smith into the lineup at the last minute, even after he did not take the warmup, was gamesmanship on his part. "I just didn't want to tip our hand that there's something going on...
Boston Bruins 15 hours agoOn fifth NHL team, Seidenberg finds home in Boston
Bruins Blog | Providence Journal — By Mark DivverBOSTON -- Thirty-one-year-old Dennis Seidenberg played for Philadelphia, Phoenix, Carolina and Florida before finding a home in Boston. Julien credits Boston's pro scouts for seeing something in Seidenberg, who has been a monster on the Bruins' blueline, that other teams missed. "I think our guys that scouted him, that's upper management, had noticed one thing: that he always played well in big games, had the great stats. I don't talk about offensive stats, but stats as far as being dependable, being at his best. The bigger the games were, the better he became. ...
Boston Bruins 15 hours agoShort day for Bruins, Blackhawks
Blog of Ice | Patriot Ledger — Neither the Bruins nor the Blackhawks practiced on Tuesday, the day after the B's took a 2-1 lead in the best-of-7 series via a 2-0 victory. Injured Bruins center Gregory Campbell spoke publicly for the first time since sustaining a broken fibula in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference Final against Pittsburgh.
Boston Bruins 16 hours agoBruins like where they're at in series
Bruins Blog | Boston Globe — The Bruins look back on this series and ahead to Game 4, hoping to take the lessons learned from the first three games and continue to succeed in the Stanley Cup Finals.
Boston Bruins 18 hours agoHuffington Post's Kanalley thrilled to take over Sabres' Twitter feed, move back to Buffalo
Sabres Edge | Buffalo News — By John Vogl When the Sabres announced they were hiring a social media manager, Craig Kanalley figured it would be a fantastic job for one of his friends or followers....
Buffalo Sabres 19 hours agoJulien would prefer avoiding the spotlight
Hockey Inside/Out | Montreal Gazette — Former Canadiens coach Claude Julien found himself two wins away from his second Stanley Cup in three years after his Boston Bruins beat the Chicago Blackhawks 2-0 Monday night in Game 3 to take a 2-1 lead in the best-of-seven ...
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