A Look Back at the '09-'10 Season

This season saw a lot of ups and downs for the Black & Gold. From the spectacle of the Winter Classic to the agony of defeat after blowing a 3-game lead, this year's edition of the Boston Bruins gave the fans plenty of memories. I thought it would be fun to take a look back at the year that was...even though most of us would like to forget it.

Pre-Season

NHL officially announces NHL Winter Classic at Fenway Park (7/15/09)

Timmy takes a trip to Training Camp (9/13/09)

Phil Kessel is traded to Toronto (9/18/09)

Stanley Cup of Chowder Field Trip: Bruins vs. Rangers Pre-Season Game (9/20/09)

Opening Night

Twas The Night Before Puck Drop (9/30/09)

Bruins fall to Washington 4-1 in season opener (10/1/09)

October

Bruins sign Milan Lucic to 3 year extension (10/6/09)

Bruins trade Chuck Kobasew to Minnesota (10/18/09)

Bruins trade picks to Buffalo for Daniel Paille (10/20/09)

November

David Krejci gets the Swine Flu (...possibly by hooking up with a fat pig in Detroit) (11/5/09)

Bruins sign Tuukka Rask for 2 more years (11/5/09)

Byron Bitz wishes he was Suri Cruise and other fun facts from the Bruins Media Guide (11/11/09)

December

Savvy Deal: Bruins ink Marc Savard to 7-year contract extension (12/1/09)

85 Reasons to Hate the Canadiens (12/3/09)

Bruins beat Leafs 7-2 in Kessel-Mania I (12/5/09)

Construction on the rink at Fenway Park begins (12/10/09)

NHL Winter Classic

Media Skate at Fenway (12/30/09)

Big Bad Bruins and Broad Street Bullies Hot Stove Discussion (12/31/09)

Scenes from outside the Winter Classic Part 1 & Part 2 (1/1/10)

I get Ken Casey from the Dropkick Murphys to out Milan Lucic as a former band geek (1/1/10)

Sturm's OT goal lifts Bruins over Flyers in Winter Classic (1/1/10)

NHL Winter Classic a success by all accounts (1/2/10)

Interview with the artist who painted Tuukka Rask's Winter Classic mask (1/19/10)

January

Bruins sign free agent Miroslav Satan (1/2/10)

February

Interview with 2009 1st Round Pick Jordan Caron (2/5/10)

Bruins lose 10 straight (2/6/10)

Bruins snap 10-game losing streak with 3-0 win over Habs (2/8/10)

Interview with 2008 1st Round Pick Joe Colborne (2/8/10)

NHL announces that Bruins will open '10-'11 season in Prague (2/9/10)

Trade Deadline

Twas The Night Before Hockey Christmas 2010 Edition (2/28/10)

Bruins make a pair of deals for blue line prospects (3/2/10)

Trade Deadline Day Public Skate (3/3/10)

Bruins trade Derek Morris to Phoenix for 4th Round Pick in 2011 (3/3/10)

Bruins trade for Dennis Seidenberg from Florida (3/3/10)

Chiarelli and Bruins can't get a deal done for a forward on Deadline Day (3/3/10)

March

Marc Savard suffers a grade-2 concussion after taking a high hit from Matt Cooke of the Pittsburgh Penguins (3/7/10)

Bruins booed off the ice after getting shutout by Penguins 3-0 (3/18/10)

I (like many B's fans) overreact to their poor effort against the Pens by calling for the firing of Claude Julien...and encouraging fans to "Gold Out The Garden" (3/19/10)

3 more years of Fragile Ference (3/14/10)

Bruins sign draft picks including Joe Colborne and Jordan Caron (3/31/10)

April

Bruins score 3 shorthanded goals and clinch playoff berth in 4-2 win over Carolina (4/10/10)

Bruins close out regular season with 4-3 SO win over Capitals (4/11/10)

Bruins land 2nd overall pick in 2010 NHL Draft (4/13/10)

Interview with the sculptor of the Bobby Orr statue (4/29/10)

Playoffs

Satan's goal in double OT lifts B's over Sabres in Game 4 (4/21/10)

Bruins take first round series vs. Buffalo in 6 games (4/26/10)

Marc Savard returns to action and scores in OT in Game 1 (5/1/10)

Marco Sturm suffers torn ACL & MCL (5/2/10)

Savard and Carcillo with some biting words after Game 2 (5/4/10)

David Krejci dislocates his wrist (5/6/10)

Mayor Menino looks back fondly on the "ionic" moment when "Varitek split the uprights" (5/10/10)

Bruins blow 3-game series lead and 3-goal lead in Game 7 (5/14/10)

Break-Up Day (5/18/10)