Bruins all towing company line: "This is a new year"

by Stanley Cup of Chowder on May 5, 2011 6:54 PM EDT

Almost every member of the Boston Bruins organization was asked in one from or another about last year's collapse after going up 3-0 in a series to the Philadelphia Flyers and being in the same situation again against the Flyers this year. The response was more or less the same: "This is a new year".

"Well first of all, we have about half the guys weren’t here last year. It’s a deeper, we have bigger depth in our lineup, and we felt good in the first round. So hopefully that’s going to help us in the second round, too."

David Krejci

"It’s a different year. It’s totally different."

Tim Thomas

"I mean it’s different. I think we all feel pretty good about our game right now and confident. So the main thing for us is not to get too high and stay focused."

Daniel Paille

"We’re trying to keep that out of our mind. It’s a brand new year. We have a new team here. Half the team is, brought new guys. It’s a new season, so we’re not worried about that at all, we’re writing our own new chapter."

Brad Marchand

"I answered that question the first day, and you guys promised me I wouldn’t have to answer it again."

Shawn Thornton

"We don’t really think about last year. We think about this year and the one thing that’s important for us is one game at a time and we’ve really focused that way."

Claude Julien

"Well as I said you got to move on in life. And we’ve moved on as far as this is a different group. This is obviously a different feeling. This is a group that feels like it has to continue playing the way it has been. And we’re a determined group right now. We’re certainly not sitting comfortable by any means. We never have whether it was the last round or whatever."

Claude Julien

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Although Krejci did say he had it in the back of his mind last year about the wrist, but that wasn’t concerning game 4. And they have every right to say that stuff – we have a lot of new guys, more experience, and healthy and stupendously insanely good Timmy. Now just play your game and close it out so we can rest up and breathe easy. I know Tim could use a day off or two

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by ilovethegbpackers on May 5, 2011 7:20 PM EDT reply actions

Again, all the media attention to this is kind of stupid. What do they expect the players to say: “Yeah, we are just going to forfeit the series now because of what happened last year.”

by MattS on May 5, 2011 7:48 PM EDT reply actions

I just thought it was funny how each responded.

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by Stanley Cup of Chowder on May 5, 2011 8:55 PM EDT up reply actions

Thornton’s response, as usual, is fantastic.

by Phunwin on May 6, 2011 7:18 AM EDT up reply actions

http://shawnthorntonsays.tumblr.com/

by muffinman2 on May 6, 2011 11:15 AM EDT up reply actions

One more win and we can stop hearing about this.

I just want them to get out of this series as quickly and injury-free as possible, because the Bolts will be waiting. Last conf finals was what, ’92? Been a long time coming.

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by UMDBHIK on May 5, 2011 8:00 PM EDT reply actions

One more win

is VERY likely tomorrow if the Bs start off strong like they did in Game 3. The biggest difference between last year and this year is Thomas in net. We probably will only need 2 goals at the most to win Game 4 with the series he’s having :D

by Rick Bentsen on May 5, 2011 8:39 PM EDT reply actions

Plus Krejci is healthy and tearing it up, Jeff Carter isn’t 100%, Chris Pronger is hurt, the B’s made some big additions, the Flyers goalies blow, and Savard/Sobotka aren’t around to screw it up.

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by Stanley Cup of Chowder on May 5, 2011 8:57 PM EDT up reply actions

It would have been cool

if this were a quote from Julien or a Bruin player in response to the question.

by AGuinness on May 6, 2011 12:28 AM EDT up reply actions

Wait, wait! You forgot “Seidenberg is healthy, Lucic is 100% instead of 75%, they don’t have their goaltender hitting the wall because he’s tired, they aren’t playing Daniel Paille in a scoring role, and their best winger isn’t an ancient Euro they dragged out of retirement.”

by Phunwin on May 6, 2011 7:39 AM EDT up reply actions

i was taking a look at the Broad Street Bullies board, and it seems that everyone over there is CERTAIN that tim thomas is fat. I dont get it, hes obviously not fat. Is it even possible to be a successful player in the NHL and at the same time, be a fat tub of lard? are they just retarded?

by Mikol on May 5, 2011 11:56 PM EDT reply actions

he’s just big boned

by TomServo42 on May 6, 2011 12:01 AM EDT up reply actions

ha, if you say so

by Mikol on May 6, 2011 12:19 AM EDT up reply actions

He’s not even that his pads make him look fat and really he looks like your average guy. The thing that throws it off is that his head is big and he’s shorter than most goalies so he looks fatter than say Pekka Rinne who is 6’4" unlike Thomas’s 5’11".

Also they are just riding the butt hurt train about how they don’t have a decent goalie for the playoffs.

by Ted Hoefel on May 6, 2011 12:19 AM EDT up reply actions

Well consider… Thomas is listed as 5’11, 201 by Hockey-reference. Rask is 6’3, 169, Boucher is 6’2, 200 and ‘fat’ Brodeur is 6’2, 215.

Can certainly understand the label though it only works relative to other hockey players, not normal people.

by BobbyOrrsBastard on May 6, 2011 8:38 AM EDT up reply actions

IMO, Rask’s weight seems farther away from the norm than Thomas’s

by Mikol on May 6, 2011 10:00 AM EDT up reply actions

Most definitely. That boy needs to pack on some pounds.

Though Z is also insane… 6’7 and only 255?

by BobbyOrrsBastard on May 6, 2011 10:01 AM EDT up reply actions

Maybe like 1/2 a pound of that 255 is fat.

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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on May 6, 2011 11:10 AM EDT up reply actions

Sounds about right. Guy is insane.

It always makes me laugh to see CC Sabathia is listed 6’7 290 and is a fat load while Chara is 6’9 255 and a twig. No way CC is under 3 bills… guy is closer to 350

by BobbyOrrsBastard on May 6, 2011 11:26 AM EDT up reply actions

Chara is a huge cycling fan, is why.

Apparently in Ottawa, captain Alfredsson asked Chara to go on a bike ride with him. Afterwards, someone in the media asked Chara about it and he said “That wimp, he quit after only 4 hours”

At this rate, Chara is going to be in better shape when he’s 70 than most 25-year-olds

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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on May 6, 2011 11:29 AM EDT up reply actions

Fat

Muscle weights as much as 3x more than fat does. Chara’s skinny and lean with muscle, and would sink like a rock if he tried to float. You could use CC as a flotation device in the case of emergency. Or if you decide to go tubing down a lazy river.

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by ilovethegbpackers on May 6, 2011 11:40 AM EDT up reply actions

A pound of anything is a pound of anything.

Density and bulkiness is the factor.

266 pounds and 10% body fat looks a lot smaller than 266 and 21%

by 13_Legion on May 6, 2011 11:58 AM EDT up reply actions

the same volume of muscle weighs more than the same volume of fat, okay?

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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on May 6, 2011 12:40 PM EDT up reply actions

No! Unacceptable!

by BobbyOrrsBastard on May 6, 2011 12:43 PM EDT up reply actions

Vacuums suck

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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on May 6, 2011 12:48 PM EDT up reply actions

Always loved that Feather vs. Bowling Ball exhibit at the Museum of Science.

by 13_Legion on May 6, 2011 12:57 PM EDT up reply actions

That’s the correct way to say it.

Saying “muscle weighs more than fat,” isn’t.

by 13_Legion on May 6, 2011 12:57 PM EDT up reply actions

I’m just waiting for someone to reference slugs…

by BobbyOrrsBastard on May 6, 2011 1:16 PM EDT up reply actions

Is it really incorrect to say that x weighs more than y in casual conversation when there aren’t defined quantities of either?

I mean, water weighs more than air, right?

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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on May 6, 2011 1:22 PM EDT up reply actions

You’re talking to a professional number cruncher, tough for me to get out of the professional mindset on such topics.

by 13_Legion on May 6, 2011 2:08 PM EDT up reply actions

Perhaps after a successful post season run, the Flyers may have a fat, loveable goalie of their own…….

by 13_Legion on May 6, 2011 9:55 AM EDT up reply actions

They could have had one this past offseason too!

by BobbyOrrsBastard on May 6, 2011 9:56 AM EDT up reply actions

I sense a sweeter deal this time around though.

by 13_Legion on May 6, 2011 9:57 AM EDT up reply actions

I don’t see him being traded this year. The real decision comes after next year with Rask’s contract being up.

by BobbyOrrsBastard on May 6, 2011 9:59 AM EDT up reply actions

That is possible, but I think they need to give Rask more than one year to prove himself on the current contract.

Be the man after one year, and then another overpaid goalie? He needs to beef his portfolio up.

by 13_Legion on May 6, 2011 10:02 AM EDT up reply actions

He isn’t fat, but I’d rather be fat than made out of swiss cheese.

by phonymahoney on May 6, 2011 12:34 AM EDT up reply actions

I agree! Better that he’s made out of cheesburgers than swiss!

by SkateHitShoot on May 6, 2011 12:47 PM EDT up reply actions

Precisely!

by phonymahoney on May 6, 2011 2:59 PM EDT up reply actions

but what of swiss cheese cheeseburgers?

by TomServo42 on May 6, 2011 3:17 PM EDT up reply actions

Timmy is all american cheese!

by SkateHitShoot on May 7, 2011 12:43 AM EDT up reply actions

If it's fair to call him fat

then maybe this post’s headline could’ve been

“Bruins toeing company line, towing Tim Thomas”

Yeah, lame.

I’m obviously up too late, but happy that the “butt hurt train” may make two stops this evening…

…Hnidy-night, folks!

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by whine_country on May 6, 2011 3:46 AM EDT up reply actions

It’s more our snarky sense of humor. We make the same joke about Brodeur, basically.

If you think we’re harsh about Thomas, you should see how we treat Scott “Sir Fozzie-Falls-A-Lot” Hartnell, Jeff “High & Wide, Where’s the Sorority” Carter, Mike “Can’t play tonight, new freshman girls on Temple campus” Richards, Asst. Cpt Elbows Pronger, the list goes on and on. It’s just a coping mechanism. About the only two we don’t have some sort of sarcastic references for are Lappy, cause Lappy’s friggin awesome, and Bob. I imagine Bob will eventually get one, given our penchant for breaking goalies.

by VorAbaddon on May 6, 2011 6:52 AM EDT up reply actions

I assume Lappy is Laperriere? Anyone who blocks a shot with their face should definitely be immune from insults, if only because they’ll just bounce off their gigantic balls anyway.

by Phunwin on May 6, 2011 7:22 AM EDT up reply actions

You assume correctly.

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by Justin F. on May 6, 2011 2:12 PM EDT up reply actions

I hate that, in spite of my opinion of them being at complete opposite ends of the spectrum, my mind conflates him with Max Lapierre. Shudder.

by TomServo42 on May 6, 2011 3:10 PM EDT up reply actions

They’re both divers. It’s just that one is diving in front of slapshots

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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on May 6, 2011 4:07 PM EDT up reply actions

Judge for yourself:

Also, insert Brodeur/Wellwood joke here.

by Arenacale on May 6, 2011 8:23 AM EDT up reply actions

Ah, Pensblog made the Brodeur joke for me!

by Arenacale on May 6, 2011 8:25 AM EDT up reply actions

This is the dumbest discussion on this board since “is it okay to chant U-S-A when Montreal or Toronto comes to town?”

by Phunwin on May 6, 2011 8:42 AM EDT up reply actions

This

by TomServo42 on May 6, 2011 8:43 AM EDT up reply actions

Yeah, well, flyers fans

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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on May 6, 2011 9:19 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs

2010

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by coheedandtbs on May 6, 2011 3:47 PM EDT up reply actions

shitty flyer fan is a shitty troll

with a shitty picture. But because I try not to discriminate against the handicapped, let me help:

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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on May 6, 2011 4:06 PM EDT up reply actions

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by SkateHitShoot on May 6, 2011 5:14 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs

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by SkateHitShoot on May 6, 2011 5:18 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs

Bob

by TomServo42 on May 6, 2011 4:43 PM EDT up reply actions

2011

Good evening.

by 13_Legion on May 7, 2011 1:50 AM EDT up reply actions

Any word if tonight’s game will be broadcast on NHL Network for us out-of-market unfortunates? If not, I’ll have to take myself to a local pub that carries NESN. (Not that there’s anything WRONG with that!)

by WeatherExperiment on May 6, 2011 8:09 AM EDT reply actions

I don’t believe so. They’re going to join it in progress on VS. So, your best hope is that the Red Wings and Sharks play a low-scoring, penalty free game that ends in regulation.

Pit your two most telegenic series against each other in round 2: gotta love the NHL.

by Phunwin on May 6, 2011 8:41 AM EDT up reply actions

Game 4 for the Bruins/Canadiens series was in a similar situation. But about 2-3 hours before gametime I got a tweet from NHLBruins saying the NHL Network was going to broadcast the game out-of-market. However, if that doesn’t happen with tonight’s game, I don’t want to miss a single second – so I know I’ll end up either at the tavern down the street or the local Boston-based pub in Matthews, NC a few miles away.

And I’ll follow along w/you guys on SCOC via my mobile phone. Gotta love technology!

by WeatherExperiment on May 6, 2011 9:22 AM EDT up reply actions

ha, nice. I’ll be stream hunting but failing that there’s a Red Sox bar here in the middle of Yankees country here that’ll have the game for sure.

by TomServo42 on May 6, 2011 9:41 AM EDT up reply actions

I’m going to be streaming it up and listening to 98.5. We’ll see how well my barely broadband wireless connection likes that.

by MattS on May 6, 2011 6:41 PM EDT up reply actions

Nice. I’ll be watching at my favorite bar: The Man Cave. Two TVs, cold beer, and a group of drunken, rowdy Bruins fans.

Center Ice was worth every penny. Hell, the money saved by not going to sports bars for the playoffs alone pays for it.

by Phunwin on May 6, 2011 10:08 AM EDT up reply actions

I wish I knew more B’s fans here in Minnesota. Or at least ones who had Center Ice. Hell, I’d supply the beer and pizza myself.

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by UMDBHIK on May 6, 2011 6:55 PM EDT up reply actions

You in the greater Twin Cities area?

by MattS on May 6, 2011 6:59 PM EDT up reply actions

2 hours north. In Duluth.

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by UMDBHIK on May 6, 2011 7:01 PM EDT up reply actions

2 hours? How fast you driving, son?!

by MattS on May 6, 2011 7:12 PM EDT up reply actions

I can get from Duluth’s limits to St. Paul’s limits in about 2:10 just doing 75.

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by UMDBHIK on May 6, 2011 7:43 PM EDT up reply actions

Didn’t even know that was in Matthews otherwise I would have gone there for every game. Explains why so many Bruins fans are at the rink I play at.

by Ted Hoefel on May 6, 2011 11:34 AM EDT up reply actions

Center ice is feeding nesn tonight. Joined in process, give me a break its the semifinals! Great contract nhl. they have two stations play it on one of them! What is the chara episode of CSI Montreal on tonight?

by Kfr675 on May 6, 2011 9:22 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions

For reference, ESPN is showing:
NBA on ESPN1
Nascar on ESPN2

So I don’t think they’d be showing NHL on either channel. Yes, it’s a great contract.

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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on May 6, 2011 9:32 AM EDT up reply actions

Especially since the new contract will be airing ALL playoff games nationally.

by BobbyOrrsBastard on May 6, 2011 9:38 AM EDT up reply actions

All 2nd-round and onward

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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on May 6, 2011 9:47 AM EDT up reply actions

I thought it was all games but maybe I misunderstood.

Not that I care… I prefer to hear Jack and Brick anyways. I am thrilled that tonight is on NESN.

by BobbyOrrsBastard on May 6, 2011 9:55 AM EDT up reply actions

..

Nascar on ESPN2

Darlington bitches! (Think the MTL Forum of NASCAR)

by Arenacale on May 6, 2011 11:14 AM EDT up reply actions

So something else that should be razed and the ashes pissed on?

by BobbyOrrsBastard on May 6, 2011 11:26 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs

rec

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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on May 6, 2011 11:28 AM EDT up reply actions

It’s actually pretty funny to see what they’ve done with the Forum. It’s got a bowling alley in it now, which somehow seems appropriate. I wonder if the movie theater was where Pacioretty went: http://www.qmjhlarenaguide.com/forum.htm

by Arenacale on May 6, 2011 11:39 AM EDT up reply actions

What, no swimming pool?

by BobbyOrrsBastard on May 6, 2011 11:42 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs

Assuming no overtime, the Sharks-Red Wings game should end sometime around the end of the 2nd period of Flyers-Bruins or right at the start of the 3rd period of Flyers-Bruins, so people depending on Versus to watch Flyers-Bruins will probably only watch the 3rd period plus any and all overtimes.

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by Justin F. on May 6, 2011 2:17 PM EDT up reply actions

donde estas? being out of market is unfortunate!

by phonymahoney on May 6, 2011 12:39 PM EDT up reply actions

nevermind!

by phonymahoney on May 6, 2011 12:40 PM EDT up reply actions

Umm..

Isn’t it toEing the company line? Or are they all pulling it behind them?

by bruinlorr on May 6, 2011 10:18 AM EDT reply actions 1 recs

Under/Over

3 min of ice time for Hnidy tonight.

by Arenacale on May 6, 2011 11:41 AM EDT reply actions

he’s averaging over that in games he gets into….but part of that is because he replaced Chara in the first game. Going with under if it ends in regulation.

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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on May 6, 2011 11:48 AM EDT up reply actions

Under, IMO… and I can only hope.

by phonymahoney on May 6, 2011 12:41 PM EDT up reply actions

over

he gos 4 mins i say

by muffinman2 on May 6, 2011 3:36 PM EDT up reply actions

LOL, I’ll go with the odds and say….under. ;)

by WeatherExperiment on May 6, 2011 11:46 AM EDT reply actions

I hope its not too difficult finding constructive ways to pass the time, from 7-8, with the late start!

by SkateHitShoot on May 6, 2011 12:45 PM EDT reply actions

Start drinking early.

by Phunwin on May 6, 2011 1:46 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs

Indeed.

by 13_Legion on May 6, 2011 2:09 PM EDT up reply actions

Cheers!

by SkateHitShoot on May 6, 2011 3:45 PM EDT up reply actions

It’s nice to have a window to talk to the gf lol.

by Arenacale on May 6, 2011 1:51 PM EDT up reply actions

so is this def not on NHL network? on long island and no NESN here. ????

by Theodore Schneider on May 6, 2011 1:02 PM EDT reply actions

Center Ice
Gamecenter
Local Bar with Center Ice
myp2p.eu

or there’s still time to make it to Boston before 8pm puck drop, even if you’re all the way out in Montauk.

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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on May 6, 2011 1:19 PM EDT up reply actions

1 day pass for Gamecenter

is 20 bucks.

No thanks.

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by UMDBHIK on May 6, 2011 7:02 PM EDT up reply actions

No kidding.

by MattS on May 6, 2011 7:13 PM EDT up reply actions

can`t wait till 8 pm.Unfortunately ESPN America in Europe shows the Wings-Game(it`s the 1st B`s PO-Game this year that won`t show live on TV in Germany).I will see tonights game on PC(Gamecenter).

by kirk 1887 on May 6, 2011 5:13 PM EDT reply actions