Hitting The Links: I Have No Clever Title Because It's Monday Edition

by sarahconnors on Feb 20, 2012 10:34 AM EST in Hitting the Links

Sorry about the lack of a clever title, but none of you read this anyways, so I'm not that pressed. I'm really way too excited to see the Bruins in two days to function, how in the heck am I going to get through the next two work days.

Anyway, the Bruins dropped a stinker in Minnesota - you might say "oh hey Sarah you're an idiot, they put 49 shots on goal how is that a stinker!" but when approximately 45 of those shots are straight into Niklas Backstrom's chest, you are not going to score goals. Seriously. It's going to be tough without Nathan Horton and Rich Peverley, going forward, and maybe this is the time to make a big trade, but whether a trade happens or not, wins are not going to happen against good goalies like Backstrom with poor quality shots like that.

After the jump, a really long fight, a look at the next opponent, the Red Wings won a lot of games at home, and more...

Bruins News:

Would the Bruins dump valuable prospects for another shot at the Stanley Cup? [The Hockey Writers]
Chris Kelly broke some teeth in practice the other day. Sucks. [Rant Sports]
Tyler Seguin is still good. How good? Look at his numbers for the first year and a half of his career. [NEHJ]

NHL News:

Blake Wheeler has had a wild year. It's been that long since he was traded. [Globe and Mail]
Mattias Ohlund is having season-ending knee surgery that could save his career. [Tampa Bay ONline]
George Parros and Krys Barch had a super long fight. It was pretty cool. [PHT]
The Red Wings won their 23rd straight game at home. Annoying. [NHL]
The Blues dropped a 3-1 decision to Chicago on Sunday on Hockey Day in America. Next up, the Bruins. WOOOO [STL Today]

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You dont sell the farm

to land Rick Nash and his long term over-payment, plain and simple. No matter how much time he spends on his hair.

by ccaron93 on Feb 20, 2012 10:47 AM EST reply actions

I can’t wait till another team lands Nash so we can stop hearing about him coming here.

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by Dave Carignan on Feb 20, 2012 10:49 AM EST up reply actions

I like Nash and think he would fit here but would rather see it as a summer deal than a deadline deal when the Bruins would have to send real assets the other direction.

As for big trades the one I would bite at in a heartbeat is the Rask for Kane one. I don’t believe Chicago is giving up Kane though.

I would rather see the Bruins look for something a little cheaper, but I think they have to find somebody who can score goals just in case Horton doesn’t return.

by TCL40 on Feb 20, 2012 4:29 PM EST up reply actions