Hitting The Links: Giving Up Failure For Lent Edition

by sarahconnors on Feb 22, 2012 10:05 AM EST in Hitting the Links

Okay, Bruins. Today is the first day of the rest of your lives. In the eternal words of whatever coach that was for the Capitals last year, it's time to grab your sack and f***ing compete. It's the anniversary of the Miracle on Ice, the Blues are honoring Melrose native and Malden Catholic product Keith Tkachuk, and...I don't know, it's Wednesday? All good reasons to win tonight.

After the jump, USA USA USA, some trades and games and stuff happened last night, and STL praises the Bruins...

Bruins News:

The Blues, whom the Bruins face tonight, have tried to model their game after the Cup winners. Only good things to say here. [STL Today]
Patrice Bergeron knows the Bruins aren't waiting for a savior this year. It's up to the current core of the team to compete. [ESPN]
The Bruins' worker mentality is pretty coveted here in this city. [Belleville News-Democrat]
Jamie Langenbrunner is out tonight. Somehow this results in line-shifting that puts old friend Vladimir Sobotka on the top like with TJ Oshie and David Backes. Hoo boy. [STL Today]

NHL News:

Here's a great piece on a Jewish hockey player choosing to play for the German National team. Like most New York Times feature pieces, this is heartwrenching and amazing. [NYT]
DO YOU BELIEVE IN MIRACLES? YES! [youtube]
Tampa Bay made some trades yesterday. Most notably, Steve Downie no longer resides in the Eastern Conference. [Tampa Bay]
The Rangers mocked Rick Nash by chanting "We don't want you" after Nash scored on them. Aces, New York. [Sun]
Mike Ribeiro is a douche, but this is sort of hilarious - his antics in Montreal last night were epic. [PHT]
Kyle Clifford, Manchester star, is going to be suspended for a hit on Gilbert Brule. [LAK Insider]
The Oilers lit up the Flames last night. [EDM Sun]

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WAIT ONE MORE LINK:

http://bluenotezone.com/2012/02/22/throwdown-lowdown-bruins-blues-02-22-12/

also I highly encourage posting in the Blues’ game day thread over on stlouisgametime.com, they are awesome over there.

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by sarahconnors on Feb 22, 2012 10:08 AM EST reply actions

whoa!

let’s get serious:

they are not as awesome as we are.

Kick his ass, Seabass!

by phonymahoney on Feb 22, 2012 10:20 AM EST up reply actions

well….

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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on Feb 22, 2012 11:33 AM EST up reply actions

Was Ribeiro trolling Habs fans/auditioning for the Bruins?

by Michael Taylor on Feb 22, 2012 10:16 AM EST reply actions

Mike Ribeiro is a douche

understatement of the year

Kick his ass, Seabass!

by phonymahoney on Feb 22, 2012 10:20 AM EST reply actions

Understatement of his career.

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by Dave Carignan on Feb 22, 2012 11:20 AM EST up reply actions

Haha, all the interesting games that took place around the league last night, and we linked to the battle of non-playoff Alberta?

by Michael Taylor on Feb 22, 2012 10:20 AM EST reply actions

The LAK-PHX game was interesting!

Kick his ass, Seabass!

by phonymahoney on Feb 22, 2012 10:22 AM EST up reply actions

PIT-NYR, CHI-DET, NYJ-TOR, NSH-VAN, LAK-PHX, PHI-WPG all were pretty significant.

by Michael Taylor on Feb 22, 2012 10:24 AM EST up reply actions

Indeed, but LAK-PHX had my attention – Smith is my only worthwhile goalie on my fantasy team!

Kick his ass, Seabass!

by phonymahoney on Feb 22, 2012 10:26 AM EST up reply actions

SORRY I watched the battle of alberta, okay, i thought it was hilarious

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by sarahconnors on Feb 22, 2012 10:28 AM EST up reply actions

No worries, just thought it was funny. I realize there are other Western Conference teams besides the Blue Jackets.

by Michael Taylor on Feb 22, 2012 10:32 AM EST up reply actions

I like watching the Oilers, so I am right with you there on that one Sarah.

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by Dave Carignan on Feb 22, 2012 11:21 AM EST up reply actions

HOW DARE YOU

NOT COVER EVERY GAME IN THE HISTORY OF GAMES! HOW DARE YOU!!!

Kick his ass, Seabass!

by phonymahoney on Feb 22, 2012 12:43 PM EST up reply actions

Last night I set up sportacular so it will now alert me whenever a close game is going into the last 5 minutes

I will never leave my living room again.

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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on Feb 22, 2012 12:48 PM EST up reply actions

I rarely watch the Flyers, but couldn’t pass up the Philly/Winnipeg game. All 4 games this year between the two have been incredible.

by gravitymike on Feb 22, 2012 12:20 PM EST up reply actions

that game ruled

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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on Feb 22, 2012 11:35 AM EST up reply actions

Any news on Alex Steen?

He’s been about to come back for a while now, according to Yahoo.

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by phonymahoney on Feb 22, 2012 10:27 AM EST reply actions

Nope, not anytime soon.

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by sarahconnors on Feb 22, 2012 10:28 AM EST up reply actions

Had a fun thought…..

TSN reporting that Washington may be a seller, and could be looking to move Dennis Wideman. We have plenty of cap room to eat widemans salary for the rest of the year, and see where it goes from there. I would be totally down for Wides as a possible rental/could sign for cheaper.

by BlueNGoldBomber on Feb 22, 2012 11:16 AM EST reply actions

I wouldn’t complain about that either. He had a bad season his last in Boston, but he’s a solid player.

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by Dave Carignan on Feb 22, 2012 11:21 AM EST up reply actions

Wasn’t he being paired with Hunwick that year? I’d be really interested to see what a Wideman-Seidenberg pairing looked like.

by Michael Taylor on Feb 22, 2012 11:28 AM EST up reply actions

jesus christ i had blocked the wideman-hunwick pairing out of my brain. what a nightmare.

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by sarahconnors on Feb 22, 2012 12:35 PM EST up reply actions

I had blocked Hunwick out of my brain altogether. Never the same after the spleen injury.

by Michael Taylor on Feb 22, 2012 12:43 PM EST up reply actions

my thoughts on that pairing:

Kick his ass, Seabass!

by phonymahoney on Feb 22, 2012 12:46 PM EST up reply actions

also a possibility of Mike Knuble being out there. If were gonna make a reunion trade, what the hell.

by BlueNGoldBomber on Feb 22, 2012 12:10 PM EST up reply actions

I think Knubsie would be a good addition.

Kick his ass, Seabass!

by phonymahoney on Feb 22, 2012 12:47 PM EST up reply actions

Wideman... plus Corvo..........

I stand with Tuukka Rask in his fight for the starting job

by TomServo42 on Feb 22, 2012 12:17 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs

Wides for Corvo would be okay

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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on Feb 22, 2012 12:23 PM EST up reply actions

Absolutely! :)

by pemci on Feb 22, 2012 12:25 PM EST up reply actions

Wideman has not lost his ability to just give the puck to the opposition while behind his own net. Good god, what a horror show it would be pairing him with Corvo.

by gravitymike on Feb 22, 2012 12:23 PM EST up reply actions

I’d be fine with Wideman and Corvo in the same lineup…NEVER on the same pairing though.

by Michael Taylor on Feb 22, 2012 12:33 PM EST up reply actions

Hal Gill did a thing last night:

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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on Feb 22, 2012 11:40 AM EST reply actions

no wait that’s shea weber

either way somebody did a takedown of burrows

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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on Feb 22, 2012 11:40 AM EST up reply actions

webeard. i enjoy him

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by sarahconnors on Feb 22, 2012 11:46 AM EST up reply actions

Wow Shea Weber really challenging Suter for the title of my favorite Preds D-man. Also think that clinches him for favorite non-Bruins, non-American D-man as well.

by Michael Taylor on Feb 22, 2012 11:52 AM EST up reply actions