Public Skate: Show 'Dem Happy Feet
by Ryan Durling on Feb 4, 2012 12:30 PM EST
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PrintPittsburgh Penguins at Boston Bruins, Feb 4, 2012 1:00 PM EST
The Boston Bruins look to turn around a mid-season swoon that's seen them go 5-4-1 in their last ten games today as the red-hot Pittsburgh Penguins come to town.
Prior to a shutout loss on Wednesday against Toronto, Pittsburgh ended a six-game losing streak by winning eight games in a row, and has been playing some of the best hockey in the league since the calendar turned to 2012.
Evgeni Malkin (27-32=59 totals in just 44 games) has been playing some spectacular hockey in the absence of team captain Sidney Crosby, who continues to suffer from concussion-related symptoms. James Neal (27-21=48 51 games) and Chris Kunitz (14-18=32) have also been strong for Pittsburgh.
Meanwhile the Bruins, who had been playing the best hockey in the league in November and December, have been hampered by injuries, suspensions and the absence of strong fundamentals as they have fallen to inferior opponents time and again. After going 21-3-1 in the final two months of 2011, the Bruins are 8-5-1 since the calendar turned, and haven't won consecutive games since January 12th.
The Black and Gold also haven't lost consecutive games in that time, however, and after falling in humiliating fashion to Carolina on Thursday night, it's likely that the Bruins will have a bit more fire under them as they take the ice this afternoon at TD Garden.
Boston beat Pittsburgh 3-1 back in early December in the final game of their NHL-best 14-game point streak earlier this season, but this is a much different Pittsburgh team. It's also, as it turns out, a much different Boston team.
Expect Tim Thomas to man the pipes for Boston, with the rest of the roster shaking out like this:
Milan Lucic - David Krejci - Rich Peverley
Brad Marchand - Patrice Bergeron - Tyler Seguin
Chris Kelly - Zach Hamill - Benoit Pouliot
Shawn Thornton - Gregory Campbell - Daniel Paille
Tim Thomas
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bastard.
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by Ryan Durling on Feb 4, 2012 12:53 PM EST up reply actions
Reckless Self-Promoting
If anyone’s curious as to where the 16 scouts at today’s game are from, the list is here
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mine has whiskey in it
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Go Pats. Celtics. Red Sox. Bruins.
Brady. Pierce. Thomas. How you doing?
by Tai on Feb 4, 2012 1:18 PM EST up reply actions
Every time they mention the December 5th game, I think to myself, “You mean the game where the animal David Krejci murdered Sidney Crosby?”
Kick his ass, Seabass!
if it’s this quiet today, I have to wonder how much quieter we’ll be tomorrow. yikes.
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got my Pooh bear in the mail today… well, it’s now my wife’s. Turned out a little smaller than advertised
What's it have
Go Pats. Celtics. Red Sox. Bruins.
Brady. Pierce. Thomas. How you doing?
by Tai on Feb 4, 2012 1:20 PM EST up reply actions
trader joe’s chicken breakfast sausage, bacon, eggs… and coffee. nothing different. but everything fucking delicious
Kick his ass, Seabass!
Yea where's the lunch part lol
Go Pats. Celtics. Red Sox. Bruins.
Brady. Pierce. Thomas. How you doing?
by Tai on Feb 4, 2012 1:22 PM EST up reply actions
MAKE ME A SANDWICH
that would make it real brunch
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BRUUUUUUNNNNNCCCCHHHHHHHHHHHHH
bestest thing of all times
by RoughneckNine0 on Feb 4, 2012 1:20 PM EST up reply actions
oof. that was a slow eight minutes. this has all the early marks of a Bruins afternoon stinker.
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sea pig.
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Not much seems to be happening
contrary to it’s manatee origins
oh my god does anyone else have to watch Root Sports today? Steigerwald is SO PAINFUL to listen to. he’s already made a joke about lucic not “standing up straight” and they’ve showed the krejci hit and talked about how dirty that hit was and….I WANT JACK AND BRICK
:|
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by any chance
did you post on r/BostonBruins ?
by RoughneckNine0 on Feb 4, 2012 1:52 PM EST up reply actions
me? not recently. I played on there about a month ago, havent been on reddit in a while.
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Hi guys
Bruins look way better today.
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Bullshit goal.
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Good thing I missed that
makin a good old fashioned PBJ
and you can shove it russel stover, i aint buyin no chalklates
Now I see why you're so interested in me.
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by Anthony Emerson on Feb 4, 2012 2:01 PM EST up reply actions
oh god
this is brutal
Gamecenter iphone update: Penguins going into powerplay against Bruins.
Thanks.
Kick his ass, Seabass!
"Willing to do more for a vita?"
sounds a bit sketchy to me…… #TacoBellCommercialBeCreepy
Are you willing to have sex with the sweaty guy who kills the dogs used to make our meat?
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by Anthony Emerson on Feb 4, 2012 2:02 PM EST up reply actions
Fucking hell.
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sidenote, devils up 5-0 on the flyers
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please be bleeding, seguin
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"Now get out there and score"
YEEEAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH
HES A BLEEDER!
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if this team’s going to contend again, they can’t count on 5 on 5 alone two years running. this PP’s gotta be fixed
there was some good movement and good chances. Pevs needs to keep that puck in twice.
Johnny Boychuk - The infamous bottle of $100,000 champagne, I thought it was meh.
by PeterMacKellar on Feb 4, 2012 2:23 PM EST up reply actions
Orpik with an unreal hit on Paella
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too many good looks to be down in this game. way too many good looks to not have anything on the board.
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keep the pressure up and something will eventually hit
Johnny Boychuk - The infamous bottle of $100,000 champagne, I thought it was meh.
by PeterMacKellar on Feb 4, 2012 2:26 PM EST up reply actions
I quite like this Stars concept:
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really?
I like what Dallas has now.
Keep Calm and Tim Tom
oh, I see
this would be their 3rd. Still not a fan. Way too much like U Texas or Houston Astros.
Keep Calm and Tim Tom
Me too.
This is better IMO.
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by Anthony Emerson on Feb 4, 2012 2:28 PM EST up reply actions
So do their current uniforms.
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by Anthony Emerson on Feb 4, 2012 2:28 PM EST up reply actions
you know what would make me like Dallas a lot more?
If they played in Quebec City.
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True dat.
Don’t worry. The Coyotes or Panthers will relocate soon enough.
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by Anthony Emerson on Feb 4, 2012 2:35 PM EST up reply actions
i actually liked the mooterus.
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Off all fucking players, Matt fucking Cooke scores to end this game.
Fuck.
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okay, so I guess what I wrote this morning was wrong.
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Hamill: Thoroughly useless or mostly useless, discuss
by TomServo42 on Feb 4, 2012 3:01 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
entirely useless. give me caron tomorrow plz.
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by sarahconnors on Feb 4, 2012 3:04 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Don’t have much to say , but their effort in this game sucks.
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Spoke too soon.
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by Dave Carignan on Feb 4, 2012 3:04 PM EST up reply actions
The timing of this is hilarious
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by Anthony Emerson on Feb 4, 2012 3:06 PM EST up reply actions
It sure was haha because it was like 15 seconds later.
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by Dave Carignan on Feb 4, 2012 3:12 PM EST up reply actions
On the comeback march, maybe.
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of all the guys, why Corvo? why couldn’t it be somebody good, like Hamill?
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Haha, nice.
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by Dave Carignan on Feb 4, 2012 3:06 PM EST up reply actions
#zachhamillwillneverscoreanNHLgoal
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He’s been playing hard all game then he goes and does something stupid like that.
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by Dave Carignan on Feb 4, 2012 3:07 PM EST up reply actions
Seriously, he was good during their greatness stretch, now he's gone back to sucking.
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by Anthony Emerson on Feb 4, 2012 3:08 PM EST up reply actions
And of course we give them a power play. OF COURSE
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So who should Chia acquire at the deadline? Another defenseman? Another forward? Names, please.
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Probably.
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by Anthony Emerson on Feb 4, 2012 3:12 PM EST up reply actions
I like it!
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by Anthony Emerson on Feb 4, 2012 3:12 PM EST up reply actions
can’t close your hand on the puck, letang
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Hamil can’t buy one.
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Hamill so close!
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jesus
everything is going on oh lord
orpiks muck up was our gift
twas the only chance
Yeah,
gotta get that 4th line out with 3 minutes left in the 3rd period of a game where you are down 1 goal
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NHL Refs continue to do a poor job
just sayin’
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