Stanley Cup of Chowder, a Boston Bruins community

This is a much larger story about NESN and CSNNE's ongoing war, but one tidbit on the 3rd page says that we could be just weeks away from Tappen leaving Boston for the national stage. Initial thoughts: good for her and great for the NHL Network, since her tenor and delivery is exactly what they desperately need, but man, the local broadcast is going to take a hit.

Kathryn Tappen, studio host for NESN's coverage of Boston Bruins games got married this weekend to New Jersey Devils defenseman Jay Leach. H/T to In Lou We Trust...and to Jay Leach

NESN's broadcast of Thursday night's game between the Bruins and Canadiens returned a 4.7 rating within the Boston television market. This was the highest regular season rating for a NESN Bruins broadcast in over 14 years. it looks like the folks over at NESN are hoping for a Boston-Montreal first round matchup.

H/T to Hub Hockey for the link

James Murphy was on SportsDesk talking about the B's with NESN's Cole Wright