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Shoot To Thrill

The duo that entertained us with their speed and skill will need to show us more of the same.

By Giesse
Plenty to celebrate with these two... Ryan Spooner and David Pastrnak
Plenty to celebrate with these two... Ryan Spooner and David Pastrnak
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Two young Bruins will need to step up, even as a new Bruin can make his own mark.


  • Lookin' at you, Ryan Spooner and David Pastrnak , to pick up where you left off last season.  [CausewayCrowd]

  • We need that because of five lingering questions that the Bruins still need to answer.  [TooManyMenOnTheSite]

  • In this preview of the Atlantic Division, one former Bruin seeks redemption even as a new Bruin could have a breakout year.  [OnTheForecheck]

  • Currently a Prince George Cougar (as was Zdeno Chara long ago) Jesse Gabrielle has lost his baby fat and is expected to fill a top-6 role with his team.  [PrinceGeorgeCitizen]

  • Charles Adams and the Bruins changed hockey history in 1931 by icing the puck 87 times, playing to an angry crowd and a scoreless draw. All this dirt is from Duplacey & Diamond's book The Official Rules of Hockey.  [Google, via Reddit]

  • The bookies have spoken, the Bruins have a middlin' chance to win the Stanley Cup, at 16/1 odds. [NESN]

Elsewhere around the rink:


  • What's in a name? One ECHL team dropped the name "Warriors" and came up with something really special.  [BarDown]

  • Hurricanes ownership upheval along with Quebec City's push for an NHL team is sparking rumors about potential movement.  [SportsIllustrated]

  • Gregory Campbell 's most remarkable legacy may ultimately be in promoting the Ice Bucket Challenge, which spiked fundraising that resulted in a gamechanging discovery in the fight against ALS. [CausewayCrowd]

  • Andrew Ference spoke candidly about being the Oilers captain, and why it should not change who a player is.  Wouldn't Connor McDavid be lucky to billet with the Ferences during the season?  [Sportsnet]

  • Although one rookie NFL player chose football, he asserts that it was playing hockey that molded his psyche and physical style. [Sports.Yahoo]

  • The casting call is out for local Hockey Moms to star in a new reality TV show, the season finale will be the Minnesota state tournament. [PostBulletin]  Can a tie-in to the All Hockey Hair Team be far behind? [StarTribune]

  • Police Beat:  Mike Richards has been formally charged, and has received a court date of September 10th.  [Sportsnet]   Slava Voynov remains behind bars, despite an incorrect report that he had been released.  [Sportsnet]  Darryl Sydor has entered a treatment facility.  [StarTribune]  Patrick Kane has been interviewed by police.  [BuffaloNews]

Joe Haggerty can kiss our ass