That one stung. Bruce Cassidy
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The Senators are in town tonight, and the Bruins will be ready at 7:00PM on NESN.
The Maple Leafs sent the Bruins packing last night. The game should not have come down to a late, curious penalty call, but that seemed to be the theme last night, so of course it did. Hockeybuzz
David Backes and the later maligned Dominic Moore scored the Bruin goals, and things were contentious right from the start, as Patrice Bergeron was boarded. Tuukka Rask held his team in it for stretches. (With video) MassLive
The revolving door flanking David Krejci as the second line wing just keeps spinning. Help wanted! Boston Globe
Mike Babcock’s Maple Leafs pretty much shut down Brad Marchand.WEEI
But Brad was being Brad on the bench- he threw some shade on Leo Komarov . WEEI
Hey look! Brad is back with Sidney Crosby again- as the first NHL Star of the Week! NHL
Elsewhere around the rink:
No surprise that there’s a certain young Bruin on this list of the top 20 NHLers due to cash in as RFAs this season. P.S. Read down to the very bottom. Sportsnet
Have a look at how the recent coaching changes around the NHL did (or did not) statistically improve their teams. Medium
Sean McIndoe assesses teams in the NHL standings- In the East, the Canadiens are hot, and might the Bruins have been a sleeper all along? Sportsnet