Hurricanes 4, Bruins 1

Give Carolina credit. They knew the Bruins would probably be frustrated, and the Canes took full advantage of that frustration. Cam Ward's goaltending didn't hurt either. The B's spent about a fifth of this game shorthanded. And when they weren't killing penalties, they seemed more concerned with killing Hurricanes than with scoring.

68 penalty minutes for the Bruins. And sure, the refs got a little bit over eager with their whistles, but can you blame them? Stuff like Horton pummeling Tim Gleason is simply ignorant hockey. Gleason was trying to goad Horton. And once Horton drops the gloves and Gleason refuses to fight, that has to be the end of it. Horton should have mocked Gleason by waving his arms John Wensink style, then skated away.

Maybe a little fire is what this team needs. The Peverley goal on the Power Play seemed to be a result of some of the sparks in this game. Then Horton committed his stupid penalty 30 seconds later, then the refs were a bit anxious and called Chara for high-sticking, then Marchand got ejected and Seidenberg was given a questionable boarding penalty. Things got a little out of hand.

And the throwing of objects onto the ice was sad. That's stuff that Montreal fans do. That's a whiny Canadian thing to do. You know what we do in Boston when we're pissed at the refs and the team for losing? We call up the Sports Grille, order a pizza, wait for the game to finish, then go drink. Beers are for drinking, not throwing.

Hopefully this team wakes up. But at the same time, they have to stay focused. They need to react with goals like Peverley's, not with penalties like Horton's.

B's host the 3-0-1 Maple Leafs on Thursday.

-The Commodore

Hurricanes @ Bruins Preview

The Bruins have been up and down this season. They have played well in games against Tampa Bay, and Chicago, but have looked like shit in the rest. That being said I didn't think there was any shot the Bruins would beat the Blackhawks this past weekend, and I'm taking it as a sign this team is really to roll.

A big reason for that is the play of Seguin. He has looked awesome as that first line center, and has given a spark to players like Horton who were really slow to start the year. The kid has the most talent on the team, and right now also has the most points.

On top of that the Bruins got back to grinding out games, and that means hitting. That's how the Bruins win. In the first meeting this season the Bruins lost 3-2 to Carolina, but they only really played about 10 mins of good hockey. I think they play more then that tonight, and that'll be enough.

Bruins win 3-1
Player of the Game: Tyler Seguin
Game starts at 7PM

Quick injury update. Krejci will not play tonight, and McQuid is a game-time decision for the Bruins.

3 Carolina, 2 Bruins

Another lackluster performance by the Boston Bruins last night as they gave the Carolina Hurricanes their first win of the season. Cam Ward (26 saves) shut the door for most of the game until the Bruins found the back of the net in the third period. Tim Thomas (31 saves) had to make a few ridiculous saves just to keep some tallies off of the board for the Canes. Its early, but the chemistry just doesn't seem to be there yet.

The first goal was scored by Carolina's Joni Pitkanen when he got a shot pass Thomas on a power-play. Then Old friend Tomas Kaberle was credited with an assist on the Canes first goal....typical.

It didn't take long into the third period for the Hurricanes to add another goal to their total as Anthony Stewart found the back of the net at 3:42 while Thomas although he was being screened, I think he could have stopped this shot. The Bruins found themselves down by two goals and it really wasn't looking too promising. However, not even thirty seconds later at 4:07 Tyler Seguin puts one right over Ward's shoulder after assists from Adam McQuaid and Nathan Horton. Seguin scoring is a great sign for things to come for the Bruins this season.

Once the the Canes scored their 3rd goal it was over. The Bruins turned the puck over which led to Jiri Tlusty goal. It was a pretty bad turnover, Thomas didn't have a chance. The Bruins were very shaky to even get the 2 goals in the first place. Marchand scored the second goal for the Bruins and the second of his season, but it was too little too late.

They take on my boy Patrick Kane and Chicago next.

Bruins @ Hurricanes Preview (UPDATED)

With no basketball, and the Red Sox reports sounds more like something out of the Book of Revelation thank God we still have the Bruins and Patriots. As, I said before the Bruins will be without Krejci tonight, but I still think there is a good chance they win tonight.

The Bruins will be facing one very familiar player in Tomas Kaberle, as they got Corvo to replace him. Carolina has had a tough start to the year as they are 0-2-1. Not that the Bruins have had a great start with their 1-2 record.

With the Bruins it's all about energy. They didn't have any of it for the first 2 periods against the Avs, and it cost them the game. I think that changes tonight. Last year, the Bruins would have one slacker game, then come out and beat the bag out of someone. I think we see that tonight. Look for Lucic to come out and hit hard, and a little more of life in some of these players legs.

Bruins have won 11 of 13 against Carolina including 3 in a row at the RBC Center.

Bruins 5-1
Player of the Game: Lucic
Game starts at 7:30pm


***UPDATE***

Interest development for tonight's game...

"The Bruins received good news on the status of David Krejci, as coach Claude Julien said Wednesday in Carolina that the center did not suffer a knee injury, but rather a core injury. Krejci will not play Wednesday but is considered day-to-day (WEEI)."

We also learned that Tyler Seguin will become the team's first-line center. Now I am fucking pumped for this game.