NHL released the Boston Bruins vs. Montreal Canadiens schedule for Round 1 of the Stanley Cup Playoffs.

Thursday, April 14, 2011 7 p.m. Montreal at Boston 
Saturday, April 16, 2011 7 p.m. Montreal at Boston 
Monday, April 18, 2011 7:30 p.m. Boston at Montreal 
Thursday, April 21, 2011 7 p.m. Boston at Montreal 
Saturday, April 23, 2011 7 p.m. Montreal at Boston (if needed)
Tuesday, April 26, 2011 TBD Boston at Montreal  (if needed)
Wednesday, April 27, 2011 TBD Montreal at Boston (if needed)
As expected (because of Celtics scheduling), Game 1 will be on Thursday.

But back-to-back games for Game 6 and  Game 7? 

Way to blow that one, NHL.



Anyone knows if this has ever happened before?

Hopefully Bruins will wrap up the series well before a Game 6 or 7.

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Bruins. Habs. Round One.

It's war.

Days of Y'Orr is ready. We promise to bring out A-game this series.

We know a lot of you wanted us to turn our beloved Somebody Call 911 design into a t-shirt, but trademarks/copyright/etc. No way we could afford to buy Bruins merch license.

But we've done the next best thing. We've also teamed up with local vendor/blogger Rob Munstis over at BottomLine Apparel to create a Montreal 911 t-shirt.


We can already see Canadiens fans fuming as their dumbass horseshoe logo has been given a Boston gold makeover, plus mocking the 911 calls to add a little zest, if you will.

Sizes come in SM, MD, LG, XL, XXL and are only $14. Get 'em to wear to Game 1 Thursday and Game 2 Saturday. Wear 'em to Montreal. Wear it to work. Wear it while your having your special time with your significant other. Whatever. It's playoffs. It might be the last time they see you until June, anyways.

All you have to do is type is visit the BLA Store, put in your order and type in YORR in the coupon code box. This helps Rob know you came from our site to track orders.

4/11 Edit: We were told it was a coupon code, but I guess it won't accept it in that field. Put it in the Special Instructions box when you review your info. See below:


4/12 Edit: Rob at BLA just told us that he's sold out of the first round of printing of this shirt. He's printing more and will fullfil all orders but isn't sure if everyone will get the shirt before Game 1 on Thursday. He'll try his best, of course.

4/12 Edit 2: We just got word from Rob that the Montreal Canadiens are assmunchers and threatened to sue him for selling anymore shirts. Details here.

We're stoked.

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Fuck Montreal.

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Remember before the season when a bunch of fools wanted Thomas traded?

"Rask is the future, and the future is now!"

"Thomas is a bum! His Vezina was a fluke!"

"Trade Thomas now, he is going to kill this team next year!"

And those were some of the nicer comments. These were comments from Bruins fans. Many, not all, but many underestimated Thomas' competitive nature. You disrepected him. And he heard you. So he trained. The comments from fans, media and "experts" fueled him all summer. You saw it from his very first start of the season. He took the Coyotes down to Shutout Town and never looked back. He assaulted every goalie stat category.

Today's win likely etched Thomas' name into NHL record books. Rask is expected to get the start in the season finale tomorrow against New Jersey. Thomas will be rested and focused for Game 1 of the playoffs, whoever it is against. But his win today saw Thomas seal the deal on the best save percentage in NHL history (since they started recording it), beating out Dominik Hasek.


Hasek set the previous record in the 98-99 season with the stupid Sabres. Only good thing about that team that year. He recorded a save percentage of .9366 that season. After beating the Senators and sending them to the store to buy some NHL Draft lottery tickets Thomas improved his save percentage on the season to .9382. Suck it Hasek. Suck it Buffalo. Thomas just erased your name from the record books for that one.

There is not another goalie in the league we'd want between the pipes come playoff time. Who cares if his style is unorthodox. Some call Thomas lucky. Luck doesn't last this long. Just wait until the pressure is higher in the playoffs. Thomas will make the big saves. It won't always be pretty, but he'll do it. 

Fans can come into the TD Garden or go on some stupid message board and talk about how much Thomas sucks. When he's claiming his second Vezina this summer he'll just laugh at you. And so will we. You can come in here and tell us "it doesn't matter if the Bruins lose in the playoffs!" Suck it. If the Bruins lose in the playoffs, it won't be because of Thomas.  "But Thomas has never won a Stanley Cup!" Yeah, well neither has Rask. Neither did Niemi before last year. Neither did Fleury before '09. You get the point. Suck it Thomas haters.


After the jump.... B's actually show up for a matinee game, you won't like Horton when he's angry and Thomas rules.....

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Last home game of the regular season. Fan Appreciation Day.

Here's what the Bruins have in store:

Immediately following the Bruins/Senators game, Bruins players will remain on the ice and throw t-shirts into the stands, then hand 23 fans that were chosen throughout the game the "Shirt off their Backs". Each of these lucky Bruins fans will receive a sealed envelope containing the name of a current Bruins player they will meet that afternoon. After the t-shirt toss these fans will participate in the on-ice ceremony where they will meet and take home the game-worn autographed jersey of that player.

In addition to winning the "Shirts off their Backs," Bruins fans will enjoy an exciting day of giveaways. Upon arrival, every fan will receive a Bruins team poster courtesy of TD Bank. Throughout the game, Bruins fans will have the opportunity to win a variety of prizes including VIP ticket packages, lunch with Rene Rancourt and a trip to the 2011 NHL awards in Las Vegas with flights on AirTran.

Since we sit way up in the last row of 306, we figure there's a zero chance that we'll get a t-shirt thrown to us. Maybe we'll get lucky and Chara will start slapshotting them into the crowd. We do have our eyes focused on the lunch with Rene Rancourt though.


Rancourt. The original fistpump. 

Suck it, Jersey Shore.

After the jump... more preview stuff....

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Our Bloguin brethren over at thePensBlog have used Rinkotology for their fantasy hockey needs for a while now. They used it for the 2010 NHL Playoffs and the 2010 Olympics. And they're using it again for the 2011 NHL Playoffs. So, if you just can't quite quit the fantasy hockey bug yet (like us), this is a way to keep your addiction going a little bit longer and win some of the $3700 up for grabs in prize money (including $1000 grand prize).

Not bad, eh? 

Game is simple. You pick one player per team and get points based on how well he does; game goes through the entire playoffs.

* Complete rules are here.  
* ThePensBlog post on Rinkotology is here. 
* More Rinkotology FAQs here.

You can follow the Rinkotology Twitter Feed and Facebook Group for more details, updates and more opportunities to win more free entries. Player selection will begin at 11p.m. on Sunday, April 10.


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Cuts for a Cause brought in $40,000 for the Floating Hospital for Children at Tufts Medical Center. Awesome.

After all was said and done Adam McQuaid wins best hair still. He shows up with a pompador...


...and leaves with a mullet.


Suck it, Kane.

We're hoping McQuaid rocks the mullet for the entire post-season.

Surprsingly, the mullet wasn't the only haircut McQuaid was considering.

After the jump... the man haircuts of Adam McQuaid... and a bonus Brad Marchand pic

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You may remember a certain Shawn "Wayne" Thornton take a skate to the face that required 40 stitches. As he skated by the bench some jerkoff taunted Thornton (knowing full well he'd be out for the rest of the game and not have to see him for another year -- bigman stuff). If it wasn't for the ref standing in his way we're pretty sure there would've been a lot more than just Thornton with stitches and blood dripping form their heads.

After the game, Thornton refused to quote was said to him:

"Someone said, obviously I can't swear while I'm talking to you guys, but there was some stuff said that I'm not too happy about," Thornton said. "If I ever find out who it was I'll deal with it in my own way."

But that doesn't mean the referee who saved the Chicago bench can't speak.

Via ESPN Chicago:

“I heard someone say, ‘Get off the ice, get off the [expletive] ice,’” VanMassenhoven said. “I don’t know who said it.”

Really? "Get off the fucking ice" is the best Chicago has to offer? Or, as Kalman put it, not even a "yo momma" joke?

Lame. Who knew that John Scott was their best trashtalker... and he kinda sucks at it, too.

We can't say that we're surprised. The entire Blackhawks season has been a letdown; why not their insults?

Apparently, the Blackhawks have a list hanging up in the locker room of potential insults to throw at their opponents. And thanks to ace reporter and secret agent Patrice Purrgeron, we were able to get our hands on a copy of said list.


Other insults the Chicago Blackhawks use:
"Your skate blades are dull!"
"Well, I'll see you in my dreams... if I eat too much!"
"I bet you use... a wooden stick!"
"Haha... your name is Mike Komisarek! Wait... it's not?" 
"We bought the Stanley Cup last year! *stick out tongue*"
"Your mother wears army boots!"
"Who cuts your hair? Barry Melrose?!"
"Your fight strap is showing!"
"Hey, what are you? A rookie?"
"You're really, really, really bad at hockey... and other stuff, too!"

What are some other insults you think the Blackhawks could use in the future? They'll probably need a new list for 2011-2012.
 


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The game started off with the yearly awards ceremony.  Congrats to all the players who won, these were most definately well deserved:

Eddie Shore Award: Shawn Thornton

Elizabeth Dufresne: Tim Thomas

Johnny Bucyk Award: Andrew Ference

Bruins Radio Network #3 Star: Milan Lucic

Bruins Radio Network #2 Star: Patrice Bergeron

Bruins Radio Network #1 Star: Tim Thomas

This was the kind of game that made you feel uneasy throughout the majority of in.  Bruins were coming off of a bad loss Monday night and facing a team that they shouldn't have too much trouble beating.  Plus the Bruins hit the 3 goal mark, which seems to be the kiss of death for this team.  We've see too many games like this go bad that if you didn't have at least a shred of doubt during the game, they you probably haven't seen most of the Bruins games this season.

But the Bruins came through in the end, which is what matters.  Hopefully this win will provide a little momentum and let the Bs ride a little win streak into the playoffs

After the jump, a look at the periods.
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I've tried to be on the fence about this topic. In fact I believe I've used the phrase "Let's wait and see how this plays out" on a number of occasions, but I can't do it anymore. I have to show my true colors from here on out. I am officially on the "Fire Claude Julien" bandwagon. I've had it up to here and "here" is being at the tippity top of my 6'2" frame. There's a number of people that have stated that if Claude Julien's Bruins gets out of the second round, he should keep his job. I'm going to have to disagree with you on this one. It's time for Julien to take his act somewhere else.

One of my biggest concerns when Julien was hired to coach the Bruins was that he was fired 79 games into the 2006-2007 season with the Devils. Normally when a coach is fired it is because the team is not performing well, but the Devils were in second place in the Eastern Conference with 107 points. The reason Julien was fired from New Jersey? Well Devils GM Lou Lamoriello said it was a "lack of readiness to challenge for a Stanley Cup."

Well you don't say.

After the jump, more Anti-Julien goodness!...
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