You know what we miss seeing? Home wins.  This supposed home ice "advantage" hasn't helped out much so far.  But we're feeling that it could all change tonight,  Bruins have definitely shifted the momentum away from the Habs, where home losses probably sting a little more.  That being said, Bruins shouldn't be satisfied with their play, I'm looking at you  top line and power play, get your asses in gear!

In a way, I'm glad that the Bruins needed to come from behind a lot last game to get the win rather than blow them out, simply because it shows that they have the ability to do it.  Sure, it means that our hearts may temporarily stop, but that's what defibrillators are for!


Plus, it's got to sting a lot more losing after playing with the lead all day, which makes it so much more delicious for  Bruins fans...and we know something about losing games after leading in the playoffs *sob*.

After the jump, we put FingerGate to rest (maybe).
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Game 5 tomorrow at the Garden.

Here are some signs ready to be printed for tomorrow's game.

New: Ference 3:16 and Jack Edwards inspired Get Up!/No Diving. 

Best Ference Finger quote: "Most awkward thing about "Ference 3:16?" After he smashed and chugged the beers, he'd go pick up the cans and recycle them." -- Dan Ryan, Bruins Hockey Now

Click the images or links below to get the full-size versions.

Ference 3:16 PDF JPG	GET UP!/No Diving PDF JPG

Or your choice: Cusick/SCORE! and Somebody Call 911. 

Cusick/SCORE! PDF JPG	Somebody Call 911 PDF JPG

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"The first thing I want to be done is to get that piece of crap of a team out of my rink. 

Don't just get the Habs out of the rink, get them out of the N-H-L. Because I've proved, son, without a shadow of a doubt, you ain't got what it takes anymore. You sit there and you thump your Stanley Cups and you say your prays to Ken Dryden and it isn't getting you anywhere.

Talk about your history, talk about your 'Rocket' Richard 3:16...

Ference 3:16 says  'I just whooped your ass.'


All they have to do is get my cheap bottle of poutine and try to get back some of that courage they had in their prime.

It's the Stanley Cup Playoffs. I'm serving notice to everyone in the N-H-L and NHL superstars; I don't give a damn what they are, they're all on the list and that's Andrew Ference's list and I'm fixed to start running through all of them.


As far as this playoff matchup is considered I don't give a damn if it's Patrick Roy or Carey Price, the Boston Bruins time has come and you're looking at the next Stanley Cup champion. 


And that's the bottom line, because ANDREW FERENCE SAID SO!"
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Well...who saw this coming about halfway through the second period?  Help from a lot of unlikely sources in this one, which was surprising, but not problematic.  Bergeron getting a goal was of course no surprise, but the scoring also came from Ference, Kelly and *gasp!* Ryder, who got both the first goal and the game winner in OT.  Now, we understand that some less than favorable things have been said about Ryder 'round these parts, and we're man enough to give credit where credit is due, even if it does pain us greatly.


Recap is going to be shorter than usual tonight, most of our energy went into hosting tonight's Live Chat.  For those of you not keeping score at home, the Bruins are 2-0 during games that we host chats.  We're not saying necessarily that we're the reason they win, but we are superstitious as hell, so look for these to continue for at least as long as the Bruins keep winning.

If you haven't check out the chats yet, then you should.  Good times, good people, and innapropiate jokes.

After the jump, Ference is rude, but hilarious.
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First chat went well and people wanted another one to happen. Ask and you shall receive.

Bruins got themselves back into the series with that Game 3 win. They have a chance to make this a Best of Three series with a win tonight and to take momentum back into Boston. Falling down 3-1 to Montreal would suck. 

Game's at 7pm so our "pre-game" will be at 6:30.

Live Streaming:
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Reading Essentials:

• Our Game 4 preview.
• Get your "Get Up!" signs here. Perfect for your cubicle and dorm room or that Habs guy who just hasn't learned how to skate yet, despite being a "pro" hockey player.
• On a scale of 1-10, how ironic is it that the Montreal playoff "theme" song is entitled "Stand Up"?
• Sorry Seguin fans... Kelly and his busted face will probably play tonight
• We're not entirely surprised (but we are disappointed), but Kaberle has been a bit of a bust for Boston

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Are you a Bruins fan going to the game in Montreal tonight? Are you a Montreal fan that can admit your team's legacy of diving and crying is ridiculous? Are you a Bruins fan going to Game 5 on Saturday?

If you answered yes to any of these questions, we have the sign for you!

In collaboration with our good friend Eric (follow him on Twitter @BosBruinsFan) we've come up with a handy sign that will certainly help you explain your feelings on the Canadiens Olympic diving ways (inspired by everyone's favorite announcer Jack Edwards). Here is the small version:


Get it in pdf format here. And a bigger jpg format here. Print them out. Post them around town. Hold them up at the game. Hand them out to Canadiens players. Whatever floats your boat.

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"Block the entrances, close the doors. Seal the exits cause this is war!" - Rise Against
It's game day boys and girls. It feels like the Bruins and Canadiens took a fortnight off before getting ready for tonight's tilt, but it's here. I hope the Rush fans enjoyed giving both teams another off day (for those who don't know, Rush played at the Bell Centre last night). I'm just jealous though because I'd love to see Rush. Now that the Bell Centre is all Moving Pictures'd out, it's time to drop the puck and hope the Bruins can lock this series up at 2-2.

We all know by now what happened during Game 3, so I'm not going to dwell on it. To those complaining about coming close to blowing a 3-0 lead, close only counts in horseshoes and hand grenades. Over the last few days, teams have given their fan base the right to complain with the Kings blowing a four goal lead two nights ago and the Rangers blowing a three goal lead last night. Again, only coming close to blowing a lead doesn't mean shit. A win is a win and the Bruins won Game 3. It doesn't matter how they did it. It wouldn't matter if they won because Carey Price put the puck in his own net 5 times. In the playoffs, the only thing that matters is Ws and Ls.

A modern day warrior, mean mean stride; Today's Tim Thomas mean mean pride....
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This video is amazing -- especially when Professor Jack Edwards compares the Habs play to large, evil American corporations.
 
"It's just a new form of lying, that's all it is," he said. "And it's something that degrades everybody who watches hockey, regardless of their affiliation with one team or another."

Jack's been on fire recently. He seems to really take his commentating to a whole new level when the Habs are around. He steps it up.


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You know, three days ago most of Boston had their tippy toes peeking over the ledge of the Tobin Bridge waiting for a nice gust of wind to throw us into the brown abyss known as the Mystic River. Suddenly the sky opened up and what we saw was glorious. What we saw was what the black and gold bible has been speaking about since the days of Andy Moog. A man who will come down from the unknown and stop everything in his path to bring the Bruins eternal glory in the shape of a silver cup. What we saw was Tim Thomas standing on his head in the last half of the third period. And it was good!

Seriously though, Thomas was either really good or really bad on Monday in Montreal. Most of the time the guy was masterful between the pipes but there were some instances where the fans were clutching at their chest because of heart palpitations so large they would've put Wile E. Coyotes' to shame. For most of the night, Thomas stayed in his crease (yeah I know, shocking) and he had a steady hand at what was in front of him, but the goals by Sergie Kostitsyn and Tomas Plekanec were weak. Very weak. The Kostitsyn goal wasn't as bad as Plekanec's goal, but Thomas needs to close his five-hole and stop both of them. If you're going to win a Stanley Cup, you can't allow soft fucking goals like that one, especially to a team that has had your number for three games.

Let's be honest with ourselves for a minute. When we were watching the standings throughout March, isn't this the team we wanted? Wasn't this the team that the Bruins defeated two out of the last three times with a 6-8 victory and then a 7-0 beating, both at home? We all wanted Montreal because the Bruins could beat them, but had trouble beating the Rangers and the Sabres throughout the season. The Bruins had it all when it came to facing Montreal. They had depth, strength, aggression, size and the goaltending evened out. Hell, in the 7-0 game, the Bruins finally learned how to skate with the Canadiens, right? Wrong.

Games 1 and 2 were probably the worst games the Bruins have played all season or at least it felt that way. It could have been the weight of the playoffs that made these losses more intense, but coming out of Game 2 I thought all hope was gone. I'll be real with you, DOY family. I was sending text messages and tweets to my friends saying that I was "on the ledge" because the Bruins looked like District 5's bastard child. As bad as the Bruins looked, the Canadiens looked great. Carey Price was positioned well in net and didn't have to move horizontally to make saves, the Canadiens forwards were cutting to the net and finding open space in the slot and their power play was once again effective. Basically, the Canadiens beat up on the "more physical, stronger and aggressive" Bruins by taking their weakness (skating, shooting, special teams) and shoving it down their throats.

After the jump, lets look at Game 3 and some random thoughts...
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It's amazing how much better 2-1 feels than 2-0.  That being said, the Bruins are still a game behind, and getting a win in the 2nd away game in this series would be absolutely amazing.  A lot is being said of the time that the Bruins are spending in Lake Placid, but I'm not buying into that.  Whether practices are in Lake Placid, Montreal, or Boston, the Bruins need to win.

And yes, I get that it was the site of Team USA's Miracle On Ice, but least we forget, it was also the site of this:


That movie killed a piece of my soul...

Anyways, there are a few players who need to either step of their game or find new roles on the team.  For example, after the last game Chris Kelly should audition to be the new PJ Axelsson of the Boston Bruins.  It makes sense, as much as we loved PJ, he wasn't anything too special...until the other team's goalie was pulled and he became a sniper.  Sadly the Bruins seem to have a hard time scoring even when there is no one in net to stop the puck.

But who else? After the jump, we look at a few. Add a comment