Man, that banner is like a sleek Accelerator jersey. Black on black baby.

Bruins come into Pittsburgh on a three game winning streak after a shootout win against the Senators where Boston comes back from 2 down. It was a tough game for Boston, which doesn't bode well for their legs against the Pens. The only thing that helps Boston is that Malkin is back in Russia sucking down some tiger blood...or whoever this whore is: 

Don't get me wrong, I think Malkin is awesome and Jon has a little Russian scud missile in his pants for him, but that 1,000 yard stare he has going on should make anyone worried. I guess you can't tell if he is just dumb as rocks or its his concussion creeping back in and he's pulling his best Marc Savard impression (Savard concussion mention #1). 

But the Bruins can't take this team lightly. Sure, they're the NHL's poster child for the most bi-polar squad to ever hit the ice - and yes, they couldn't kill a penalty if you tied the penalty up to a chair and gave the PK a bazooka - and yes they have Marc Andre Fleury in net who is either Patrick Roy or that fat kid who is put in goal during recess because he takes up 3/4th of the net but moves like a slug covered in salt. 

You never know if you're going to get the MAF who pitches a shutout or the Ilya Bryzgalov-esque Fleury who lets in 5 goals (2 of them soff). 

But then you realize they have Sidney Crosby and he's the best in the world. Seriously, let's call a spade a spade here. The dude is good and isn't the crybaby most teams like to make him out to be. The guy leads the league in points and assists and because of him Chris Kunitz is second in the NHL in goals. 

Chris. Fucking. Kunitz. 

(stick tap to Fitz)

In a shortened season, Chris Kunitz is about 9 goals off of his career best from a normal 82 game season. The fucking guy has two hattricks already this season. You don't think that's a byproduct of playing with Sidney Crosby? You think this 33 year old winger magically sprouted a scoring touch over the elongated offseason? 

It's because he's the mother fucking wingah fer Sid everyone in Pittsburgh keeps looking for. Or its because Sid makes everyone around him better. He's like Jesus, except that Jesus didn't have to sit in a dark room playing Mario Kart with Chris Pronger and Marc Savard (Savard concussion mention #2) and I bet Crosby takes King Boo. 

Savard probably takes Princess Peach

Pronger probably takes Bowser and just tries to the the other two off of the road and then is like "Guys, I didn't do anything" in whatever language a troglidyte like him speaks in. 

When you look at the numbers, Pittsbugh is Pittsburgh. They're first in the NHL in scoring with 3.65 goals per game (though I'm sure that 6 spot on the Islawlender didn't hurt) and they're 21st in goals against at 2.92. Basically, they're an incredibly talented offensive team that has trouble stopping anyone or anything from entering them. They're a Kardashian sister. Great to look at, easy to penetrate. Why? 

Their goaltending blows. 

Flower has 13 wins, but ranks 40th in GAA (2.71) and 46th in SV% (.902) in the NHL. Basically, MAF gets between the pipes and prays that his team scores 5-6 goals per game because he can't carry them on their backs. Those league leading 13 wins are a sham. It pisses me off when people bring up a goalie wins as a real stat. Goalie wins are like wins for a pitcher in baseball, they don't mean anything. 

I'm not even getting on this tangent yet because...

After the jump, preview...

You know Bruins, you really should learn to show up from the start for these important division games. Look, we know you're very generous and you like to spot overrated teams a couple of goals to boost their self esteem but you can't keep doing this.

Though seriously, we do admire your heart to come back from all these deficits. Great practice for the playoffs we supposed. Doesn't  hurt to be prepared.

Especially when you have the LEGEND Shawn Thornton. Need a boost? A face punched in? A beautiful, timely goal? You know who to call.

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Last year it was Brad Marchand who was named to the Most Stylish Bostonian's list. This year it's good old Alternate Captain Planet Andrew Ference. Remember, recylcing is fashionable.

From Boston.com:

What do you wear on the weekends? 
Honestly, a lot of the things I wear are because I grew up as a punk, skateboard, snowboarding kid. I still buy Volcom jeans, and most of the casual pieces I wear are active brands

Remember, this is what Ference said about Marchand last year:

"We're trending to no shirt being stylish?" --A very concerned Andrew Ference

BOOM.

Fuck you Ottawa. Aint nobody got time for you when a game against the Pittsburgh Penguins is in the not so distant future. Alas, the Bruins playing the Senators tonight is like the salad before the filet minon that is the Penguins, especially with Pittsburgh putting up 6 on the Islanders. But here we are, Boston is in Ottawa to take on the 6th place Senators. 

If you look at the conference standings, the Northeast Division currently holds four (1, 4, 5, 6) of the eight playoff spots, which means the rest of the Eastern Conference should get on their level. It's pretty amazing to see, especially with Toronto holding the 5th spot looking for their first playoff berth since 2004. 

It's tough to write a preview about the Ottawa Senators because there's not that much of a rivalry to get pissed off about. The Senators are like your little cousin who comes over and wants to hang out with you and your friends. He's not really doing anything wrong, but you just want him to leave you alone because he's annoying. The Senators are annoying. 

At least we don't have to see Erik Karlsson pretend to play defense anymore. Oh wait, I already did this and some tool in Ottawa got upset at me, saying that Karlsson ALWAYS plays unreal defense - or some shit like that. 

But Ottawa is hanging in there man. Milan Michalek came back from injury, which is good for them because the kid can light the lamp, but that's about it. Craig Anderson went from day-to-day the last time Boston played Ottawa to injured reserve...but it's not like that means anything. The Bruins have a knack for making Robin Lehner look like the second coming of Patrick Roy. 

Even when Boston defeated Ottawa at the end of February, it took two weird fucking goals for it to happen. I'm not sure if backup goalies are hyped to be playing a team like Boston or if Boston plays down to the fact there's a backup goalie in net. Either way, the two times that Lehner has played Boston he was solid against them. 

Expect Khudobin to be in net tonight as well - not because he's playing well (because he is) or Rask is playing poorly (because he's not) but with Pittsburgh tomorrow, you're more likely to see Rask in net then. 

Ottawa is currently 27th overall in offense in the NHL, scoring 2.24 goals per game. The reason that they are so successful is because Craig Anderson leads the NHL in GAA and SV% (and is injured so that may be a little less than pomp and circumstance at this point) and the barely give up 2 goals a game (1.96 to be exact). 

I'm not sure if that's because they have a good defensive system or because their goaltending is that good. Either way, Boston has been on a roll lately. You have to feel good going into this game seeing what they put together on Saturday against Philadelphia. From Thornton kicking the shit out of Rinaldo to Boston getting out to a 3-0 lead and not only holding it, but keeping Philly off of the scoreboard. 

Load up and roll ouit. 

After the jump, the rest of the preview...

Joomla ate my first recap. I am upset....

BUT NOT AS UPSET AS FLYERS FANS! 

That's right Philadelphia, fuck you. You just got your ass handed to you and it was glorious. Literally one of the best things I've seen the Bruins do this season. I...I got nothing beyond seeing red. 

Fucking christ. I'm so pissed. Here's your recap. 

UGH IT'S AN AFTERNOON GAME! I fucking hate afternoon games man, they're the worst. I mainly hate them because the Bruins absolutely blow donkey balls in afternoon games. I'm not sure what it is, but they seem to never show up for these games. Hopefully, though, the fact that they're playing the Flyers changes everything. 

You have to think that the Flyers going up 4-1 at some point and then losing 5-4 is going to motivate them to pound on the Bruins. It was the biggest shit show for Philadelphia and I loved every second of it. Fuck the Flyers - especially when Bryz gets tossed. He's a fucking mess and has such a massive contract. 

Bryz was even pulled Thursday night against Pittsburgh. Couple that with a Bruins win against the Toronto Maple Leafs and there is potential for a blood bath in the afternoon. You really can't have two better teams playing each other on a Saturday. Throw out everything you know about the Flyers this season. 

Yes, they're last in the Atlantic Division (lol)
Yes, they have a negative goal differential
Yes, they've lost two games in a row
Yes, Hartnell's wife is a huge whore

It doesn't really matter when these two teams meet. The only thing I could wish for is that Tom Sestito was still wasting a roster spot so Nathan Horton could beat the ever loving shit out of him. Nothing would make this game better (possibly a Horton hat trick, but I digress). 

The Flyers are the trash of the Eastern Conference. Garbage men look at the Philadelphia Flyers and shake their head in disgust and disapproval. There is, literally, nothing about the Flyers that has a redeeming quality about them. Claude Giroux? The "best player in the world" is a fucking souless ginger and is definitely NOT the best player in the word. If he was the best player in the world, his team wouldn't be fending off the Eastern Conference feces like Florida, Buffalo and Washington. 

Are you still staring at that Bryz gif because I am. 

I hope Boston wipes the floor with these orange and black assholes. Fucking orange, what a stupid color. 

After the jump, the rest of the preview...

No one clamied Chris Bourque so he's on his way down to Providence. This chapter of the Bourque Experiment is done but doesn't mean we won't see Raymondson in Boston in the future. Julien laments the decision to waive Bourque, according to CSNNE:

“This is not a coach’s decision. This is an organizational decision,” said Claude Julien. “It wasn’t an easy one because we know the type of person Chris is, and he’s a great player.

“Just because right now we’re waiving him, we’re hoping not to lose him. His team here [in Boston] isn’t over. He took a little bit of time to find his game and it was coming around a bit. He also knows that his last game wasn’t his best one. When you look at what he did in Providence you can’t count him off your lineup here. Right now it could just be a bump along the way. Certainly if we need a guy called up I’d have no issues about seeing him back up here.”

To fill the third line winger void, the Bruins also called up Jordan Caron from Providence.

In 71 games with the Bruins, Caron has notched 10 goals and 12 assists and is a +3. He's not doing so hot in Providence this year, though. He has 15 points in 40 games with the Baby Bs. Oof. He also had an upper-body injury during the Bs shortened training camp after the lock out.

From Boston.com:

After Chris Bourque was placed on waivers, Caron was in line to audition for the No. 3 left wing job. Caron scored a goal in each of Providence’s last two games. When playing at his best, Caron is a big, two-way winger. 

Gotta wonder if this is the Bruins giving Caron legit shot at the third line winger spot or if they're just showcasing him. Sounds like a lot of people think Caron's being showecased and his time in Boston is running out. And with news that Carl Soderberg wants to join the Bruins after his SEL Playoffs are over, that sounds a little bit more likely.

That unicorn in the Boston Bruins organization, Carl Soderberg is making waves once more. Back in January The Bomb wrote this (and we transalted via some translation site):

The Bomb: 

Carl Soderberg Boston - now? Yes, many sources say that Boston makes a serious attempt to recruit the elite series målkung to NHL - immediately. The salary of Soderberg said to be $ 1.5 million for a full NHL season. But the main characters gives a different picture of Sportbladets news and information.

And now Dreger is reporting that the Soderberg is interested (finally) in heading over to Boston once his Swedish League is over.

27 year old Carl Soderberg hoping to join Bruins after Swedish Elite playoffs. 6'3, 225 lbs. Property of Bruins. Led SEL in scoring.

— Darren Dreger (@DarrenDreger) March 8, 2013

Bruins have promised Soderberg's SEL team, Linkoping they will not interfere with their playoff run which begins next week.

— Darren Dreger (@DarrenDreger) March 8, 2013

One top NHL team says Soderberg is a solid 2nd line centre. Bruins like his versatility on the wing as well.

— Darren Dreger (@DarrenDreger) March 8, 2013

And for those wondering, no, he doesn't have to clear waivers. The Bs were smart and listed Soderberg on their Reserved List so he can just join the club without fear of being stolen. For those who don't remember 'cause it's been so long, Soderberg was traded to Boston for Hannu Toivonen (trololol).

Knowing the cavalry is on the way might put Chia's mind at ease in trying to fill that open winger spot on the third line. Like we talked about in last night's DOY Pregame Show, the answer for the third line isn't probably going to come internally. I guess Soderberg is technically internally but not really. More like on the fringe.

From CSNNE:

“He’s always been an intriguing prospect for us,” said Bruins general manager Peter Chiarelli. “He’s big and offensively skilled, and obviously he’s having a monster season over in Europe this year.”

Soderberg has put up 31 goals, 29 assists and 60 points this season for Linkoping. He'd be a huge asset to the Bruins if he can translate his scoring talent over to the smaller NHL rinks.

From the Herald:

“We’ve been trying for five years to get him over here and it’s close,” said Chiarelli, who said the move wouldn’t stop him from continuing to explore the trade market. “He’s had a hell of a year and he’s grown into a big strong kid now, a man, and he’s told us that he feels he’s ready now. He’s a good player, big strong player. There are still some steps to go, but it looks good.”

And it'll mean another dreamy face for Bruins fans to drool over. Just look at that hair.

So here's hoping the Linkoping HC club gets knocked out of the Swedish Elite League playoffs real fast.

Nice win by the Boston Bruins after two disappointing losses. The game wasn't perfect and they made a comfortable two goal lead turn into a nailbiter one goal lead but the Bruins did what they couldn't do against Montreal and Washington -- shut the door and lock it down.

We feel like we say this every post-game recap but what a game by the "second line" -- Begeron, Seguin and Marchand. That trio is just unreal right now and has been all season long. They might be listed as the team's second line but they're the best line for the Bruins this year and most of last year. They work hard each shift, they know where each other are going to be on the ice and they get results. It's unreal to watch them play. If they're not the best line in the NHL right now than I'm almost afraid to ask who.

A lot of people were surprised that Julien put Khudobin in tonight against the Leafs instead of Rask how's numbers against Toronto is listed as obscene by the FCC.

And then there's the third line. They got called out by Julien and they had one shift that should've resulted in about a million goals but they came up empty. Guys can't buy a goal right now. But it's cool 'cause Soderberg says he's coming to the rescue when his season's over. Bwaaaah?

More recap after the jump...