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

One year a go we Days of Y'Orr was born. We came out kicking and screaming, punching our way through our mother's stomaches and telling the doctor to suck it. He slapped us. We cried. He got Boychuk'd later that week. He comes over for poker and beer on the weekends now. It's how we roll.

We started this silly blog on Wordpress, just before the Bruins-Sabres series. We figured "Hey, we have silly ideas for stories and photoshops, let's start a blog." We did it mostly to amuse ourselves; we didn't think so many people would come here daily to read our ramblings and bad photoshops.

Our first post was about how we envisioned Marc Savard's comeback should he have came back in the Bruins-Sabres series. If you think our photoshops are bad now, our photoshop skills were absolutely horrible back then.


Just wow. For some reason PuckDaddy decided to link to that story in their Puck Headlines. Not sure why. But it got the ball rolling.

In one year we've moved from Wordpress to Bloguin and have gone from obscure hockey blog to being named Best Bruings Blog by readers of TrueFan.com/CSNNE.com and have gotten death threats from Montreal, Buffalo and Philly. Not bad for four guys "living in their parent's basement" (untrue... we prefer the attic).

Big thanks has to go out to all you DOY readers who are really part of the extended DOYTeam. We're not just trying to brown nose you all (we are a little), but we also get a lot of good ideas from you, so keep sending in jokes, photoshops, etc. This blog's 100x better when readers get involved. Call us pussies if you want but we love you all.

Thanks to the Bruins for winning last night and making today more enjoyable. Holy shit.

And thanks for all the birthday wishes so far -- didn't expect to get so many. Hopefully the second year of the DOY Reign will be better than the first.

--Justin, Jon, Pizz, Greg, Purrgeron

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The one game at a time mantra means everything for the Bruins. They are just two losses from going golfing. They dug themselves a big hole with some uninspired, crappy play. They needed to come out huge in Game 3. And they did... well, for the first 40 minutes.

In the first period the Bruins came out and played Bruins hockey and the Canadiens had no answer for them. Left us wondering where the hell that fire was the first two games. Thomas let in two reaaaaaaaaaaal soft goals tonight but redeemed himself with some game/series saving saves in the third when the Bruins took their foot off the pedal and let Montreal dominate.


Was the win pretty? Hell no. They almost blew it. But a win is a win. Maybe now the Bruins get some confidence and go on a run. They'll have to bring a full 60 minute effort if they want to come home tied for Game 5.

Forget about trying to be smug or cocky. Bruins are still down a game. Going down 3-1 in the series could spell doom. Thursday night can't come soon enough.

After the jump.... Bruins finally show up, Habs put on another diving clinic and Montreal fans LOVE Chara....

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We've never done a live chat before, so this will be special. Either it'll be awesome or it'll completely bomb (much like the Bs). Let's see how it goes.

Game starts at 7:30 so we'll start the cat at 7pm for our "pre-game" show. Sign in and join the chaos.

Justin, Jon, Pizz and Greg should all be in attendance, as well as some other Bloguin writers. We've also included tweets from Haggs, NHLBruins, Habsinsideout1 and GM_Chiarelli to spicen up what we're saying.

Pre-Game Essentials

• Greg's masterpiece: "The Wizard of Boz" 
• Our Game Day preview
• Haggs: Time for a Change
• THW: Bruins' character called into question
• TBB: Chara's looking good for tonight's tilt 

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Game 3 tonight. In Montreal. Holy cow.

Bruins have looked like crap in the first two games. No two ways about it. In fact, this commercial explains it all.


They're not shitting in the woods 'cause they crapped all over the Garden ice in Game 1 and Game 2.

Bruins have been horrible at home this year, but they looked extra horrid in the first two games.

We can't even defend the team's play. There hasn't been anything for us to be optimistic about from the first two games.

Time for that to change.

Bruins have been Road Warriors all season. If the Bs want to actually show like they belong in the playoffs it has to start tonight.


Inch by inch. It's gotta start tonight.



Boston's been a hot/cold, streaky team all season as well. If they win tonight, it could get the ball rolling in the right direction. It's time for the Bruins roster to show their mettle. It's gotta start in the arena they haven't won a game yet all season.

Better late than never.

After the jump... game day links, projected roster and game day video...
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After the jump...the Wizard of Boz!
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No team wins every game in the playoffs. It just doesn't happen. But when the team you love doesn't even look like they're trying, you can't even accurately describe the level of frustration. 

The Bruins laid yet another egg last night. Not sure if they are aware the playoffs started. Sure Chara was out. But no one else on that team stepped up. Thomas was handing the Canadiens goes on a silver platter. Price was rarely even bothered. Guy hasn't had to work hard all series. Not a good sign.

You can try to point to Montreal's diving and cheap shots but the Bruins thus far have shown a complete inability or lack of desire to overcome that. What we're seeing is the same exact team we saw in Game 7 against Carolina in 2009 and Game 7 in Philadelphia in 2010.  

The Habs might be a shitty, cowardly, whiny piece of crap organization. But the Bruins are proving themselves to be an organization with a loser mentally and that needs to change quickly.

When your GM and coach keep saying the team is playing well and that simply playing their best is their goal.... well, we should've known we were in trouble. All that talk about learning from past playoff mistakes looks like bullshit right now. You have to wonder if the culture in the team is a culture of winning.

We HATE Scott Burnside around here. Guy is a hack. But a couple years ago he wrote this. At the time it seemed crazy. But now?

We haven't been people that have been on the "Fire Claude" bandwagon this season. But as he and the rest of the coaching staff seemingly REFUSE to make adjustments at even strength, on the power play.... anywhere.... you have to wonder if the Devils were right that year.

The line that is ringing most true to us right now is when Burnside quoted Lamoriello:

"I don't think we're at a point of being ready both mentally and [physically] to play the way that is necessary going into the playoffs," Lamoriello said outside an empty Devils locker room at the Continental Airlines Arena. "I am not saying that is going to change. But I think there has to be better focus going forward."

If this play keeps up you wonder if the Bruins are forced to make some moves after the season.

The blame doesn't solely on the coaching staff. Not even the players are making adjustments. You have to wonder if the "loser mentality" of the GM saying simply playing well is the goal seeps down to the team.

The Bruins are down 2-0. Every game is a must win. Maybe the Bruins are just waiting to make a comeback of their own. We'll find out Monday.

After the jump.... where's the first line.... where's the heart....

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Ahh, Time To Go, we love you despite almost never hearing you at the damn games.  Guess Shipping Up to Boston is just easier to remember.

Now that everyone has had a little time to relax and chill the hell out, Bruins & Habs head back to the Garden to stress everyone (above and below the border) out again for Game 2.  Back in our last preview, we mentioned that the a big key for the Bruins would be to stay discipline, and they did...for the most part.  What we failed to mention is that for the Bs to win, they also needed to score.  Well lets fix that right now.

Hey Bruins, SCORE SOME GOALS TONIGHT.

After the jump, Chara is thirsty.
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(Note: no "real" recap today. Days of Y'Orr crew was at the game last night so we couldn't take notes. We'll be back to normal Saturday)


You're going to hear it from Habs fans today. Don't bother using the "it was just one game" argument. In their minds they've already won the Cup.

We're not going to mix words. The Bruins SUCKED last night. They didn't play their game. They were nervous and timid. You can point to their shot total but 99% of their shots were front long distance and Price had a good look. Boston thought the logo on Price's chest was a target. Marchand's failure to grab that easy goal changed the whole game.


Also, someone needs to tell the B's to stop with their blind drop passes. Those haven't worked all season.

Also, how do you have pride as a Habs player or fan when you support their diving? That isn't hockey. If Habs fans want to keep living in the past, Richard didn't dive. But that was back when the Canadiens were an actual hockey team and not a bunch of bums. Too bad non of their current fans were around for that, even though they pretend they were.

That isn't how you win playoff games. You go to the front, pay the price. The Bruins didn't do that last night. They are one of the toughest and most physical teams in the league and they played like lambs.

What is important is how they respond next game. If they can't answer the call they are no different from the past two years. Habs fans will come in and be like hahahahaha you guys suck. They haven't won anything recently either so you can just laugh back. That is what is fun. Just keep your cool. While Montreal is busy burning down their city after one win, just grab a drink or something and wait until Saturday night.


There are already a bunch of Habs fans talking about how Bruins fans are not classy based on this above pic. Now, that statement is ironic coming from a Habs fan in general, but here's some video evidence to counter those fans:


It really was just one game. So much went wrong that things can only go up from here. The Bruins played like crap and the Habs still just barely won. Thomas will be sharper. The first line will wake up. They'll hopefully stop over passing. Let it go. Game 1 is over. Onto Game 2. Add a comment

Game 2 is Saturday. Bs better be ready.

Recap tomorrow AM.

Props to Barry C. for giving us this idea. Add a comment