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The 2010-2011 Boston Bruins head into the season on the heels of yet another disappointing finish to a season, one which is starting to feel like an all too familiar trend. In 2008-2009 we saw the B's bounced from the playoffs by an unlikely hero in Scott Walker. In 2009-2010 we saw a young goaltender upstage arguably the best goaltender in the league, only to be eliminated in the quarterfinals in one of the most epic collapses in hockey history.

The 2010-2011 Bruins, unfortunately, seem to have more question marks than answers heading into the new campaign. Can this team score? At many points last season we saw an offense that disappeared for games at a time, and not much has changed. The team's playmaker in Marc Savard has struggled with post-concussion symptoms, and it remains to be seen whether he even suits up in the 2010-2011 campaign. Marco Sturm continues his recovery from yet another knee injury. Can Michael Ryder bounce back from a terrible 09-10 campaign?

There is, however, a small light at the end of the tunnel, with the arrival of rookie Tyler Seguin taken #2 overall in the draft courtesy of the Phil Kessel trade. Seguin looks ready to step in immediately and contribute. How much remains to be seen.

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Line 1
Blake Wheeler			David Krejci			Nathan Horton
Ht	Wt	Age	Ht	Wt	Age	Ht	Wt	Age
6'5"	205	24	6'0"	177	24	6'2"	229	25

Line 2
Marco Sturm			Patrice Bergeron			Mark Recchi
Ht	Wt	Age	Ht	Wt	Age	Ht	Wt	Age
6'0"	194	32	6'2"	194	25	5'10"	195	42

Line 3
Daniel Paille			Tyler Seguin			Michael Ryder
Ht	Wt	Age	Ht	Wt	Age	Ht	Wt	Age
6'0"	197	26	6'1"	182	18	6'0"	186	30

Line 4
Brad Marchand			Greg Campbell			Shawn Thornton
Ht	Wt	Age	Ht	Wt	Age	Ht	Wt	Age
5'9"	183	22	6'0"	197	26	6'2"	217	33

Defense 1
Zdeno Chara			Dennis Seidenberg
Ht	Wt	Age	Ht	Wt	Age
6'9"	255	33	6'1"	210	29

Defense 2
Filip Kuba			Erik Karlsson
Ht	Wt	Age	Ht	Wt	Age
6'4"	229	33	5'11"	175	20

Defense 3
Andrew Ference			Johnny Boychuk
Ht	Wt	Age	Ht	Wt	Age
5'11"	189	31	6'2"	225	26

Goalies
Tuukka Rask			Tim Thomas
Ht	Wt	Age	Ht	Wt	Age
6'3"	169	23	5'11"	201	36

Injuries: Milan Lucic (Out 2 months with hip pointer)
Scratches: Matt Hunwick (Healthy), Jay McKee (Healthy)

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Boston Bruins Stats - 2010
Skaters	GP	G	A	PTS	+/-	ATOI	PIM	SOG	SPCT
Blake Wheeler	24	12	9	21	+7	17:25	10	55	.218
David Krejci	24	4	16	20	+3	18:15	8	56	.071
Patrice Bergeron	24	11	9	20	+11	18:25	18	57	.193
Zdeno Chara	24	3	14	17	+13	24:45	18	43	.070
Filip Kuba	26	2	14	16	-2	19:20	6	32	.063
Tyler Seguin	24	8	6	14	+1	14:30	18	38	.211
Michael Ryder	24	6	6	12	-1	15:30	6	63	.095
Nathan Horton	14	5	6	11	+5	17:10	4	49	.102
Jordan Caron	23	5	6	11	+6	12:15	9	42	.119
Johnny Boychuk	24	1	9	10	-7	17:00	12	23	.043
Andrew Ference	24	0	9	9	+2	16:05	2	18	.000
Mark Recchi	15	3	5	8	+3	17:10	4	53	.057
Dennis Seidenberg	20	2	6	8	+8	23:45	6	16	.125
Brad Marchand	23	2	5	7	+2	13:00	0	38	.053
Daniel Paille	23	2	5	7	+2	13:00	6	36	.056
Erik Karlsson	26	0	7	7	+2	15:45	4	29	.000
Greg Campbell	22	3	3	6	-1	11:05	6	38	.079
Marco Sturm	10	3	3	6	+4	15:00	2	29	.103
Shawn Thornton	24	2	2	4	-3	7:20	62	26	.077
Matt Hunwick	11	1	1	2	-3	15:40	2	8	.125
Goalies	GP	W	L	T	GAA	TOI	SV	SV%	SHO
Tuukka Rask	15	8	3	1	2.50			.907	1
Tim Thomas	12	8	3	1	2.86			.909	0

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NHL Scoreboard - Phoenix Coyotes (1-0-0) at Boston Bruins (0-1-0)

October 9, 2010 1 2 3 F Phoenix Coyotes 1 0 2 3 Boston Bruins 0 1 0 1 Three Stars Ilya Bryzgalov 27 Saves Radim Vrbata 1 Goal, 1 assist Wojtek Wolski 1 Goal, 1 Assist	Team Stats Comparison PHX BOS Shots on Goal 27 28 Hits 9 24 Faceoffs Won-Lost 24/17 17/24 Penalty Minutes 6:00 6:00 Power Plays Converted 1 0 Total Power Plays 3 2 Time on Attack 6:05 8:51
Scoring Summary First Period Scoring PHX Wojtek Wolski (1) Radim Vrbata (1), Shane Doan (1) EV 3:31 Second Period Scoring BOS Blake Wheeler (1) Tyler Seguin (1), Mark Stuart (1) EV 15:04 Third Period Scoring PHX Lauri Korpikoski (1) T. Pyatt (1), Kurt Sauer (1) EV 7:25 PHX Radim Vrbata (1) Wojtek Wolski (1), Robert Lang (1) PP 18:24
Phoenix Coyotes - Goaltending Shots Saves SV % GAA Ilya Bryzgalov 28 27 96% 1.00 Phoenix Coyotes - Skaters TOI G A +/- SOG PIM Adrian Aucoin 22:28 0 0 -1 3 0:00 Shane Doan 21:31 0 1 0 1 4:00 Kurt Sauer 21:15 0 1 +2 1 0:00 Martin Hanzal 20:45 0 0 0 2 0:00 Derek Morris 20:41 0 0 0 0 0:00 Ed Jovanoski 20:38 0 0 0 3 2:00 Lee Stempniak 20:20 0 0 0 2 0:00 Sami Lepisto 17:34 0 0 -1 0 0:00 Keith Yandle 17:24 0 0 +2 2 0:00 Lauri Korpikoski 13:28 1 0 +1 3 0:00 Radim Vrbata 13:24 1 1 +1 3 0:00 Vernon Fiddler 13:15 0 0 +1 1 0:00 Wojtek Wolski 13:02 1 1 +1 2 0:00 Robert Lang 12:50 0 1 -1 1 0:00 Petr Prucha 12:24 0 0 +1 0 0:00 Taylor Pyatt 12:15 0 1 +1 0 0:00 Ray Whitney 11:04 0 0 -1 2 0:00 Scottie Upshall 10:57 0 0 -1 1 0:00 Phoenix Coyotes - Goaltending Shots Saves SV % GAA Tuukka Rask 27 24 89% 3.00 Boston Bruins - Skaters TOI G A +/- SOG PIM Dennis Seidenberg 24:15 0 0 -1 1 0:00 Zdeno Chara 22:55 0 0 -1 3 2:00 Mark Recchi 22:54 0 0 0 3 2:00 Mark Stuart 22:28 0 1 +1 0 0:00 Andrew Ference 21:44 0 0 +1 0 0:00 Tyler Seguin 19:23 0 1 0 1 0:00 Patrice Bergeron 18:45 0 0 0 2 0:00 Blake Wheeler 17:45 1 0 0 3 0:00 Milan Lucic 17:16 0 0 -1 4 2:00 Michael Ryder 17:12 0 0 0 5 0:00 Brad Marchand 16:01 0 0 -1 2 0:00 David Krejci 14:49 0 0 -1 0 0:00 Matt Hunwick 14:37 0 0 -1 0 0:00 Johnny Boychuk 14:01 0 0 -1 0 0:00 Jordan Caron 12:55 0 0 0 1 0:00 Greg Campbell 9:53 0 0 0 2 0:00 Shawn Thornton 6:48 0 0 0 1 0:00 Nathan Horton 0:49 0 0 0 0 0:00

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Bruins Off on the Wrong Foot

Prague (AP) - Things really could not have gotten off to a worse start for the Bruins here in Prague. A loss on opening night obviously stings, but it would only be minor compared to the loss sustained not even a minute into the game. Bruins winger Nathan Horton, who was acquired in the offseason along with Greg Campbell for Dennis Wideman, collapsed in a a heap after getting drilled in the leg by an Ed Jovanoski point shot. Things did not look good for Horton was he was unable to get off the ice under his own power. X-rays later revealed a broken leg. The injury is expected to keep the winger out for at least a month.

The Bruins, as a result, will already have to shuffle their already mixed and matches lines. Blake Wheeler will move up to the Krejci line with Milan Lucic, while the Bruins will dress Daniel Paille, who was previously scratched to begin the season, and place him in Wheeler's spot on the Seguin line with Ryder.

The B's will face off tomorrow in the second game of a back to back here in Prague against the Coyotes. Tim Thomas is expected to be between the pipes.

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October 10, 2010

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NHL Scoreboard - Boston Bruins (1-1-0) at Phoenix Coyotes (1-0-1)

October 10, 2010 1 2 3 SO F Boston Bruins 2 0 0 0 3 Phoenix Coyotes 0 1 1 0 2 Three Stars Taylor Pyatt 2 Goals Ilya Bryzgalov 29 Saves Petr Prucha 2 Assists	Team Stats Comparison BOS PHX Shots on Goal 31 27 Hits 20 32 Faceoffs Won-Lost 16/25 25/16 Penalty Minutes 2:00 6:00 Power Plays Converted 0 0 Total Power Plays 3 1 Time on Attack 10:22 6:21
Scoring Summary First Period Scoring BOS Milan Lucic (1) David Krejci (1), Blake Wheeler (1) EV 5:43 BOS Dennis Seidenberg (1) Zdeno Chara (1), Brad Marchand (1) EV 17:34 Second Period Scoring PHX Taylor Pyatt (1) Keith Yandle (1), Petr Prucha (1) EV 3:05 Third Period Scoring PHX Taylor Pyatt (2) Lauri Korpikoski (1), Petr Prucha (2) EV 6:03 Shootout Scoring BOS David Krejci PHX Ray Whitney BOS Michael Ryder
Boston Bruins - Goaltending Shots Saves SV % GAA Tim Thomas 27 25 93% 1.86 Boston Bruins - Skaters TOI G A +/- SOG PIM Zdeno Chara 26:50 0 1 +2 1 0:00 Dennis Seidenberg 25:17 1 0 +2 4 0:00 Andrew Ference 22:04 0 0 -1 0 0:00 David Krejci 21:26 0 1 +1 4 0:00 Milan Lucic 20:42 1 0 +1 1 0:00 Patrice Bergeron 20:02 0 0 0 5 0:00 Mark Stuart 19:56 0 0 -1 1 0:00 Blake Wheeler 18:40 0 1 +1 3 0:00 Tyler Seguin 18:39 0 0 -1 1 0:00 Mark Recchi 18:26 0 0 0 1 0:00 Matt Hunwick 18:14 0 0 -1 1 0:00 Michael Ryder 18:04 0 0 -1 1 2:00 Johnny Boychuk 17:39 0 0 -1 0 0:00 Jordan Caron 13:23 0 0 0 5 0:00 Daniel Paille 12:58 0 0 -1 3 0:00 Greg Campbell 9:28 0 0 0 0 0:00 Brad Marchand 8:36 0 0 0 0 0:00 Shawn Thornton 8:02 0 0 0 0 0:00 Phoenix Coyotes - Goaltending Shots Saves SV % GAA Ilya Bryzgalov 31 29 94% 1.85 Phoenix Coyotes - Skaters TOI G A +/- SOG PIM Ed Jovanoski 27:11 0 0 0 1 0:00 Derek Morris 24:17 0 0 0 0 2:00 Kurt Sauer 21:27 0 0 -1 1 0:00 Sami Lepisto 21:09 0 0 +1 1 0:00 Adrian Aucoin 19:55 0 0 0 0 0:00 Shane Doan 19:42 0 0 0 3 2:00 Lee Stempniak 18:58 0 0 0 4 0:00 Martin Hanzal 18:53 0 0 +1 3 0:00 Vernon Fiddler 18:04 0 0 0 1 0:00 Wojtek Wolski 17:42 0 0 0 1 0:00 Keith Yandle 17:11 0 1 0 1 0:00 Scottie Upshall 14:40 0 0 -1 3 0:00 Lauri Korpikoski 14:09 0 1 +1 1 0:00 Taylor Pyatt 14:03 2 0 +1 2 2:00 Petr Prucha 13:05 0 2 +1 1 0:00 Robert Lang 12:29 0 0 -1 1 0:00 Radim Vrbata 10:55 0 0 0 2 0:00 Ray Whitney 10:10 0 0 -1 1 0:00

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NHL Scoreboard - Boston Bruins (1-2-0) at New Jersey Devils (6-0-0)

October 16, 2010 1 2 3 F Boston Bruins 0 0 1 1 New Jersey Devils 1 1 0 2 Three Stars Jamie Langenbrunner 2 Goals Martin Brodeur 22 Saves Anton Volchenkov 1 Assist	Team Stats Comparison BOS NJ Shots on Goal 23 24 Hits 13 10 Faceoffs Won-Lost 17/24 24/17 Penalty Minutes 13:00 13:00 Power Plays Converted 0 0 Total Power Plays 4 4 Time on Attack 6:38 6:17
Scoring Summary First Period Scoring NJ Jamie Langenbrunner Ilya Kovalchuk, Travis Zajac EV 8:23 Second Period Scoring NJ Jamie Langenbrunner Anton Volchenkov, Colin White EV 11:24 Third Period Scoring BOS Milan Lucic (2) David Krejci (2), Blake Wheeler (2) EV 13:15
Boston Bruins - Goaltending Shots Saves SV % GAA Tuukka Rask 24 22 92% 2.00 Boston Bruins - Skaters TOI G A +/- SOG PIM Dennis Seidenberg 27:26 0 0 0 0 0:00 Zdeno Chara 25:44 0 0 0 2 0:00 Mark Stuart 18:20 0 0 0 0 0:00 Milan Lucic 18:11 1 0 0 2 2:00 Patrice Bergeron 17:49 0 0 0 2 0:00 David Krejci 17:23 0 1 0 1 0:00 Johnny Boychuk 16:49 0 0 -1 4 0:00 Michael Ryder 16:35 0 0 0 5 0:00 Tyler Seguin 16:14 0 0 0 0 2:00 Matt Hunwick 15:56 0 0 -1 0 0:00 Andrew Ference 15:45 0 0 0 0 0:00 Mark Recchi 15:33 0 0 0 3 0:00 Blake Wheeler 14:51 0 1 0 1 2:00 Daniel Paille 13:26 0 0 0 1 2:00 Jordan Caron 13:08 0 0 0 1 0:00 Brad Marchand 11:31 0 0 -1 1 0:00 Greg Campbell 8:54 0 0 -1 0 0:00 Shawn Thornton 8:25 0 0 -1 0 5:00 New Jersey Devils - Goaltending Shots Saves SV % GAA Martin Brodeur 23 22 96% 1.00 New Jersey Devils - Skaters TOI G A +/- SOG PIM Bryce Salvador 23:17 0 0 -1 0 0:00 Andrew Greene 22:38 0 0 -1 2 2:00 Anssi Salmela 22:17 0 0 0 1 0:00 Travis Zajac 21:07 0 1 +2 1 0:00 Kevin Cormier 20:16 0 0 0 1 0:00 Ilya Kovalchuk 19:06 0 1 +2 5 0:00 Anton Volchenkov 18:38 0 1 +2 0 0:00 Colin White 18:31 0 1 +2 1 0:00 Jamie Langenbrunner 16:52 2 0 +1 3 0:00 Henrik Tallinder 16:12 0 0 0 0 0:00 Jason Arnott 15:52 0 0 -1 4 2:00 Zach Parise 15:37 0 0 0 1 2:00 Vladimir Zharkov 11:49 0 0 0 1 0:00 Alexandr Vasyunov 11:25 0 0 -1 4 5:00 Dainius Zubrus 10:40 0 0 0 0 0:00 Brian Rolston 9:54 0 0 0 0 0:00 David Clarkson 9:10 0 0 0 0 2:00 Rod Pelley 8:40 0 0 0 0 0:00

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Lucic Succumbs to Friendly Fire

Boston (AP) - Just 3 games into the young season, the Bruins top line is hit with another significant injury. This time, it came by way of friendly fire, as Milan Lucic took a Zdeno Chara slapshot off the hip late in Saturday's 2-1 loss to the Devils. Lucic went down hard, and needed assistance to get off the ice. X-rays later revealed severe bruising of the hip, and team doctors confirmed that Lucic will miss up to two months with what they're calling a hip pointer.

The injury again sends the Bruins lines into flux. Jeremy Reich was called up from Providence to take the place of the injured Lucic, and the Bruins will now be sending out the following lines:

Wheeler-Krejci-Ryder
Caron-Bergeron-Recchi
Paille-Seguin-Marchand
Reich-Campbell-Thornton

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NHL Scoreboard - Boston Bruins (2-2-0) at Washington Capitals (3-3-0)

October 19, 2010 1 2 3 F Boston Bruins 1 3 1 5 Washington Capitals 0 2 0 2 Three Stars Patrice Bergeron 2 Goals, 1 Assist Jordan Caron 1 Goal, 2 Assists Tuukka Rask 28 Saves	Team Stats Comparison BOS WSH Shots on Goal 30 30 Hits 18 15 Faceoffs Won-Lost 21/23 23/21 Penalty Minutes 8:00 4:00 Power Plays Converted 1 2 Total Power Plays 2 4 Time on Attack 8:55 5:29
Scoring Summary First Period Scoring BOS Patrice Bergeron (1) Jordan Caron (1), Mark Recchi (1) EV 1:45 Second Period Scoring WSH Alex Ovechkin (2) Unassisted PP 1:25 BOS Tyler Seguin (1) Zdeno Chara (2), Dennis Seidenberg (1) PP 3:59 WSH Tom Poti (1) Brooks Laich (2) PP 6:59 BOS Shawn Thornton (1) Greg Campbell (1), Dennis Seidenberg (2) EV 11:02 BOS Patrice Bergeron (2) Jordan Caron (2), Andrew Ference (1) EV 13:41 Third Period Scoring BOS Jordan Caron (1) Mark Recchi (2), Patrice Bergeron (1) EV 7:50
Boston Bruins - Goaltending Shots Saves SV % GAA Tuukka Rask 30 28 93% 2.00 Boston Bruins - Skaters TOI G A +/- SOG PIM Zdeno Chara 23:18 0 1 +1 1 0:00 Dennis Seidenberg 22:30 0 2 +1 0 2:00 Andrew Ference 21:03 0 1 +3 0 0:00 Mark Stuart 20:07 0 0 +3 0 0:00 David Krejci 19:25 0 0 0 0 0:00 Blake Wheeler 19:12 0 0 0 1 2:00 Michael Ryder 18:05 0 0 0 3 0:00 Johnny Boychuk 17:51 0 0 0 1 0:00 Mark Recchi 17:12 0 2 +3 6 0:00 Matt Hunwick 16:35 0 0 0 0 0:00 Patrice Bergeron 16:23 2 1 +3 2 0:00 Brad Marchand 15:40 0 0 0 4 0:00 Tyler Seguin 13:25 1 0 0 3 0:00 Daniel Paille 12:35 0 0 0 1 0:00 Greg Campbell 11:31 0 1 +1 0 0:00 Jordan Caron 11:24 1 2 +3 4 2:00 Shawn Thornton 8:32 1 0 +1 3 2:00 Jeremy Reich 8:09 0 0 +1 1 0:00 Washington Capitals - Goaltending Shots Saves SV % GAA Michal Neuvirth 30 25 83% 5.01 Washington Capitals - Skaters TOI G A +/- SOG PIM Mike Green 27:10 0 0 -3 2 0:00 John Carlson 24:11 0 0 0 1 0:00 Alexander Ovechkin 19:48 1 0 -1 4 0:00 Karl Alzner 19:25 0 0 0 0 0:00 Alexander Semin 19:09 0 0 -1 3 0:00 Tomas Fleischmann 18:10 0 0 0 1 0:00 Brooks Laich 17:49 0 1 0 0 0:00 Tom Poti 17:16 1 0 0 3 0:00 Jeff Schultz 16:41 0 0 -4 0 0:00 Nicklas Backstrom 16:19 0 0 -1 2 0:00 John Erskine 15:17 0 0 -1 0 0:00 Mike Knuble 15:01 0 0 0 4 0:00 Eric Belanger 14:51 0 0 0 3 0:00 David Steckel 13:24 0 0 -3 0 0:00 Eric Fehr 12:05 0 0 -1 4 0:00 D.J. King 11:59 0 0 0 0 2:00 Boyd Gordon 11:50 0 0 -2 1 2:00 Matt Hendricks 8:57 0 0 -3 2 0:00

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NHL Scoreboard - Washington Capitals (4-3-0) at Boston Bruins (2-2-1)

October 21, 2010 1 2 3 F Washington Capitals 1 0 0 2 Boston Bruins 0 1 0 1 Three Stars Tim Thomas 47 Saves Semyon Varlamov 25 Saves Zdeno Chara 1 Assist	Team Stats Comparison WSH BOS Shots on Goal 49 26 Hits 18 18 Faceoffs Won-Lost 31/14 14/31 Penalty Minutes 0:00 25:00 Power Plays Converted 1 0 Total Power Plays 7 0 Time on Attack 9:53 8:33
Scoring Summary First Period Scoring WSH Tomas Fleischmann Mike Knuble PP 6:21 Second Period Scoring BOS Michael Ryder (1) Zdeno Chara (3), David Krejci (3) EV 0:56 Overtime Scoring WSH John Erskine Mike Knuble EV 3:04
Washington Capitals - Goaltending Shots Saves SV % GAA Semyon Varlamov 26 25 96% 0.95 Washington Capitals - Skaters TOI G A +/- SOG PIM Mike Green 33:12 0 0 -1 5 0:00 Karl Alzner 30:31 0 0 +1 3 0:00 John Erskine 28:35 1 0 +1 2 0:00 Alexander Semin 25:00 0 0 -1 3 0:00 Nicklas Backstrom 24:31 0 0 -1 7 0:00 Alexander Ovechkin 23:18 0 0 -1 4 0:00 Tomas Fleischmann 20:37 1 0 0 8 0:00 Mike Knuble 20:10 0 2 +1 5 0:00 John Carlson 18:20 0 0 0 0 0:00 Brooks Laich 17:25 0 0 +1 3 0:00 Eric Fehr 15:05 0 0 0 2 0:00 Jeff Schultz 13:28 0 0 -1 1 0:00 David Steckel 9:49 0 0 0 1 0:00 Eric Belanger 9:06 0 0 0 1 0:00 D.J. King 8:54 0 0 0 0 0:00 Matt Hendricks 8:10 0 0 0 3 0:00 Boyd Gordon 4:06 0 0 0 0 0:00 Tom Poti 2:00 0 0 0 1 0:00 Boston Bruins - Goaltending Shots Saves SV % GAA Tim Thomas 49 47 96% 1.90 Boston Bruins - Skaters TOI G A +/- SOG PIM Dennis Seidenberg 25:40 0 0 +1 1 0:00 Zdeno Chara 25:27 0 1 +1 1 0:00 Patrice Bergeron 22:22 0 0 0 1 4:00 Mark Recchi 21:20 0 0 0 2 0:00 Mark Stuart 20:46 0 0 -1 0 0:00 David Krejci 20:38 0 1 0 4 2:00 Andrew Ference 19:54 0 0 -1 2 0:00 Matt Hunwick 18:10 0 0 0 1 0:00 Johnny Boychuk 17:29 0 0 0 2 0:00 Brad Marchand 17:19 0 0 0 2 0:00 Blake Wheeler 16:41 0 0 +1 1 0:00 Michael Ryder 16:29 1 0 0 3 0:00 Tyler Seguin 16:05 0 0 0 2 2:00 Jordan Caron 13:33 0 0 0 3 0:00 Daniel Paille 12:07 0 0 0 1 0:00 Greg Campbell 9:12 0 0 0 0 0:00 Jeremy Reich 3:21 0 0 0 0 2:00 Shawn Thornton 0:39 0 0 0 0 15:00

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NHL Scoreboard - New York Rangers (NYR) (4-1-1) at Boston Bruins (BOS) (3-2-1)

October 23, 2010 1 2 3 OT F New York Rangers 1 3 1 0 5 Boston Bruins 1 2 2 1 6 Three Stars Michael Ryder 2 Goals, 1 Assist Marian Gaborik 1 Goal, 1 Assist Johnny Boychuk 1 Goal, 1 Assist	Team Stats Comparison NYR BOS Shots on Goal 25 43 Hits 25 22 Faceoffs Won-Lost 30/18 18/30 Penalty Minutes 15:00 7:00 Power Plays Converted 0 1 Total Power Plays 1 5 Time on Attack 6:29 8:22
Scoring Summary First Period Scoring BOS Daniel Paille (1) Brad Marchand (2), Tyler Seguin (2) EV 2:35 NYR Alexander Frolov Daniel Girardi, Marian Gaborik EV 14:30 Second Period Scoring NYR Sean Avery Ruslan Fedotenko, Artem Anisimov EV 3:29 BOS Michael Ryder (2) David Krejci (4), Blake Wheeler (3) EV 10:01 BOS Johnny Boychuk (1) Blake Wheeler (4), Michael Ryder (1) PP 12:36 NYR Artem Anisimov Sean Avery, Ruslan Fedotenko EV 16:33 NYR Brian Boyle Ruslan Fedotenko EV 19:57 Third Period Scoring NYR Marian Gaborik Marc Staal, Brandon Dubinsky EV 1:04 BOS Matt Hunwick (1) Johnny Boychuk (1), Tyler Seguin (3) EV 3:47 BOS Michael Ryder (3) David Krejci (5), Andrew Ference (2) EV 17:46 Overtime Scoring BOS Patrice Bergeron (3) Unassisted EV 2:26
New York Rangers - Goaltending Shots Saves SV % GAA Henrik Lundqvist 43 37 86% 5.77 New York Rangers - Skaters TOI G A +/- SOG PIM Steve Eminger 27:54 0 0 0 1 0:00 Marc Staal 23:24 0 1 +2 0 0:00 Michal Rozsival 21:46 0 0 -1 0 0:00 Daniel Girardi 21:37 0 1 0 0 0:00 Sean Avery 20:42 1 1 -2 2 2:00 Michael Del Zotto 19:18 0 0 -1 2 0:00 Artem Anisimov 17:40 1 1 -1 2 0:00 Alexander Frolov 17:04 1 0 +1 6 0:00 Marian Gaborik 17:03 1 1 +1 4 2:00 Brandon Dubinsky 16:56 0 1 +1 1 0:00 Vaclav Prospal 14:52 0 0 -1 0 0:00 Ryan Callahan 14:43 0 0 0 2 2:00 Ruslan Fedotenko 14:29 0 3 -1 1 0:00 Brandon Prust 12:19 0 0 +1 0 7:00 Erik Christensen 12:05 0 0 +1 0 0:00 Derek Boogaard 11:34 0 0 0 2 2:00 Wade Redden 10:51 0 0 0 1 0:00 Brian Boyle 6:27 1 0 +1 1 0:00 Boston Bruins - Goaltending Shots Saves SV % GAA Tuukka Rask 19 15 79% 6.01 Tim Thomas 6 5 83% 2.67 Boston Bruins - Skaters TOI G A +/- SOG PIM Dennis Seidenberg 25:46 0 0 0 0 0:00 Zdeno Chara 25:34 0 0 0 0 0:00 Michael Ryder 20:00 2 1 0 5 0:00 Andrew Ference 19:56 0 1 +1 2 0:00 Mark Stuart 19:53 0 0 +1 0 0:00 David Krejci 19:17 0 2 0 5 0:00 Patrice Bergeron 19:12 1 0 -1 3 2:00 Mark Recchi 19:06 0 0 -1 7 0:00 Blake Wheeler 18:50 0 2 0 1 0:00 Matt Hunwick 16:58 1 0 -1 1 0:00 Johnny Boychuk 16:43 1 1 -1 2 0:00 Tyler Seguin 15:12 0 2 +2 2 0:00 Jordan Caron 12:52 0 0 -2 2 5:00 Daniel Paille 11:59 1 0 +2 3 0:00 Greg Campbell 11:57 0 0 -1 5 0:00 Jeremy Reich 11:34 0 0 -1 1 0:00 Shawn Thornton 11:29 0 0 -1 3 0:00 Brad Marchand 11:23 0 1 +2 1 0:00

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October 24, 2010

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Recapturing the Magic

The Krejci line featuring Michael Ryder and Blake Wheeler was one of the most efficient units in all of hockey in the 2008-2009 season, with the trio combining to post 70 goals, 101 assists, and a +101. Last season saw a massive drop in production to 53 goals, 70 assists, and a +7. The lines eventually wound up being broken up and shuffled due to injuries/lack of production/the mad genius? of Claude Julien.

The line was set to be pretty much history coming into this season as the initial plans were to have Krejci centering Lucic and Horton, Wheeler and Ryder were to be centered by Seguin. Injuries to Lucic and Horton quickly changed plans.

However, the reunion thus far has been a sweet one, as the line has combined for 10 points in 3 games together. The B's will need continued production from this line throughout the remainder of October and November if the team hopes to keep afloat long enough for the reinforcements of Marc Savard and Marco Sturm to make their way back to the team, as well as Lucic and Horton.

Goalie Controversy?

There could be potential controversy brewing in the future for the Bruins goaltending tandem of Rask and Thomas. Last season we saw the rookie take the team, and the league, by storm taking the starting job away from the 2009 Vezina winner. To be fair to Thomas, he was coming off hip surgery that impaired his ability to perform at his peak level. We saw Rask start to lose his edge in the Philadelphia series after showing up Ryan Miller and the Sabres in round 1.

So far this season, Thomas has looked the better of the two turning in 2 solid starts, including a 47 save effort in an overtime defeat at the hands of the Washington Capitals. Most recently, Rask turned in a disappointing performance against an anemic Rangers offense, allowing 5 goals in 2 periods on just 19 shots.

Claude Julien has stood by his young goaltender stating that he wouldn't base any decisions based off of one performance. That sounds fair enough to us, but at what point are the Bruins forced to settle on a #1, if ever? The current game plan appears to be to alternate goaltenders on second nights of back to backs, or when facing the same team in consecutive games. Are we going to start seeing more of a 50/50 split, or will one of the pair emerge to handle a majority of the starts?

Bruins Calling on Youth

Injuries to four of the Bruins key offensive players has left the team calling on a trio of rookies to play a much bigger role than what was expected leaving camp. Jordan Caron, the Bruins 2009 1st round pick, finds himself on the Bruins second line with assistant captains Patrice Bergeron and Mark Recchi. Tyler Seguin, the #2 overall pick acquired from Toronto in the Kessel trade, who was originally expected to play on the wing with Bergeron and Recchi finds himself centering a line with Daniel Paille and fellow rookie Brad Marchand. The trio have proven their worth thus far turning in a combined 2 goals and 7 assists, with Seguin leading the rookies in points with 1 goal, and 3 assists.

Trade Rumors Swirling About Savard

There have been several rumors whirling about regarding Bruins center man Marc Savard. Savard, originally expected to be good to go coming into training camp after returning from a concussion in the Flyers series last year, has been sidelined with post-concussion syndrome. Nevertheless the offers have continued to come in, but as of yet the Bruins have not found the right one. It remains to be seen when, or even if, he goes.

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NHL Scoreboard - Toronto Maple Leafs (4-4-1) at Boston Bruins (4-2-1)

October 28, 2010 1 2 3 F Toronto Maple Leafs 1 2 0 3 Boston Bruins 1 3 1 5 Three Stars Michael Ryder 1 Goal, 1 Assist Patrice Bergeron 1 Goal, 1 Assist Mark Recchi 1 Goal, 1 Assist	Team Stats Comparison TOR BOS Shots on Goal 25 36 Hits 17 26 Faceoffs Won-Lost 22/25 25/22 Penalty Minutes 18:00 14:00 Power Plays Converted 0 2 Total Power Plays 2 4 Time on Attack 6:19 8:43
Scoring Summary First Period Scoring BOS Tyler Seguin (2) Brad Marchand (3), Andrew Ference (3) EV 17:30 TOR Kris Versteeg Mikhail Grabovski, Phil Kessel EV 18:58 Second Period Scoring BOS Patrice Bergeron (4) Mark Recchi (3), Dennis Seidenberg (3) PP 1:57 TOR Colton Orr Mike Komisarek, Dion Phaneuf EV 7:15 BOS Blake Wheeler (2) Zdeno Chara (4), Michael Ryder (2) PP 12:04 BOS Michael Ryder (4) Unassisted EV 18:21 TOR Tyler Bozak Luke Schenn, Mike Brown EV 19:14 Third Period Scoring BOS Mark Recchi (1) Patrice Bergeron (2), Jordan Caron (3) EV 5:08
Toronto Maple Leafs - Goaltending Shots Saves SV % GAA Jean-Sebastien Giguere 36 31 86% 5.00 Toronto Maple Leafs - Skaters TOI G A +/- SOG PIM Francois Beauchemin 24:54 0 0 -1 0 0:00 Dion Phaneuf 24:00 0 1 +2 1 0:00 Kris Versteeg 20:27 1 0 +1 4 0:00 Mikhail Grabovski 20:26 0 1 +1 7 0:00 John Mitchell 20:10 0 0 -1 0 0:00 Mike Komisarek 19:35 0 1 +2 0 7:00 Phil Kessel 19:27 0 1 +1 0 0:00 Nikolai Kulemin 19:04 0 0 -1 5 0:00 Luke Schenn 18:29 0 1 -1 0 0:00 Tomas Kaberle 18:29 0 0 -1 0 2:00 Colby Armstrong 16:22 0 0 -1 2 0:00 Jeff Finger 15:48 0 0 -1 0 0:00 Mike Brown 11:28 0 1 +1 0 2:00 Tyler Bozak 11:16 1 0 -1 2 0:00 Clarke MacArthur 9:15 0 0 -1 1 5:00 Jay Rosehill 8:59 0 0 +1 1 0:00 Colton Orr 8:55 1 0 +1 2 0:00 Fredrik Sjostrom 7:29 0 0 -1 0 2:00 Boston Bruins - Goaltending Shots Saves SV % GAA Tuukka Rask 25 22 88% 3.00 Boston Bruins - Skaters TOI G A +/- SOG PIM Zdeno Chara 29:18 0 1 +1 5 0:00 Dennis Seidenberg 28:56 0 1 +1 1 0:00 Mark Recchi 20:08 1 1 0 4 2:00 Patrice Bergeron 19:14 1 1 0 3 0:00 Michael Ryder 18:32 1 1 +1 3 0:00 David Krejci 17:00 0 0 +1 3 0:00 Johnny Boychuk 16:38 0 0 -3 0 0:00 Blake Wheeler 16:14 1 0 +1 5 0:00 Tyler Seguin 16:08 1 0 0 2 0:00 Matt Hunwick 15:52 0 0 -3 0 0:00 Brad Marchand 15:13 0 1 0 3 0:00 Mark Stuart 14:50 0 0 +2 0 0:00 Jordan Caron 14:34 0 1 0 2 0:00 Andrew Ference 14:26 0 1 +2 0 0:00 Daniel Paille 12:55 0 0 0 1 0:00 Greg Campbell 9:25 0 0 -1 2 0:00 Jeremy Reich 8:27 0 0 -1 0 0:00 Shawn Thornton 8:10 0 0 -1 2 12:00

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Matt Bartkowski Promoted

Boston (AP) - In an effort to shake up the struggling defensive pairing of Hunwick-Boychuk (-7 each), the Bruins have recalled rookie Matt Bartkowski from Providence, and sent Adam McQuaid down. Hunwick remains with the Bruins due to his 1 way contract, but is the likely candidate to be a healthy scratch for the time being.

Bartkowski, 22, was the Bruins final cut from camp after being very impressive in preseason action. Bartkowski is said to be a gritty player with a big shot and is more than willing to play physical and is a tremendous open ice hitter. The biggest concern with him is his skating ability.

Also of note, is that the Bruins are rumored to have offered veteran defenseman Jay McKee a contract. McKee led the Penguins in shot blocking and is renowned for his shot blocking ability, but also for his lack of skating ability and injury proneness. He has a tendency to wear down over the course of the season to the point of not being useful. The B's, however, are still interested regardless in adding his shot blocking ability to the fray.

The Bruins return to action on Saturday in Ottawa. Tim Thomas is expected to be between the pipes for that one.

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NHL Scoreboard - Boston Bruins (5-2-1) at Ottawa Senators (6-5-0)

October 30, 2010 1 2 3 F Boston Bruins 1 2 1 4 Ottawa Senators 1 0 1 2 Three Stars Patrice Bergeron 1 Goal, 1 Assist Tim Thomas 31 Saves Mark Recchi 1 Goal, 1 Assist	Team Stats Comparison BOS OTT Shots on Goal 28 33 Hits 23 18 Faceoffs Won-Lost 13/28 28/13 Penalty Minutes 12:00 0:00 Power Plays Converted 0 1 Total Power Plays 0 6 Time on Attack 6:17 7:59
Scoring Summary First Period Scoring BOS Brad Marchand (1) Tyler Seguin (4), Johnny Boychuk (2) EV 6:05 OTT Daniel Alfredsson Jason Spezza, Sergei Gonchar PP 14:45 Second Period Scoring BOS Jordan Caron (2) Mark Recchi (4), Patrice Bergeron (3) EV 7:35 BOS Patrice Bergeron (5) PS 14:46 Third Period Scoring OTT Chris Neil Jarko Ruutu EV 5:58 BOS Mark Recchi (2) Dennis Seidenberg (4), Zdeno Chara (5) EV 14:04
Boston Bruins - Goaltending Shots Saves SV % GAA Tim Thomas 33 31 94% 2.00 Boston Bruins - Skaters TOI G A +/- SOG PIM Zdeno Chara 27:38 0 1 +2 1 2:00 Dennis Seidenberg 26:02 0 1 +2 1 2:00 Johnny Boychuk 20:38 0 1 0 1 0:00 Mark Stuart 20:07 0 0 0 1 0:00 Brad Marchand 18:13 1 0 +1 2 0:00 Patrice Bergeron 17:08 1 1 +2 2 2:00 David Krejci 17:04 0 0 0 2 2:00 Blake Wheeler 16:51 0 0 0 2 2:00 Mark Recchi 15:54 1 1 +1 4 0:00 Matt Bartkowski 14:38 0 0 0 0 0:00 Andrew Ference 14:02 0 0 0 1 0:00 Tyler Seguin 13:41 0 1 +1 1 2:00 Michael Ryder 13:28 0 0 0 1 0:00 Greg Campbell 13:18 0 0 0 2 0:00 Danile Paille 13:10 0 0 +1 2 0:00 Jordan Caron 11:03 1 0 +1 3 0:00 Jeremy Reich 8:34 0 0 0 0 0:00 Shawn Thornton 7:51 0 0 0 2 0:00 Ottawa Senators - Goaltending Shots Saves SV % GAA Pascal Leclaire 28 24 86% 4.03 Ottawa Senators - Skaters TOI G A +/- SOG PIM Filip Kuba 24:12 0 0 -1 2 0:00 Erik Karlsson 23:36 0 0 -1 3 0:00 Jason Spezza 21:32 0 1 0 2 0:00 Daniel Alfredsson 21:29 1 0 0 2 0:00 Sergei Gonchar 20:33 0 1 0 1 0:00 Chris Campoli 19:48 0 0 -1 0 0:00 Milan Michalek 19:40 0 0 0 5 0:00 Alex Kovalev 19:05 0 0 -1 1 0:00 Mike Fisher 17:00 0 0 -1 2 0:00 Nick Foligno 16:46 0 0 -1 2 0:00 Chris Phillips 16:27 0 0 0 0 0:00 Matt Carkner 15:24 0 0 -1 3 0:00 Peter Regin 14:02 0 0 -1 0 0:00 Jesse Winchester 12:28 0 0 -1 1 0:00 Ryan Shannon 12:06 0 0 -2 2 0:00 Jarkko Ruutu 11:06 0 1 0 4 0:00 Chris Kelly 7:53 0 0 0 1 0:00 Chris Neil 7:20 1 0 +1 2 0:00

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