Bruins defeat Pittsburgh in overtime

Posted on October 8, 2005 | Filed Under Hockey, Sports

The Boston Bruins pulled off a squeaker tonight as they beat the Pittsburgh Penguins in overtime. With a 7-6 score, the Bruins won the game despite having a defense that resembles the keystone cops.

I remember part way through the second period thinking that if the Bruins win — and that was a big if — they wouldn’t deserve it. I’m amazed that they were able to come back and win.

Why shouldn’t they win? Because they are playing without a defense. The Bruins defense sucks ass! Why is it that players like Hal Gill, Brian Leetch and Jiri Slegr think that they game shoot the puck through their opponents. I have never seen so many dumbass plays in my life.

At the offensive blue line, with an opportunity to keep the puck in, the Bruins defense shoots the puck at the legs of the other team. Why not pass the puck, or at least shoot it in the corner.

The only players that showed up for tonight’s game for the Bruins were Murray (and not until late in the game), Leahy and Patrice Bergeron. Where the hell are the rest of you guys!

The Pens played a great game overall. While the Bruins relied totally on little bursts of speed to score their goals, the Pens played a more steady game. Lemieux had a couple of goals, starting his goal scoring season off.

Perhaps one of the highlights for everyone here in Nova Scotia was the performance by Sidney Crosby — wow, what a player! Sidney ended up with three or four points, but you can just tell this kid is something special.

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Bruins lose second straight 4-1 to Buffalo

Posted on October 8, 2005 | Filed Under Hockey, Sports

Well, it seems only Andrew Raycroft showed up for the game as the Boston Bruins played the Buffalo Sabres tonight in Buffalo. It took Joe Thorton and the crew almost 50 minutes to get into the game and by that time Raycroft was too worn out to stop anything.

The game was pretty close for the most part, but the Bruins just couldn’t get it past the Sabres goalie, Miller. He played a really good game, but so did Raycroft — the difference was that the Sabres actually put players on the ice that wanted to play.

You have to feel bad for the goalie when your own defensemen seem more content to pass the puck to the other team than clearing the zone.

Mike Sullivan has to have a heart-to-heart with the team before tomorrow night’s game. Raycroft look hurt at the end of this game, so we’ll have to wait until tomorrow to see if he’ll play.

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