Jersey no barrier to grinding Bruins
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EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- The odds are against them, and the Bruins may have to pay the devil to get into the playoffs. But they moved one giant step closer last night with a 4-1 win over New Jersey that was very much Devil-like.
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The Montreal Canadiens have perfected a unique method of wearing down their opponents.
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During the time Bruins left wing Peter Schaefer was playing for the Ottawa Senators, he couldn't go to the grocery store without being recognized. The hockey team was considered the prime attraction of the community and the players enjoyed the rock star status.
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For the first time in three years, former Bruins forward Bill Guerin will be home with his family for Halloween. But he won't be dressing up as a National Hockey League player any time soon. He'll be a full-time dad to his four children while he waits -- with his NHL Players Association brethren -- for something to break in ...
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TORONTO -- Paul Mara is still in pursuit of his first goal as a Bruin. When it comes, chances are it won't be as memorable as his first true dustup while wearing the Black and Gold.
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Tim Thomas , who just a year ago was wondering if he would ever see NHL action in a Boston uniform, was back on the beat again last night with the Maple Leafs in town. The 32-year-old backstop has played in 20 straight games -- a function of his success and because his backups, Hannu Toivonen and Brian Finley , ...
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Stainless steel holds Bob Goodenow&#39;s left cheek together, a 24-gauge badge of honour earned the old-fashioned way: on the ice, in a game, from an opponent&#39;s high stick.
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Ryan Smyth took a deep breath just before he was hit with the biggest reality check of his 12-year NHL career. The jersey he held was orange and blue, and it even had No. 94 stitched onto it. Nothing new there. But the front said Islanders, and nothing could've been stranger to the lifelong Edmonton Oilers forward.
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When the Bruins filed into their dressing room after the second period, a 20-minute span during which they were outshot by Tampa Bay, 15-3, they found somebody waiting for them.
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More proof that the Boston area is controlled by all things baseball: Tonight's hockey matchup between the UMass-Lowell River Hawks and the Boston College Eagles is all about the Red Sox minor league affiliate the Lowell Spinners. The first 500 hockey fans who show up at the "Spinners on Ice" event wearing Red Sox or Spinners gear will get a ...
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- The non-contact jersey had been ditched earlier in the week. Running back Laurence Maroney was tired of hearing his teammates' barbs, and felt it was important to return to game action, to feel the speed, to take that first hit.
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It was very nearly a perfect week for the Bruins. Coming out of the All-Star break, they picked up victories over Nashville and Eastern Conference leader Ottawa, then matched the best team in the NHL, the Detroit Red Wings, stride for stride for two periods Saturday night.
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The kids had their day alone yesterday at the start of Bruins training camp. The rookies, a few of them even looking old enough to shave (important to clarify: shave is not a term for cheating in this usage), scurried onto the Ristuccia Arena ice at 1:30 p.m. with skates sharpened, eyes wide open, and dreams even wider.
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The 2006-07 Bruins got their first look at the upgraded TD Banknorth Garden yesterday, including the new mammoth high-definition scoreboard, and came away impressed.
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Brad Stuart didn't have to say a word yesterday to describe the Bruins' beastly 1 1/2-hour morning practice at the Ristuccia Center.
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MONTREAL - For Pascal Pelletier , who was raised in Quebec City, the dream of playing against his province's home team first materialized when he traveled to New York Saturday for the first leg of the Bruins' two-game road trip.
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UMass-Lowell is perfect in nonconference play this season. Of late, the River Hawks have carried that penchant for perfection over to their Hockey East performances as well.