Posts Tagged ‘Claude Julien’

Bruins and Rangers set for Valentines Day tilt

Posted on: February 14th, 2012 by Tim Rosenthal No Comments

(AP Photo/Charles Krupa) Head coach Claude Julien and the Bruins look to hit the road on a high note with a Valentines Day victory over the New York Rangers at TD Garden.

BOSTON — The Boston-New York rivalry (in general) is always something to look forward to for sports fans of both cities. Tuesday’s game between the Bruins and Rangers is no exception.

Coming in to their Jan. 21 tilt at the TD Garden — the first meeting of the season — the Bruins were looking to surpass the Rangers in the Eastern Conference standings. However, the Blueshirts capitalized on a Andrew Ference major for hitting Ryan McDonagh from behind, and Marian Gaborik scored the game-winner at 4:56 of overtime to extend their lead to two points in the standings.

Fast forward almost a month later. The Black and Gold have been caught in mediocrity and the Rangers have a seven-point cushion in the standings; going 7-2-1 in their last 10.

Case in point, this is a game for the Rangers to put even more distance in the standings, and for the Bruins to get some momentum before their six-game road trip.

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Horton suffers setback in road to recovery

Posted on: February 10th, 2012 by Tim Rosenthal No Comments
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(S. Babineau/Getty Images) Nathan Horton suffered a setback in his recovery from a concussion according to coach Julien

After suffering a concussion in the Bruins’ 6-5 win over the Flyers back on Jan. 22 in Philadelphia, Boston forward Nathan Horton has suffered a setback in his recovery.

Head coach Claude Julien, who has been hesitant to reveal Horton’s status in the past, revealed the news Friday during practice at TD Garden.

“He’s got some symptoms so he’s been pulled back,” he said. “He’s back to square one and we’re giving him some time here.”

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When Facebook, political, and hockey worlds collide

Posted on: February 10th, 2012 by Tim Rosenthal 5 Comments
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(Photo: Bridget Samuels) Tim Thomas has been the center of attention by posting his political ideologies on Facebook

Tim Thomas is not doing himself any favors when it comes to addressing his political issues on Facebook.

Just days after his infamous snub of President Barack Obama when he honored the 2010-11 Stanley Cup Champion Boston Bruins, Thomas stuck to his guns during the All-Star Game in Ottawa and after that he received a standing ovation from the TD Garden crowd in the team’s 6-3 win over the Senators.

Case closed, right? Well fast forward a week later where Thomas posted another status updated in his support for Catholics during a controversial mandate on birth control supported by the Obama Administration.

Below is an excerpt from Thomas’ Facebook page from Wednesday:

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Ference returns after 3-game ban

Posted on: February 2nd, 2012 by Tim Rosenthal No Comments

(Credit: S. Babineau/Getty Images) Bruins defenseman Andrew Ference returns to the lineup on Thursday after a three-game suspension

BOSTON — After receiving a three-game suspension for hitting Ryan McDonagh from behind in their 3-2 overtime loss to the New York Rangers a couple of weeks ago, Boston Bruins defenseman Andrew Ference returns to the lineup for Thursday’s contest against the Carolina Hurricanes at the TD Garden.

Ference, who earned his first suspension in nearly 700 career NHL regular season games, will play for the first time in two weeks and will likely battle through some rust in his first game since Jan. 21 (before the All-Star break) — a span of 10 days.

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Bruins complete historic November

Posted on: December 1st, 2011 by Tim Rosenthal No Comments
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(Photo: Bridget Samuels/Ikeastan Hockey) Captain Zdeno Chara and the rest of the Boston Bruins head into December carrying over a 13-game unbeaten streak from November

What a difference a month makes.

In October, many fans were jumping off the Boston Bruins’ bandwagon after opening the 2011-12 campaign with a month of 3-7. The opening month saw coach Claude Julien juggle his lines on more than one occasion and outside of Tyler Seguin the defending Cup Champs seemed out of sync. In the end, the Bruins saw themselves dead last in the Northeast Division standings and were second worse in the entire National Hockey League.

The Stanley Cup hangover had to be real right?

But then November came and the Bruins are looking more and more like the Stanley Cup champions from the 2010-11 campaign.

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