Posted in Paraphernalia December 9th, 2008
…they’re all sold out of the foam Bruins claws I’ve been trying to get. That caps off over two weeks of trying to reach someone…ANYONE…on the Bruins mail order phone. Very disappointing. They did tell me to try back again next week but, at the current rate, I probably won’t be able to reach anyone until after Christmas. I guess that’s what to expect when your team is 19-4-4. Still, even eBay comes up empty so it’s not like people are hoarding them in order to make a profit.
Posted in Recaps December 4th, 2008
The Bruins are 12-1-1 in their last 14 games. 17-4-4 for the season.
Think about that for a minute. Roll it around in your mouth like a fine wine. Savor it.
Can they keep up this pace, which projects out to 124-125 points for the season? Probably not. Hey, I’m an optimist, but even those numbers seem to be a stretch to me. But to have the first 100-point season since 2003-04? I can dig that. Maybe even this time around, go farther than the first round of the playoffs. Maybe make it to the 2nd round for the first time in a decade. But, hey, it’s way too early for that kind of talk. Right now, I’m just enjoying the ride.
David Krejci’s short handed game winner tonight reminded me of something I’ve been meaning to say about him…he has to be one of the best stickhandlers in the league. The puck orbits his stick like a planet to a sun. Not only that, his greasy moves allow him to slip by even the most agile of defenders. Nearly every game he gets around someone with a seemingly impossible move. The kid has been simply incredible. I’m overdue for a new Bruins jersey and I’m torn between Krejci and Lucic if I do decide to get one.
Chara’s play was less than impressive tonight. On a night where they suddenly found themselves without Dennis Wideman, Chara needed to step up his game but instead let people get behind him and had problems keeping the puck in the offensive zone. Fortunately the young D, especially Shane Hnidy, stepped up their game and Tim Thomas was his same spectacular self.
Johnny “Chef” Boychuck made his Bruins debut tonight. No word as to whether or not the Bruins plan on recalling Phil “The Spanish Slot Machine” Esperanza or Bobby Knorr from Providence any time soon.
Posted in Paraphernalia December 1st, 2008
Talk about frustration…I’ve been trying to get through to someone at the Bruins Pro Shop for over a week now to order two of 
those giant foam Bruins claws for my kids (son, 4 and daughter, 20 months) who have started taken a big interest in the Bruins. They don’t sell the claws online and I can only get them by calling the Pro Shop. Naturally, distance is an issue since I live in New Jersey.
As my luck would have it, my attempt to buy the claws coincided with the HOUR they started selling the new alternate jerseys. I haven’t able to get through once. As a workaround, I’ve printed out this logo four times, taped them back-to-back on unsharpened pencils and taught the kids to wave them and growl every time the Bruins score.
Why this logo? To prepare for the claws *eventually* being purchased, I’m trying to simulate the ferociousness invoked while waving them and the Bruins have no logos in their arsenal that are equally as savage . Whenever the Bruins score, it’s a hysterically pathetic scene at my house.
