Catching Up - Bruins

Well, I just dropped the fiance off at the airport so she could go on a cruise with her girlfriends. What am I going to do with the apartment to myself for a few days? I think I'll start by catching up on my banters...

I think a big part of my lack of interest in writing has been the days off for the Bruins. It was not at all shocking (to me, at least) that the B's completed their sweep of Montreal a week ago today. To all of you people that thought the series would go 5 or 6 games, shame on you. (I don't even want to acknowledge people who said there would be a game 7 because they are oblivious to the sport of hockey.) Ask my friends. I knew this would be a sweep from the get go. The only doubt I had (which, I admit, is embarrassing) was after Lucic got suspended. I thought some directive might have been passed down in a secret memo that the Habs having no post-season game wins in their 100th season would be bad for the league. Nonetheless, the Bruins prevailed and waited a week before even knowing who they were going to play.

Ladies and gentlemen, get ready for a repeat. Bruins will sweep the Canes and Ovechkin/Crosby will run to 6 games (if the Caps can bring it more than they did against NY). Once again, the NHL will pay no attention to the Bruins as they walk all over Carolina. Instead, expect to see a lot of press on the NHL's wet dream of a match-up between the Caps/Pens.

A couple more media clips for the B's...
Aaron Ward, who is hilarious on the Toucher and Rich Show's "Ward Wednesdays," was talking this morning about his intimate knowledge of the Canes' playbook from his Stanley Cup-winning time in Raleigh. Also, there's an article in the Globe today about Ward. Read it here.

Also, I had to throw in the Vezina press release. Thomas, ever the wizard with words, gets interviewed below. (For the record: Flint, Michigan also produced Michael Moore; and my brother, who went to UVM for a semester, can speak just fine.) Congrats, Timmy.