Mark Marino's Boston Bruins fan blog archive for 03/2009

March 2009

March 02, 2009

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Forwards Milan Lucic and Byron Bitz were both at practice this morning, but both wearing "non-contact" red jerseys. Lucic was fully involved in practice today. Blake Wheeler was OUT of the practice lineup this morning.

Continue reading "03.02--Bruins Practice"

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March 09, 2009

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After snapping a three-game losing streak on Saturday, the Boston Bruins lost their third game this month, yesterday, to the New York Rangers, 4-3 at Madison Square Garden.

Manny Fernandez was between the pipes for the B's—and the struggles for the net-minder continued, stopping just 26 of 30 shots he faced. Fernandez has now lost his last five-straight-games, and six out of his last seven games started.

Despite the loss, the Bruins have looked the best they have all year. Well, for 2009 anyways. For the first four games this month, the B’s have definitely re-established their aggressive side of play. They have out-hit their opponents every game thus far in March, by a total of 144-92.

Even with a 1-3 record, we have been catching a glimpse of the dominating team that we were so accustomed to seeing in the first half of the season. The Bruins have definitely been playing with a bit more desperation as well, averaging 32 shots-on-goal per game, while allowing just 27.

Continue reading "Stop Panicking, Bruins Fan"

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