There's no little blue pill to cure this one...
The Bruins will host the Red Wings this evening at 7:00 PM.
- Here's a preview, and the big concern is for the health of Patrice Bergeron and Milan Lucic. [NHL]
- Hello, again, hello... Jordan Caron has been called up. The big question is precisely why. [CausewayCrowd]
- So the Bruins aren't looking so good this year. Get off Peter Chiarelli's back already! [WEEI]
- The man is a genius, and here are his top five trade coups. [BleacherReport]
- No, wait. The guy's a dud. And with your hindsight glasses polished, here are his big five flub trades. [BleacherReport]
- It is the failure to take care of the small details that is adding up to losses for the Bruins. Everyone is underperforming. Julien's do-si-do on what putting Matt Fraser on waivers means is... interesting. [TheBostonGlobe]
- Although part of a coach's job is to motivate, Claude Julien is not entirely responsible for the Bruins' malaise. [WEEI]
- Even acknowledging the numerous injuries and the loss of key players, inconsistency is stifling the Bruins. They are running out of time to turn this around. [PatriotLedger]
- Not to get too far ahead, Lucic's future with the Bruins will be one tought decision for management. [TheBostonGlobe]
- If you can bear it and are interested, here' s a GIF summary of the loss to the Blue Jackets on Saturday. [Boston.com]
- Furthermore, if you missed it (no shame there, as the officials did, too) here's Jack Edwards' rant about the goal scored by Columbus after a puck was still in play after being in the protective netting. (Video, 3:07) [CBSSports]
- This weekend in Providence Bruins news sounds familiar... Add injuries, re-injuries, and call-ups to the WJC to the mix, and the drop in standings is probably understandable. [ProvidenceJournal]
- Here. Read this and cheer up. It is not too late for the Bruins. [TooManyMenOnTheSite]
Elsewhere around the rink:
- In good news, David Pastrnak , along with Peter Cehlarik and Anton Blidh (who both scored goals) are representing their countries and finding some success at the IIHF World Junior Championship. [WeekendAtBergys]
- Deja-vu? The plucky Panthers scored four unanswered third-period goals to top the Maple Leafs. [TheHockeyNews] Here's why YOU should be watching them. [LastWordOnSports]
- Have a look at the top ten hockey fan moments of the year... (With video) [PuckDaddy]
- ... and continue, if you dare, into the top ten jersey fouls. [PuckDaddy]
- In order to continue growing interest in the game, what can NHL teams do to engage fans? What new fan bases are being targeted? [TheHockeyNews]
- Here's one event that has become a bit... gimmicky. [PuckDrunkLove]
- Did you see this odd penalty assessed to Ryan Carter? You may never see it again. [TheHockeyNews]
- The shootout is hardest on goalies. Thankfully, it is a skill they can learn to master. [TSN]
- Hockey players face some of the same fears as the rest of us... just more often. [TheHockeyNews]
- Goalie Julius Hudacek strikes again. Don't ever change! (Video, 2:44) [BarDown]