Guess us canes won't be the pushovers the pitt media machine made us out to be. Game one- pens. (But I guess you know, we don't care much for game one's..... We'll bite you in game seven! If you last that long!!!!) AND.... Congrats Detroit! You're next!

DARN IT ALL TED NUGGENT AND I WANTED TO GO BEAR HUNTING IN DETROIT WITH THE RED WINGS....................

Hmmmmm! the tractor/farmer guy has come to visit Mr.Bear hey? I've been searching for U at a leisurely pace so far however I'm seriously considering broadening my search parameters seeing my beloved B's are no longer in the Cup race.It appears that the cryogenic Canes were Xtra lucky in Game#7 but I can assure U that they wont be nearly as lucky against the pesky Pens & Co.I'm quite sure that the Hawks will fall victim to your dreadful things in Detroit however.......this will not be the case against the stellar Fluery & Co.There going to clip the Wings & send them back to their perch above them filthy & crime infested streets of that God awful Detroit. Guess what? I'm going to be there when Sid the Kid hoists the Cup over his shoulders.he-he.Do not get the impression that I'm jumping on board w/ the Pens for I am a life long dedicated Boston Bruins fan however I certainly am not about to miss your dreadful things fall from their arrogant stature.I can't wait to bask in their defeat.he-he.;)U can expect to clash w/ my beloved B's next yr though.Leave the tractor at home K because Mr.Bear likes a challenge when he is on a hunt. I shall find U tractor/farmer guy. My prediction= The Pens win the Cup in Game# 7.No champagne,octopus,smiles,cheers,or celebration.Potatoes from the tractor/farmer guy & NOTHING more.

We Want The Cup!

MONTREAL (AP) - While the Boston Bruins talked about how tough it is to get the fourth win in a best-of-seven playoff series, the Montreal Canadiens contemplated their bleak reality of being down to the final chance to get their first.

Boston practiced at the Bell Centre on Tuesday, one day after taking a 3-0 lead in their Eastern Conference quarterfinal with a 4-2 win in Montreal.The Bruins, who are poised to win their first playoff series in 10 years, will get their first chance to finish off the Canadiens in Game 4 on Wednesday night.

"We want to come out here and give everything we have, like we have all series, and hopefully get the win," Bruins center Marc Savard said. "That's the goal right now, is to come out and play another 'one game at a time', and hopefully we win it. It's going to be tough. We know they're going to come out and throw everything at us, and we've got to be ready."

P.J. Axelsson was in his sophomore season when the Bruins won their last playoff series, a first-round win over Carolina in 1999.He said that the Canadiens gave him and his teammates all they could handle at the outset Monday, and he was steeling himself for what they would bring in front of a sold-out crowd on Wednesday.

"I think, if anything, they're going to come even harder so we've got to be prepared for that," said Axelsson, the longest-serving member of the Bruins.Shawn Thornton, who scored Tuesday for his first point in 25 playoff games, agreed.

"Yeah, I'm sure they will so I think we can't be shocked by it, we've got to be prepared for it," Thornton said. "That being said, it's a lot easier said than done when you get out there and you can't hear yourself think when you have that puck, you can't hear your linemates, you can't hear anything and they're coming with a lot of energy, it's pretty tough to play in."

Aaron Ward has won the Stanley Cup three times, including consecutive championships with Detroit in 1997 and 1998, and a third with Carolina in 2006.The pressure of those playoff runs didn't compare to the expectations Boston felt entering the playoffs as the top seed in the East.

"This is probably one of the most stressful series that I've been involved in," Ward said. "The pressure of having gone in through a season and being a No. 1 seed, knowing that there's a lot of external factors that can really have an influence on the direction of a series, for us, we were well aware of the position we are in."

Ward recalled Peter Laviolette's advice when he played for the Hurricanes, stating that his former coach urged his players to "always understand the mental philosophy of the opponent, understand where they're coming from."

"You always have to be aware of what your opponent brings to the table," Ward said. "In Game Fours it's always the best effort's brought forth by players. You're professional athletes and you're conditioned to play well and understand that no one ever wants to lose, and you have that mentality that you'll do whatever it takes, and at all costs, to win the game."

Boston will get a boost from the return of Milan Lucic, who served a one-game league suspension and missed Game 3.The Canadiens' task for Game 4 is plain and simple - win, or pack it in.

"Just as with our fans, with our team we're going to have to prove that we can stay alive by winning a game," GM and coach Bob Gainey said. "If we win a game, then we play a game on Saturday where we can look to Tuesday. So, it's by small increments and without the first one it's hard to move to the second one or the third one, which has been our case since the beginning of the series.

"We need to win a game to get into it, whether it was the first, second, third or fourth, and right now we're sitting at the fourth, still waiting to get out of the gates as far as putting a win up on our side."

Montreal was without defenseman Mathieu Schneider and left wing Alex Tanguay on Monday night, both key players sidelined by upper-body injuries. Top defenseman Andrei Markov has been out with a lower-body injury that cost him the last four games of the regular season.

"I can't really say that they will or won't be possibilities for (Wednesday)," Gainey said.The Canadiens held an optional skate at its suburban practice facility and nine players took to the ice, including goalies Carey Price and Jaroslav Halak.

Also taking part where defenseman Mike Komisarek, forwards Andrei and Sergei Kostitsyn, Tomas Plekanec, Matt D'Agostini and Gregory Stewart, and rookie defenseman Yanick Weber, who had a goal and an assist in Monday's loss for his first playoff points.

"There's always a vein of optimism, there's always some hope, and until that's gone, that's what you play with, that's what you rely on," Gainey said.

We Want The Cup!

drink some coffee milk for me. Boston forevah

NO CUP FOR ME.
BOSTON-S-U-R-G-E-R-Y. Just the letters by themselves are scary.But, as per his usual program when adversity is concerned, Boston Bruins forward Phil Kessel shrugged off his impending shoulder surgery with an actual (but probably painful) shrug and his usual staccato chuckle.“[Chuckle] Yeah, it’s going to be a weird offseason,” said Kessel on Monday. “Obviously, I have to have shoulder surgery, so I’ll be out for a while.”Yesterday, B's general manager Peter Chiarelli announced that Kessel underwent a successful procedure to repair a torn rotator cuff and labrum in his left shoulder.

“It’s a long one,” said Kessel prior to the proceedure. “I think it’s a little more than [Zdeno Chara’s] was last year.“But what can you do.”The surgery was performed by Dr. Peter Asnis and Dr. J.P. Warner at Mass General Hospital, and will force Kessel to miss approximately six months.In hockey terms (and even in twenty-something terms) six months is a loooong time.“I tore it back in Columbus (March 10th), when I fell into the boards,” explained Kessel during the club's final media availability of the season. “So I will be out for six months.“I knew it was bad the whole time.

“But you have to play through that kind of stuff,” he said.Play through?“You try to [put it out of your mind],” said Kessel. “Obviously it’s hard.“It’s not a little injury. It’s kind of a big one.“It’s tough, but what are you going to do?” he said.Well, if you are Kessel, you go out and finish your best NHL season to date.He established career highs in goals, assists and points this year after tallying a team-best 36 goals, 24 assists and 60 points in 70 games.The talented forward also became the club’s first 30-goal scorer since 2005-2006 and had the longest point streak in the NHL this season after tallying a point in 18 consecutive games from November 13 - December 21, 2008 (a 14-14-28 line during the streak).

“You have a [choice], you know? You can get surgery or you can play through it,” repeated Kessel on Monday. “I elected to play through it and try and help my team.
“It hurts. It’s not an easy thing – it’s painful. I can’t really do much with the [injured] side of my body. So, a lot of times, playing out there hurt.”It hurt so much that Kessel tried to wear a brace.“But I tried it and it hurt it worse,” said Kessel. “So I went [without], so it was painful, but I tried to do the best I could.The best he could was pretty good as Kessel appeared in all 11 postseason contests for the Bruins and contributed six goals and five assists.

However, don’t talk to Kessel about personally successful playoff numbers.“It’s disappointing that we finished the way we did,” said Kessel. “I thought we had a pretty good year, but we just didn’t get it done in the end.”The just-finished campaign was Kessel’s third in the NHL. Just 21, he was selected by the Bruins in the first round (fifth overall) of the 2006 NHL Entry Draft. In 222 career games played, he has compiled 66-60-126 totals in “The Show.”Boston Bruins' Phil Kessel celebrates his second-period goal against the Carolina Hurricanes in Game 5 of an NHL Eastern Conference semifinal hockey series in Boston on Sunday, May 10, 2009. (AP Photo/Winslow Townson)

“I thought I played pretty well,” he said of this past season. “You can always do more. You can always improve your game. But I thought, overall, that it was a pretty good year and you can always try and build on that next year.”Asked if the prospect of surgery was scary, Kessel just shrugged again.“Obviously, it’s disappointing,” said Kessel of the original prognosis. “You know you are not going to be back until [after the season starts], but there’s nothing you can do.”However, if Boston’s budding sniper sticks with his rehabilitation program, good things are in the cards. Kessel, a restricted free agent who said his first inclination is to return to Boston next year, predicted good things.“I think we had a good team this year,” he said. “I think we did pretty well.“You know, we had a pretty good run – but we just fell a little short.”
Wait Till Next Year!!

Guess us canes won't be the pushovers the pitt media machine made us out to be. Game one- pens. (But I guess you know, we don't care much for game one's..... We'll bite you in game seven! If you last that long!!!!) AND.... Congrats Detroit! You're next!

Hey! tractor-farmer guy guess what? Your dreadful things are next on the menu.he-he.I just hope it doesn't leave a bad after taste in the penguins mouth.There going to clip their wings & send them back to some perch above them filthy & crime infested streets of that God awful Detroit. I'll be peeled to my T.V. watching every one of them stellar saves by Fluery. I can already see Sid the Kid hoisting that beloved Cup as we speak.It's time for the dreadful things to be HUMBLED!! Woo-Hoo!;)And don't even try bribing G.Betteman either.Oh! & the Cup better not have any stains from potatoes or farm dirt on it.The Pens want that trophy nice & shiny alright.Please don't do anything rash K.Keep saying to yourself"it's only a game" My beloved Boston Bruins will take care of your dreadful things next yr.btw.p.s.Take some pic.'s of the Cup while U have a chance for it will be along time before they ever see it again.There going home w/ a potato pie & NOTHING else.
THE PENS ARE GOING TO NEED A BROOM , AFTER THE RED WINGS GET DONE WITH THEM...... THEY ARE GOING TO LOOK LIKE THEY GOT RUN OVER BY A TRACTOR............

LOVE THAT BEAR POOP SMELL IT, LOOK AT IT , FEEL IT, TASTE IT AND THROW IT...............THE SMELL OF DEFEAT OR LOSERS

Hey! tractor-farmer guy guess what? Your dreadful things are next on the menu.he-he.I just hope it doesn't leave a bad after taste in the penguins mouth.There going to clip their wings & send them back to some perch above them filthy & crime infested streets of that God awful Detroit. I'll be peeled to my T.V. watching every one of them stellar saves by Fluery. I can already see Sid the Kid hoisting that beloved Cup as we speak.It's time for the dreadful things to be HUMBLED!! Woo-Hoo!;)And don't even try bribing G.Betteman either.Oh! & the Cup better not have any stains from potatoes or farm dirt on it.The Pens want that trophy nice & shiny alright.Please don't do anything rash K.Keep saying to yourself"it's only a game" My beloved Boston Bruins will take care of your dreadful things next yr.btw.p.s.Take some pic.'s of the Cup while U have a chance for it will be along time before they ever see it again.There going home w/ a potato pie & NOTHING else.