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MONTREAL (AP) -The Boston Bruins swept aside their longtime rivals and a decade's worth of playoff frustration.Former Montreal forward Michael Ryder scored twice and assisted on David Krejci's goal to help Boston complete a four-game sweep of the Canadiens with a 4-1 victory Wednesday night.
Tim Thomas made 26 saves, and Phil Kessel also scored for the Bruins, who won the Eastern Conference quarterfinal for their first playoff series win in 10 years."Yeah, it's definitely a good feeling to beat your old team here in Montreal and make it the last one," said Ryder, who signed as a free agent after he was a healthy scratch for all but four of the Canadiens' 12 playoff games last season. "I kind of actually forgot about what happened last year. I'm a Bruin now and it's a lot of fun." Top-seeded Boston had lost five straight series - falling to Montreal in 2002, '04 and '08 - since beating Carolina in the first round in 1999."Since I got here that was the goal and we tried to improve every year and tried to get better," said Bruins captain Zdeno Chara, who left Ottawa as a free agent to sign with Boston for the 2006-07 season. "Obviously, the first year we didn't make the playoffs and the second year we lost in Game 7, now this year we're moving on to the second round but I don't think, 'This is it, we should be satisfied.' We all know we have to go towards the goal and this is just the first step."Andrei Kostitsyn gave Montreal a 1-0 lead 39 seconds in and the Canadiens dominated the scoring chances in the opening period, outshooting Boston 16-7. The Bruins, though, went to the dressing room with a 2-1 lead after Ryder and Krejci scored 1:58 apart late in the period."That's always the goal, to be tied or be ahead after the first, especially on the road," Chara said. "That puts a lot of pressure on the home team and you know that going into the second period that it's always tougher for them because they know they're one goal behind and they have to press even more, so you just to be patient and play smart." Kessel extended the lead to 3-1 when he stepped out of the penalty box and drove the right side before putting a low shot past Carey Price 11:58 into the second for his fourth goal in four games. Ryder, who scored the winner Monday night in a 4-2 victory, got his second of the game - his fourth of the series - at 12:43 when he scored off a Krejci's cross-ice pass. Montreal completed its 100th season with eight straight losses, including its last four regular-season games."They came in first in the conference for a reason," Canadiens left wing Chris Higgins said. "They've got a lot of depth on that team and they play well as a unit so it's no surprise why they played as solidly against us as they did in the series." The fans gave Price a sarcastic cheer when he stopped Chuck Kobasew's 80-foot dump-in 15:38 into the second.The sophomore goalie raised his arms above his head, offering the crowd the same response Patrick Roy gave when he was subjected to similar mock cheers on his way to allowing nine goals in what would prove to be the future Hall of Famer's final game with the Canadiens, an 11-1 loss to Detroit at the Montreal Forum on Dec. 2, 1995. "I suppose he could have kept his cool and not made any gesture towards the crowd, but on the other hand when you're being bullied, basically, if you don't stand up for yourself, who's going to?" Canadiens GM and coach Gainey said. "By my count he must have had three or four breakaways to stop in the second period so where is the basis for the jeering coming from?" Price went the distance and made 26 saves. He started all four games, though he was pulled in Game 2 after allowing five goals through the first two periods.The sold-out Bell Centre crowd was squarely behind the Canadiens at the outset when Kostitsyn took Saku Koivu's pass and beat Thomas with a partially screened shot into the top right corner. Ryder tied it at 1 with his third goal of the series with 2:33 remaining in the first. Canadiens defenseman Roman Hamrlik pushed the puck forward into the slot and Ryder jumped on the opportunity to drive a one-timer past Price.Krejci worked a give-and-go with Ryder to set up the second goal, taking his linemates return pass to score into a wide open left side with 34.4 seconds left in the opening period. Milan Lucic returned to the Bruins' lineup after serving a one-game league suspension Monday and fought with Mike Komisarek late in the second.Komisarek got a major and a game misconduct 12:39 into the third for cross-checking Lucic. Komisarek missed 16 games from Nov. 15 to Dec. 16 after injuring his shoulder in a fight with Lucic. Notes: It was the Bruins' first series sweep since they beat Montreal four straight in the 1992 Adams Division final. ... Boston beat the Canadiens for the eighth time in 32 playoff meetings between the longtime rivals. ... Bruins RW Byron Bitz was left out of the lineup. Bitz replaced Lucic in the lineup Monday and recorded an assist in his playoff debut. ... LW Alex Tanguay was unable to play for Montreal. A game-time decision, he missed his second straight game because of an upper body injury. Earlier Wednesday, Canadiens GM and coach Bob Gainey ruled out a return by D Andrei Markov and D Mathieu Schneider. Markov has been out since missing the last four games of the regular season with a knee injury, and Schneider was unable to play Monday because of a sore shoulder.   |
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I have watched alot of Bruins games man is the eastern conference weak. As much as I like the young talent on the Bruins the team as a whole is so overrated. You just sweept a series oops it's the Canadians the team with the mentally fragile young goaltender not exactly something to brag about. Like I said I like the young core of the Bruins but lets face it if they played on the west coast they would be just another hockey team not over hyped. Good luck in 2nd round I hope they make it to the finales.
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I have watched alot of Bruins games man is the eastern conference weak. As much as I like the young talent on the Bruins the team as a whole is so overrated. You just sweept a series oops it's the Canadians the team with the mentally fragile young goaltender not exactly something to brag about. Like I said I like the young core of the Bruins but lets face it if they played on the west coast they would be just another hockey team not over hyped. Good luck in 2nd round I hope they make it to the finales. Hmmmmmmm!a very interesting comment w/ absolutely no substance to back your words up.Overrated?????Are U freakin kidding me buddy.We have been in first place all yr.We won the Eastern Conference Trophy.We narrowly missed the Presidents Trophy by 1 point.We are loaded to the tees w/ talent.We have a top notch goaltender who is considered the finest in the NHL right now.And T.Thomas made his appearance to the All Star Game for what reasons?Give me a break huh.Whoever Montreal chooses to place in net is not our choice nor should it ever reflect in a neg.way upon our club.They have a back-up goaltender on their club just like every other team do they not?Ummmm!your coast comment also is ridiculous.If that were the case then the B's & San Jose Sharks would have battled for first place & the President's Trophy.Read your stats on-line/paper.Are them stats hyped also?I think not.Oh! U can count on us going to the finals.Oh! Yeah! 1 final thing.Who is your club?I'd like to know before we get down to the wire.Fair enough question right?Be seeing ya H-F. GO BRUINS!
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Haha that's what I like to see fight from true hockey fans good to see. Look im not saying the Bruins are bad im just saying the media is over hyping them the Pens get the same treatment and we all know why. Yes I know Thomas is a great goaltender and deserved the all star selection. Im just calling what I see as person plays hockey and has been a fan for years. My team didn't even make the playoffs I like the Kings and yes I know how bad they have been that's for another discussion lol. Oh and I don't like the Sharks just be thankful your team doesn't have no show Joe anymore for the playoffs. I don't care about regular season stats true hockey fans know the real season begins when the playoffs start. If your Bruins play the Pens I hope they crush them but the Bruins are overrated till proven it would be nice to see Kessel hold the cup but im not holding my breath.
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Haha that's what I like to see fight from true hockey fans good to see. Look im not saying the Bruins are bad im just saying the media is over hyping them the Pens get the same treatment and we all know why. Yes I know Thomas is a great goaltender and deserved the all star selection. Im just calling what I see as person plays hockey and has been a fan for years. My team didn't even make the playoffs I like the Kings and yes I know how bad they have been that's for another discussion lol. Oh and I don't like the Sharks just be thankful your team doesn't have no show Joe anymore for the playoffs. I don't care about regular season stats true hockey fans know the real season begins when the playoffs start. If your Bruins play the Pens I hope they crush them but the Bruins are overrated till proven it would be nice to see Kessel hold the cup but im not holding my breath. Thx! 4 commenting back H-F,I really appreciate that.I'm not closed minded & I really Luv to converse/debate w/ another true hockey fan likewise.I'm pleased to meet ya btw.I'm sorry to hear that your club LA Kings did not make a playoff birth.I can't say that I follow or swallow all of the media's hype & type for their inflationary tactics are equivalent to our economy.lol.I'm just stating,well perhaps boasting a bit also but hey after the yr.we have had,the immense progress is mind numbing & myself & all the fans have so many reasons to be pumped up right now.It's true that many are young but they are quickly maturing under the great coaching of Claude Julien who is a real diamond in the ruff{N.J.Devils/2 Cups}need I say more.I also played when I was younger & U may as well say I am a life long dedicated fan of the Boston Bruins.I was weened on them since I was 4 yrs.old.w/ makes 45 yrs.& going strong.Woo-Hoo!I have waited since 1972 to feel this confident again & actually see my team poised to do serious battle & actually go deep.Yes! I'm glad that no-show Joe is no longer in the equation.($$sell-out$$);(.Another discussion later.Money/Sports is a long discussion indeed.I really look fwd to speaking more w/U.Enjoy the playoffs my fellow hockey fan.Godspeed!Cy. 
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Edited by
CyPoet
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Thu 04/23/09 01:01 AM
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Save!! by Tim "Tank" Thomas.Our final line of defense.
   We Want The Cup
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GO RED WINGS
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GO RED WINGS Hey! fellas check this out.My diving skills have really improved huh?We all need to master this trick of the trade before the Big Bad Boston Bruins arrive in Hockey Town.Well U know we need to have excuses ready for the press & our fans upon our terrible defeat.  
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GO RED WINGS Hey! fellas check this out.My diving skills have really improved huh?We all need to master this trick of the trade before the Big Bad Boston Bruins arrive in Hockey Town.Well U know we need to have excuses ready for the press & our fans upon our terrible defeat. |
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GO RED WINGS Hey! fellas check this out.My diving skills have really improved huh?We all need to master this trick of the trade before the Big Bad Boston Bruins arrive in Hockey Town.Well U know we need to have excuses ready for the press & our fans upon our terrible defeat. I completely understand & find myself somewhat sympathetic for this disclosure of truth can seriously compromise the integrity of the entire Detroit franchise.So in the spirit of this great Stanley Cup run I shall not disclose any of this info.to the press,fans or my fellow minglers.  How's that for great sportsmanship? We Await The Cup!
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I don't need no stick to stop the puck!! They are only good for hitting people over the head!!!
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I don't need no stick to stop the puck!! They are only good for hitting people over the head!!! Awwwwww!Ozzy.Don't let them buzzing B's get inside your head.It is of the utmost importance that U maintain your composure.Please hold onto your paddle K,I mean Geez! we have your back bro but there is only so much we can do to save your bacon.Keep a close eye on Timmy for he will teach U unknowingly some of the elite skills of a true net-minder.  We Await The Cup!
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What a sweep for the B's
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In the unlikely event that U have not heard of me I shall formally introduce myself.Hi! my name is Zdneo Chara.I am the Captain of the Boston Bruins.Here are 3 things that U can definitely count on.1)I am going to blast slap shots at your net-minder in the range of 105.3 miles per hour.2)If U attempt to penetrate the blue line w/ your head down then I am going to make U pay very dearly.3)If U atttempt to take advantage of our smaller yet highly skilled players then I will be forced to send U down the runway for repairs.Yours Truly,Mr.Z.
 We Await The Cup!!
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In the unlikely event that U have not heard of me I shall formally introduce myself.Hi! my name is Zdneo Chara.I am the Captain of the Boston Bruins.Here are 3 things that U can definitely count on.1)I am going to blast slap shots at your net-minder in the range of 105.3 miles per hour.2)If U attempt to penetrate the blue line w/ your head down then I am going to make U pay very dearly.3)If U atttempt to take advantage of our smaller yet highly skilled players then I will be forced to send U down the runway for repairs.Yours Truly,Mr.Z. We Await The Cup!! |
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Edited by
CyPoet
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Thu 04/23/09 08:00 AM
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What a sweep for the B's Heck yeah! bro.That was simply bearific in every sense of the word.These results are what we completely anticipated & expected.We totally dominated them & sent them reeling off the rails.The Habs fans were so disgusted that the entire Bell Centre was cascading Boo's down on their goaltender Price.At 1 point in the game Price threw his hands up at the fans as if to mock them back.lol;=)At the completion of the game the fans littered the ice w/ debris.How sad indeed.Their cheap tactics of Booing our National Anthem & chanting at T.Thomas throughout the entire game failed to yield results in their favor.lmao.We shall conquer bro.GO BRUINS!! We Await The Cup!!  We Await The Cup!!
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 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! |
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Awwwww!I'm starting to detect some uncertainty & deep concern behind these trivial & simplistic notions.We shall remove the Cup from Detroit with grace,dignity & true sportsmanship.But of course this approach is hinged upon the assumption that the Wings are going to compete w/ us on a professional level & not resort to some cheap tactics such as the Habs used in their ummm....game(lack of a better term)that is.But hey! look on the bright side of things;)there is always tractor pulls for U to participate in when the Cup leaves Detroit.
p.s.Don't forget to say Good-Bye to the Lord Stanley Cup. We Await The Cup!!
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can ya say SWEEP LOL BRING ON THE NEXT VICTIMS Yeah! baby.Cy picks her up & twirls her around.It's time for us to sing our official chant before we welcome our next victims to the TD Garden.LMAO!! Na-Na-Na-Na Na-Na-Na-Na Hey-Hey-Hey Good-Bye!!! Hey!look over there the Bear & Mr.Blades are dancing also.Woo-Hoo!! Na-Na-Na-Na Na-Na-Na-Na Hey-Hey-Hey Good-Bye!!! We Want The Cup!!
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can ya say SWEEP LOL BRING ON THE NEXT VICTIMS Yeah! baby.Cy picks her up & twirls her around.It's time for us to sing our official chant before we welcome our next victims to the TD Garden.LMAO!! Na-Na-Na-Na Na-Na-Na-Na Hey-Hey-Hey Good-Bye!!! Hey!look over there the Bear & Mr.Blades are dancing also.Woo-Hoo!! Na-Na-Na-Na Na-Na-Na-Na Hey-Hey-Hey Good-Bye!!! We Want The Cup OF COFFEE!! |
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