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Will Boston & Anaheim Force A Game 7?

by Paul on 05/12/09 at 01:44 PM ET
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Walker Fined, No Supsension

by Paul on 05/11/09 at 03:55 PM ET
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via Chip Alexander of Canes Now at the News & Observer,

Hurricanes forward Scott Walker has been fined $2,500 for his altercation with Bruins defenseman Aaron Ward but will not be suspended, general manager Jim Rutherford said today.

“We are satisfied with the ruling,” Rutherford said.

In case you missed the punch Ward received from Walker, you can watch it here.

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Bruins Win To Live Another Day

by Paul on 05/11/09 at 12:08 AM ET
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The Boston Bruins shutout the Carolina Hurricanes 4-0.  Chara was dominant on the ice tonight and the Canes could not match the desperation the B’s played with.

added 10:27pm, With the game well in hand, Bruins up 4-0 and about three minutes to go, Scott Walker of the Canes punches Aaron Ward of the Bruins.

Ward received 2 for roughing, Walker, 2 for instigating, 5 for fighting and a 10 minute misconduct.

added 10:57pm, Julien said in post-game presser that there is some fear Ward may have a broken orbital bone.

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Julien Claims Canes Are A Trapping Team

by Paul on 05/10/09 at 03:58 PM ET
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from Shawn P. Roarke of NHL.com,

Sunday morning, Claude Julien dipped into the universal bag of coaching tricks and started casting aspersions at the hurricanes, the team that happens to hold an unexpected three-games-to-one lead on his heavily favored Bruins entering Sunday night’s Game 5.

Early in his Sunday morning presser, Julien accused Carolina of playing the trap—as ugly an accusation as he could come up with, I guess—to such great effect in taking control of the series. Then, he further the attack by suggesting it was hypocritical of Carolina Maurice to adopt such a cynical defensive system after railing against it during his tenure as the coach of the Toronto Maple Leafs.

“They played four guys back and they just wait for us in the neutral zone,” Julien said. “That’s something a little surprising from Paul because I know he used to complain about that last year when he was in Toronto—us killing them with the trap. They’ve created a pretty tough situation for us getting pucks in, but we have to find a way to get pucks in and play more in their end.”

The Hurricanes, by the way, haven’t played the trap in this series.

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Wings/Ducks Series Tied At 2 - Bruins Face Elimination

by Paul on 05/10/09 at 12:59 PM ET
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What team has a happy flight to Anaheim after the game today?

Will the Bruins find their game and win to extend the series?

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Bruins Talking

by Paul on 05/09/09 at 10:24 AM ET
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from Fluto Shinzawa of the Boston Globe,

“Obviously, we’re in a deep hole,” said Zdeno Chara. “We all realize that. But you have to win four games to get to the next round. It’s 3-1 and it’s not over yet.”

That said, the Hurricanes made the Bruins look like bantams for most of last night, with little resistance from the Black and Gold. The once-proud Bruins, now looking like paper tigers, have buckled at the exact point where winners strut their best stuff.

“I think our team has probably picked the worst time of the year to play their worst hockey,” said coach Claude Julien. “When you look at the whole team right now, there isn’t anybody that’s played up to their potential. Obviously, out of synch. Our passes are not crisp. We’re not in synch. You can see the frustration on the players right now. It’s certainly getting worse.

“This is something that has to be resolved before the next game. We don’t have much time to do that. You’ve come too far in the season to all of a sudden say, ‘You know what? It’s not working.’ We’ve got to find solutions. That’s got to come from coaches. And it’s got to come from players.”

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Spotlight On The East Tonight

by Paul on 05/08/09 at 12:59 PM ET
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Any predictions?  With a win tonight, both Washington and Carolina can go up 3-1 in their series.

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Bruins In A Battle

by Paul on 05/07/09 at 04:39 PM ET
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from Shawn P. Roarke of NHL.com,

This was not the way things were supposed to turn out after Boston won its first five games of the postseason, including a 4-1 shellacking of Carolina in Game 1. But there is no denying that Boston has been the second-best team to the Hurricanes in each of the past two games.

As a result, the Bruins face their first crisis of confidence this spring. How they react will determine the legacy of the Eastern Conference’s best regular-season team. It’s a sobering fact for a team that has known nothing but success for so long.

“It was real already, but it’s time now; the reality is our backs are against the wall right now,” said goalie Tim Thomas, who made 38 saves but was helpless to stop a rebound conversion by Jussi Jokinen just 2:48 into the extra session.

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The Difference Maker

by Paul on 05/07/09 at 10:29 AM ET
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from Luke DeCock of the News & Observer,

When Eric Staal lifts his team and puts it on his shoulders, there’s no telling how far he can take it.

There were plenty of Game 3 heroes for the Carolina Hurricanes, from Jussi “The Finnisher” Jokinen scoring yet another winning goal, to Cam Ward making a save on Milan Lucic to open overtime, to Sergei Samsonov scoring his first goal of the playoffs against his former team.

But on a night the Hurricanes did just about everything but score yet still found themselves trailing the Boston Bruins, Staal again made himself the difference.

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All East Action Tonight

by Paul on 05/06/09 at 01:13 PM ET
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Will Pittsburgh maike it a series tonight and will Boston get back home-ice advantage?

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