from Jess Isner of BostonBruins.com,

The playoffs may be a long ways off, but the pressure is on, and the Bruins are putting the onus on themselves to respond -- and respond now -- before it’s too late.

“I don’t think we’re feeling sorry for ourselves, but we’ve talked about waking up and putting in the effort and doing all the right things,” Rask said. “We’re showing we can do it, and then sometimes, we just sleep and don’t do them.

“The wake-up call should have been a few weeks ago. We’ve been talking about it enough, and it’s not going to get any better if we keep talking about it. We’ve just got to bury our heads down and work hard, and good things are going to happen. But it’s really frustrating when you look at these mistakes and stuff we’re doing out there, night in and night out.

“It’s just not the Bruins hockey.”

In seven of their last nine games, the Bruins have scored no more than two goals. The point has been driven home: They’re not finding the back of the net, and in order to win, they need to be.

Now, it’s time to execute. Now, it’s time to find a way to get the job done.

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