Last night's game was certainly entertaining, including two Bruins goals in under a minute.
The Isles dropped the Bruins last night in preseason action. In Bruins news you can use:
- Here's a synopsis of the game, with GIFs. [NESN]
- Here are three things that stood out in the game, for better or worse. [Boston.com]
- "Getting the kinks out" last night was mostly racking up penalties and swapping off scoring runs. [CausewayCrowd]
- With the return of Torey Krug, the power play should perk up. [WEEI]
- Speaking of Krug, compare and contrast his contract negotiation with Ryan Johansen 's. Leverage is power. [TheHockeyNews]
- That same power play is now the project of Joe Sacco and Doug Jarvis. David Pastrnak may see game action this weekend. Anthony Camara is still M.I.A. [TheBostonGlobe]
- One bright spot for this season is the reunion of the very effective Patrice Bergeron line. Bonus: Bergeron spoke about why winning the EA NHL 14 cover was especially nice. [NHL]
- Since the roster still up in the air, other lines are unsettled. The first look at the David Krejci / Milan Lucic / Loui Eriksson line hints that it may take time to gel. [TheBostonGlobe]
- Matt Bartkowski had himself a night, Jeremy Smith... not so much. Claude Julien applauded the league's efforts to quell diving. [BostonHerald]
- Chris Kelly has struggled recently with injury and may be "a piñata for Bruins fans," but a closer look shows why he is still valued by Bruins management. [SeasoastOnline]
- This Bruins season preview dangles the possibility of a second Vezina Trophy for Tuukka Rask and names Krejci as the one to watch for the Bruins. [SportsIllustrated]
- And the Bruins will end up atop the Eastern Conference. Book it! [TheHockeyNews]
- Everyone's favorite CSNNE Bruins beat guy was the featured guest on the September 30th Markek vs. Wyshynski podcast, talking all things Bruins. (starting at the 18:45 mark, Audio, 1:10:32) [Fan590]
Elsewhere around the rink:
- Here's all the help you need picking an Eastern Conference team to root for. You're welcome. [Sportsnet]
- In this anaylsis of NHL teams rosters and prospects, the Bruins look good now, but may morph into the Canucks- here's why. [TooManyMenOnTheSite]
- And it is time for Thirty Thoughts. Daniel Alfredsson has earned, and is receiving, flexibility from the Red Wings. John Tavares ' number was retired by the Oshawa Generals. [Sportsnet]
- It may not exactly be news, but here is one take on which NHL teams will likely be circling the drain this season. [Grantland]
- EA NHL 15 has spoken. The cup goes to the Kings in six games over the Bruins. [TSN]
- This snarky take on the Maple Leafs' projected underperformance this season is best summed up by the clever illustration. [Sportsnet]
- Godspeed to the reportedly oldest surviving NHL player, former Blackhawk Albert W. Suomi. [Reddit,Hallowell&JamesFuneralHome]