Boston Sports Then and Now

BST&N’s Bruins BEATS & TWEETS will keep you updated on all the news OFF the ice about your favorite hockey team. We scour the internets & social media for all the content that will make you the Bruins “INSIDER” around the water cooler.

And to “try” to entertain you during this MADDENING work stoppage.

END THIS FRIGGIN LOCKOUT!

It’s OVER FINALLY! REJOICE Hockey Fans!!!

In this edition: The Black & Gold Is PUMPED To Be Back, Corporate SEA BASS, Mike Behind The Mic: Hockey Savior & CT Trying To Resurrect The Whale?

THE LOCKOUT IS OVER, THE BRUINS ARE READY TO GO!

As players we can now do what we do best. Proudly pull on our jerseys and play with complete passion for our cities and fans.

— Andrew Ference (@Ferknuckle) January 6, 2013

I hope that we can replace the intense negativity brought on our sport with a reminder of how great it can be when the action is on the ice.

— Andrew Ference (@Ferknuckle) January 6, 2013

From my grandparents to our B’s fans, I am deeply sorry that we had to miss so much hockey. All we can do now is play our hearts out for you

— Andrew Ference (@Ferknuckle) January 6, 2013

Happiest for you fans. Sorry that it took so long Lets put the lock out behind us and look forward to some hockey. Because Serbian Christmas

— Milan Lucic (@MilanLucic4) January 6, 2013

Can’t wait to get back on the Garden ice for the best fans in the league

— Tyler Seguin (@tylerseguin92) January 6, 2013

THANK GOD I don’t have to hang out with you two anymore for a while with this lockout being over! @tylerseguin92 @milanlucic4

— Dane Fletcher (@Dane_Fletcher) January 6, 2013

Sorry Dane, Bruins fans are more than HAPPY to hang out with “The Kid” & LOOCH now!

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Official Drink Of Bruins Fans

Bottoms up!

This blog sponsored by Maalox, The Official Drink Of Bruins Fans.

Its time to combat the sour stomach and heartburn that the inconsistent play of the Boston Bruins induces.  Being a fan of the Boston Bruins is maddening and harmful to your digestive tract.

They make their fans bi-polar too. Incredible highs and devastating lows. They lose three in a row. Win an incredible seven games in a row with six of those victories being on the road. And how do they top that you ask?

Lose four in a row with one of those losses causing an international incident. As most of you know already, Bruins defenseman, Zdeno Chara drove the Habs Max Pacioretty into the “turnbuckle”. The Montreal forward sustained a severe concussion and fractured vertebrae.

Dirty hit?  That’s up for debate. These two players have had a history of chippyness going back to a January game in Montreal where Pacioretty shoved Chara after the game winning goal.

The NHL did not suspend Chara and then the idiocy ensued in Montreal. Fans flooded Police Emergency lines calling for Chara’s arrest and a criminal investigation has been opened up by Montreal authorities. As Michael Felger of 985 the Sports Hub said, it’s Yahoo-ism to the extreme. I guess they all forgot about Pacioretty’s hit on Mark Eaton.

So now the Bruins have the Habs fans, City of Montreal, and Air Canada calling for Chara’s head for a borderline dirty hit. Please refresh my memory, did Bruins fans flood 9-1-1 lines when Matt Cooke almost decapitated Marc Savard?

Did Mayor Menino call Pittsburgh police to open an investigation?

Did any American companies threaten to pull their sponsorship dollars?

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