By: Joe Ballway, YawkeyTalkies Staff Writer
Put away your “jump to conclusions” mats, people. This series isn’t over yet. The Bruins aren’t done–yet.
But they sure will be facing a lot of pressure tonight as they look to avoid becoming only the third team in NHL history to blow a 3-0 series lead. It hasn’t happened since the Islanders shocked the hockey world in 1975–back when Gerald Ford was in office, the American troops were withdrawing from Vietnam and Mark Recchi was only 7 years old.
Media outlets everywhere are already handing this series to Philadelphia. Pessimism abounds in Boston; most fans have the paper bags ready, expecting the Bruins to embrace the dubious distinction of sports’
biggest chokers since, ironically, the 2004 Yankees.
And the worries aren’t unwarranted. The momentum has clearly shifted in the Flyers’ favor, and if ever there’s a situation where a game 7 puts more pressure on one team than another, this is it. The suddenly
impotent Bruins have pulled an incredible 180 since bursting out of the gate in the first three games, and all the pressure is on them to not just avoid a colossal collapse, but to prove that they are even capable of stemming the flow of Philadelphia’s relentless, physical attack.
To say that the turn of events has been shocking [...]

By: Jess Lander, YawkeyTalkies Editor
Boston went into the 2010 playoffs with little hope. Both the Bruins and the Celtics entered the first round off of pretty disappointing seasons. The Celtics were burnt out, the Bruins couldn’t seem to score or defend. All eyes started to focus on the Red Sox, as our only hope for 2010.
But then things changed.
The Red Sox had their worst start since before anyone alive could remember. Our three aces that were supposed to be the best starting rotation in the MLB failed us. Our newly molded run prevention defense couldn’t even stop the Orioles. And our offense…well, what offense?
Then, the Bruins and the Celtics, made it past the first round. The eyebrows of Boston raised, but only slightly.
Ahead, the Celtics faced the challenge of playing the best player in the NBA, and a team that was on the shortlist for possible 2010 Champions. Miami and Dwayne Wade was one thing, but beating the Cavs and LeBron James seemed unlikely. The Bruins on the other hand, got a luckier draw. The Philadelphia Flyers were doable, but then the Bruins made them look like the turkey post-Thanksgiving dinner. Taking a quick 3-0 lead, the path to the [...]

By Joe Ballway, YawkeyTalkies Correspondent
The hockey gods haven’t been kind to the Bruins over the past week, piling a couple of costly injuries on top of the team’s early-season struggles. First liners Marc Savard (broken foot) and Milan Lucic (broken finger) are both expected to miss 4-6 weeks with injuries–a huge blow to an offense seeking balance and consistency. Throw in Phil Kessel’s departure, and the Bruins are missing their entire top line from last season for at least a month–surely not the scenario Bruins fans envisioned heading into the season.
It’s hard to tell what impact these losses will have. After a wave of confidence despite their missing offense on Wednesday when the Bruins turned out a 3-2 victory against the Nashville Predators, the Bruins suffered a tough break tonight, when they lost in a shootout to the Philadelphia Flyers 4-3. Derek Morris scored off a power play in the first and Matt Hunwick had two goals in the 2nd period. The Flyers however came back after being down 2-1, and after a scoreless overtime, managed to get the only goal in shootouts. However Tuukka Rask did have a superb game, with 36 saves, including one on a breakaway that [...]