Dennis Wideman Fan Club

I proposed starting the Dennis Wideman Fan Club for the playoffs to some fellow 311'ers, but I think it fell on deaf ears.  To be honest, I just want more Den-nis-Wide-man clap clap clapclapclap chants.

He is showing some signs of life.  In his last ten games, he has 3 goals and 4 assists and has been a minus player only ONCE in that stretch (the home loss to Buffalo).  That's 7 points in 10 games which is a damn good total for a defenseman on the offensively inept Bruins.  The fans notice every mistake he makes now because they're looking for it and are getting on him pretty relentlessly, but it's not deserved anymore.  DEN-NIS-WIDE-MAN!!!

I should probably eat some of my words on Johnny Boychuk too.  He has really stepped up in Seidenberg's absence and logged nearly 29 minutes of ice time last night.  I'm not getting too hyped up about beating a Buffalo team that was giving a number of key players a rest last night though.

The guy we should be getting on is Michael Ryder.  Blake Wheeler deserves it too, but not as much as Ryder.  The good news is Ryder will be playing for a contract next year so he might show up, but don't hold your breath on that one either.

All eyes on the Rangers tonight - a Ranger loss in regulation locks up the playoff spot for the B's, but the key now is to move into 6th or 7th to avoid Washington.  Eric Staal's 3g and 2a helped Carolina beat up on Montreal last night which helped in that quest.

Hide All Sharp Objects

"I'm gonna call my girlfriend and tell her to hide all the knives in the kitchen. This game is pathetic." -- "Minnesota" during the 2nd period of today's loss to the Rangers


The Bruins dropped another turd today on Causeway St., losing to the Rangers, 3-1. Yet again, Henrik Lundqvist OWNED us.
#1 star announced was Brandon Dubinsky. He skated on a line with Higgins & Avery. Has a greater collection of shitbags on 1 line ever been assembled? The 2nd period of today's game was so bad (3 shots to the Rangers' 21, I lost count), it could've been the worst period of the year. The Bruins now take to the road: Anaheim, San Jose, LA. Our hopes for this road trip are whale-shit low: 0-3-0. Savvy's got a partially torn MCL. It's just bad all over.
random crap

• Bruins goal by Wideman, he beat Lundqvist from the blue line with a slapshot.

• Brashear & Thornton squared off early. Thornton surprised Brash with a punch to the face and got the takedown, but it could have been more.

• Today's roster program included a feature on Johnny Boychuk, who said his guilty pleasure was shopping, and what he loves to shop for is shoes. Hey, you wanna know how I know you're gay? But his real crime was on the Dubinsky goal, where he fell and looked around for a call by the ref and while Dubinsky walked in on Thomas to score. Speaking of shoddy defense, wasn't it HORRIBLE to see Del Zotto just breeze right in and score on Thomas