Is blogger down again? I can’t post to the other page right now.

Is this going to happen every time I go to my step daughter’s softball games?

In game five the Bruins didn’t play well. In game six they continued to not play well. The series is tied at three games all and game seven is Friday.

I hope Vancouver kicks Tampa Bay’s ass in the finals.

I’m not off the bandwagon, but the Bruins are not winning game seven. There, I said it. The Bruins season ends on Friday night.

Prove me wrong, Bruins.

They did manage a power play goal last night but over all the power play was embarrassing again. The penalty kill, which normal is a strong point for us, was awful as well as it was scored on three times. Kaberle wasn’t good again. Boychuck was terrible. The top line finally broke through with Lucic scoring once and Krejci netting himself a hat trick. The other three lines were pretty much not there.

Tampa Bay scored in the first minute again. That’s three times. Yes we’ve won two of those games, but can we stop doing that please? Tampa Bay was just better than us all around… again. Let me say this again: Three Power Play Goals.

It was terrible to watch. The worst part was that in the last five minutes or so we totally dominated. Where the hell was that kind of play during the first 55 minutes of the game? It was sad to watch, really. There is no way the Bruins are coming back from this in game seven. The collapse is not as dramatic as it was last year, but it’s still going to suck.

Prove me wrong, Bruins. Please, prove me wrong.

Can you see the guy behind me? He was driving while reading today’s sales figures or something.

They say texting and driving is bad, but I think doing paperwork while driving might be worse.

(Obviously I was stopped at a light when I took this)

Would it make me wicked lame if I ended up getting an ulcer due to the stress of following the Bruins in the playoffs this year?

Yeah, probably… but I think it might happen anyway.

Game six. Tonight. Must win. Must Win.

My step son has a baseball game that won’t end before the Bruins start tonight so I am going to miss some of the first period. That might be for the best. I don’t expect to enjoy watching tonight’s game. I expect to be way too stressed out to have fun. Maybe if they go up 10-0 in the first period i might relax a little bit… a little bit. Probably not though. There is no such thing as a safe lead when a team with the choking pedigree of the Bruins plays a team with the offensive skills of the Lightning. The closest Boston can come to having a safe lead is if they are up by some number of goals when the clock runs out on the third period. In other words, if there is still game to be played, the lead is not safe. Ever.

Out in the Western Conference the third round came to an end last night. Vancouver eliminated San Jose in double overtime in game five. I was really rooting for San Jose last night. Not so much because I picked them to win (NEVER PICK SAN JOSE TO WIN, you moron) but because I wanted them to extend the series. I was hoping they would go to seven games and beat the holy hell out of each other. Ryan Kesler left the game in the second period with an apparent leg injury. I got really excited. If he’s out and we win our series and face Vancouver they will be that much easier to beat! I thought the same in game four when Joe Thornton went out for San Jose. Kill each other, you Western Conference Finalists. Beat each other to a pair of collective pulps! Make it easier on the team that comes out of the East… assuming it’s the Bruins. Should the Bruins blow their series lead and not get to the finals I want Vancouver to utterly destroy Tampa Bay… but let’s not get to down yet… Cautious Optimism is the key for us Bruins fans, still.

So what did injured Ryan Kesler do after leaving the game in the second period? Oh nothing, he just came back and scored the game tying goal in the final seconds of the third period, forcing the overtime where the Canucks eventually won. Dumb, stupid, ridiculously tough hockey player. Jerk.

Back to the Bruins. It’s only 9:00am hear in the Eastern Time zone, and already I am feeling the stress. This is nuts. I feel ridiculous. Part of me is just plain embarrassed. Another part of me is freaking out, thinking START THE DAMN GAME NOW RIGHT NOW SCREW TELEVISION PLAY THE GAME NOW RIGHT NOW NOW NOW NOW NOW!

You see my internal struggle, I’m sure.

Anyway… no stupid penalties (looking at you Marchand and Seguin and yes even you Chara). No stupid turnovers (still, eternally looking at you Kaberle). No defensive breakdowns (looking at you Boychuck). Cut down on those odd man rushes. Give Tim Thomas all the help you can. Thomas, cover up those rebounds and limit their second chances. If you have to play like a god on Earth again then the defense is letting you down. Hopefully you won’t have to play like a god on Earth, but if you do need to, it would be nice if you could do it once again. We all know you can. You are The Man after all. Krejci/Lucic/Hornton line, play like we all know you can. Play like the first line should. Bergeron… just keep doing what you’re doing. You’re the best skater on the ice for us in every situation and you make it look easy. Just keep plugging along.

Most of all, and I can’t stress this enough…

PLEASE DON’T LOSE! I CAN’T TAKE ANOTHER GAME SEVEN! I JUST CAN’T TAKE IT!

Go Bruins!
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Our first wicked thunderstorm in the new house. Hang on tight trees. Hang in there power lines.

Wow.

The Bruins played pretty crappy last night and still managed to pull out a 3-1 win over Tampa Bay in game five of the Eastern Conference Finals. Boston now takes a three games to two lead.

How did it happen? This is Boston we’re talking about. How can we be this close to another series win? Well, Tim Thomas is The Man. That’s a big part of it, but shouldn’t they have fallen apart by now? They always do. Again, this is Boston we’re talking about.

Game six is tomorrow in Tampa Bay. While the math dictates that we have two chances to win one game, I think in this instance math can kiss my ass. We absolutely must win game six. If we let the Lightning stay alive then we are just inviting the collapse we all fear. They are down (slightly, let’s be honest, Tampa Bay played very well last night) so let’s kick them while they are down.

Cautious Optimism is the key. Don’t think about anything else besides game six. Focus! Take your Ritalin! Win Game Six!

GO BRUINS!

We just invented words. I came up with “cute-tastic” and Jen came up with “pain-in-ass-tastic.”

I haven’t mentioned it yet, but I can’t put it off any longer.

Damn, did the Bruins suck on Saturday.

Now, they had a lot going against them. You see, the Boston Bruins are generally jinxed for all afternoon games, but especially Saturday games, and extra-especially nationally televised Saturday afternoon games. History was very much against them in game four.

Having said that, boy did they ever suck. The first period was a thing of beauty, leading to a 3-0 lead for the Bruins and a pulled goalie for the Lightning. If only it had ended after the first, because the Bruins played as if that were the case. They failed to show up in the second and third periods and blew their 3-0 lead in startling fashion. Now the series is tied at two games a piece.

Game five is tonight. It is worth noting that it is not a nationally televised afternoon game, so the Bruins are not starting with two strikes against them. That’s good. Also good is that rumor has it that Dwayne Roloson will be starting for Tampa Bay. Given the sieve like manner of his first period play in game four, I take that as good news.

Let’s just hope the B’s show up for three periods tonight instead of just one. It’s a best of three series now, and I am still Cautiously Optimistic that we can kick Tampa Bay’s ass.

As for the Red Sox, taking two out of three from the Cubs has put the Sox a half game out of first place in the American League East. I would like to thank the Yankees and the Devils Rays for not running away with things while the Red Sox were sucking up a storm to start the season. That’s why were have been able to get back to relevance. May the winning continue for our home town team. Of course, our next series is in Cleveland against the team with the best record in the majors. That might make things difficult, although I could sure go for some revenge for the way they kicked our ass the first week of the season.

Go Bruins!
Go Red Sox!
Go Bruins!