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The Bruins took advantage of a less-than-stellar Henrik Lundqvist and Brad Marchand played the role of OT hero last night at the Garden as the Bs jumped out to a 1-0 series lead thanks to their thrilling 3-2 win over the Rangers.

After a first period of feeling each other out, the teams traded goals in both the second and third periods as each all-world goalie let in at least one goal they’d probably like back. Hank, in particular, struggled with his rebounds and gave the Bruins multiple second chances he typically doesn’t. But thanks to the Bs hitting more pipe than Toronto Mayor Rob Ford, the Rangers were able to stave off the losing goal until 15:40 of overtime.

For most of the third period and OT, the ice was tilted in favor of the Bruins as they outshot the Rags 28-14 during that time, including a 16-5 advantage in OT. Marchand got the winning play into motion when he picked off Derek Brassard’s errant pass in the Bs’ zone and turned up ice. He then executed a 100 foot give-and-go with Patrice Bergeron that started at their own blue line and finished at the Rangers’ goal mouth when he beat Lundqvist with 4:20 left in OT.

All Game 1 wins are big wins but it was imperative that the Bruins came away with a victory in a game in which Lundqvist wasn’t at his best because its hard to imagine he’s going to look the same for Game 2. And for the second game in a row, the Bruins found their OT hero on the Bergeron line. Given the way these two teams are built and their style of play, another two or three OT games in this series wouldn’t shock me. They’ll be back at it Sunday at 3.

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*This classic by The Who just might be the new theme song for the Bruins’ defense. Pressed into duty because of injuries to vets Dennis Seidenberg, Wade Redden, and Andrew Ference, the youthful trio of Matt Bartkowski, Torey Krug, and Dougie Hamilton stepped right in and handled their jobs with aplomb. Instead of looking nervous or out of place, the kids played like poised vets. Claude had Hamilton and Krug manning the points on the third period power play where Krug’s slapper tied the game (and gave the defenseman his first career goal) and it was obvious their presence goosed what has been a struggling power play. Though he was a -2, Bartkowski’s puck-handling and skating allowed for smoother breakouts which in turn led to better scoring opportunities. I’m sure the team wants their vets back in the line-up ASAP. But for last night anyways, their peach-fuzzed replacements were not ony up for the job, they provided an offensive element that the team may not have otherwise gotten. And their confidence can only be sky-high right now.

*The silver lining on tough Tuukka goals is that they appear to piss him off so much to the point that he refuses to allow another goal in after one that he wants back. After Stepan’s second period tally appeared to catch him a bit flat-footed, Rask shut the door for the rest of the way. He finished with 33 saves on 35 shots.

*Zdeno Chara was a monster once again last night as the defenseman played more than half the game. His 38:02 of ice time was almost six minutes more than the next guy on either team (Dan Girardi had 32:05). Z had the first goal, assisted on Marchand’s winner, had nine shots on net, (at least) six hits, and was credited with two blocked shots. Oh, and he also mentored half of his D corps throughout the game. That’s why the big man got the Army Ranger jacket after the game.

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Watching some late night HBO and this gem came on… Is this racist?

Jon

This is from Real Sex right?  Which obviously begs the question what type of psycho still watches Real Sex?  Like I used to watch that shit when I was 12 and had no other porn options unless I wanted to buy Playboy and get busted by my parents.  But who watches Real Sex now?   Real Sex was always the biggest letdown going.  Almost impossible to rub one out too.  Anyway I have no idea if this is racist or not, but it’s hilarious. “Watermelon…Watermelon no doubt.”    To be honest I don’t even think the question mattered either.  You could have asked this guy anything about anything and his answer was gonna be watermelon.   Hey I ain’t mad at him.

MyFoxBoston – The Boston Business Journal and The Boston Globe are both reporting that New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft wants to buy The Boston Globe. The reports say members of the Kraft Group have received a presentation from the company hired by the New York Times to sell the Globe. The sale also includes Boston.com and the Worcester Telegram. Analysts predict a selling price point of $80 million to $120 million. The Globe was sold in 1993 to the Times Co. for $1.1 billion.

Were it any other man, I’d be laughing at him for committing financial suicide.  I mean, buying a newspaper?  In 2013?  You might as well be buying the Titanic right after the engine room flooded.  You might as well invest $120 million into the Cotton Gin or whale oil lamps.  But I’m not laughing at Mr. Kraft.  If he decides to make this deal, you know it’ll pay off.  This after all is the man who looked at the old Sullivan Stadium and where everyone else saw the worst venue in the history of sports, he saw an opportunity.  This is the man who gazed out at the barren Martian landscape around his stadium and envisioned a shopping, dining and entertainment mecca.  Then, made it a reality.  If he buys the Globe you can guaran-damn-tee the return of the US newspaper business.  We’ll all be putting aside our phones and tablets and getting our news 24 hours later printed on giant reams of paper like it’s 1990 all over again.  (Kraft paper, no doubt because he’s all about synergy.)  And he’ll make Boston.com finally reach its potential by getting rid of the anti-Patriots riff raff over on Morrisey Blvd and bringing in some real football columnists.  I can just picture Day 1 of Mr. Kraft owning the place and Shaughnessy getting shoved out the door carrying a box stuffed with his manual typewriter and Springsteen cassettes and it makes my heart glow.  So nope, there’ll be no laughing out of me.  Instead I’ll just update my resume.  If this deal goes down, Mr. Kraft is going to need some Patriots writers and some corporate suck ups.  And I’m just the sycophant for the job.

PS. I find it hilarious whenever the NY Times criticizes anyone for anything, since they spent $1.1 billion on an investment they can’t even give away. When you flush a billion dollars down a toilet, you’ve lost the right to judge anyone in perpetuity. @JerryThornton1

Watching the vacant stares at the end after their hearts had been ripped out of their chests is a better high than doing drugs.

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I don’t want to say this is a team of destiny but it totally is.   This series will probably still go 7 because that’s the B’s style but anytime you dominate an OT like the B’s dominated that OT you know who the better team is.  No chance the Rangers win this series.  No chance.  Bring on the Penguins!  Choo! Choo!

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In all the excitement of Game 7 I almost forgot we even did this.  Pretty fucking funny looking back on it. I think this is here to stay now.   Yup the Barstool Rant line will be open for business again tonight.  If you got something to say this is the place to do it.  Uncensored like god intended.  It’s like the  weiner winer line except instead of 60 year olds who aren’t funny we have young guys who are funny.  Program this shit into your phone so you can call anytime anyplace…

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