Bruins put out the Flames

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Big road win for the Bs tonight as they faced off against a Flames team that has been simply on fire as of late. The Flames already did us a favor leaving Montreal in the dust on Sunday night during the NHL's second outdoor game this year, and they did us one more tonight by getting beat at home 3-1.

It was the first time the three new Bs were on the ice together and I have to admit they played pretty well. None of them figured on the score sheet again but they looked good doing it. Kaberle lead the team in ice time tonight and looked sturdy in every aspect of the game. And if I can say anything about Kelly and Peverley its that the hustled their asses off out there.

I was a little weary of those two new guys on a third line with Ryder, I thought it had disaster written all over it but they forechecked the shit out the Flames all night, created a lot of turnovers, and a lot of chances. It was a great spark every time they touched the ice.

I feel bad for Thomas because he deserved a shutout tonight. He stood on his head all game. The only time he was beat was on a very quality powerplay goal, even if the coverage was weak again. Timmy was saved by the post a couple of times, and you could just tell it was one of those nights for the Flames. Can't buy a goal.

Krejci continued his reign of dopeness over the human race with the pass to set up our first goal. Bad change by the Flames sprung the Bs top line into the zone and Krejci teed up a fake slap shot pass to a streaking Lucic for an easy tap in. What a move, and only a minute into the contest it really set the tone.

The Bruins did a great job of weathering the storm at a bunch of different points in this game, especially end of the first and second period. A lot of times this season I've seen the Bs get on their heels and give up a big time momentum swinging goal. Its those points in the hockey game when simply holding your ground can make a huge statement, and it being a one goal game for most of the affair tonight, that type of poise was crucial.

Seguin had a team low 10:26 minutes of ice time but it was 10 minutes nonetheless. Its tough for a guy like him to be on the fourth line between Thornton and Campbell, but I don't know what you can ask of Claude at this point. On some shifts Seguin really brings it, and others he looks like he is just going through the motions. He is still learning and I am happy to see him keeping a regular shift. Paille got the scratch tonight, but you know he will get some reps soon too so Tyler needs to play as fast and hard as he can go.