Sunday, September 16, 2007

Summer(s over) Camp

Wow, I havent written anything in a long time. I've been really busy, and as a result the site has been neglected...sorry. Camp has opened since the last time I wrote. Today, the Bruins rookie team played a game in Shelton, CT. Being a CT resident I caught the beginning of the game, and I was very impressed, especially with Tuukka Rask and Milan Lucic. Rask looked solid during his time in net, though he wasnt tested that often. Lucic looked like a really dominant big man. He dominated a fight towards the end of the game (so I heard from a friend who was there to the end)

* One interesting note: the Bruins have invited Glen Metropolit to camp on a tryout basis. Glen is much better than candidates from the last couple years (ie. Billy Tibbetts) and unlike many non-roster guys, with a strong camp, Metropolit just might make the roster.

* If you havent checked out NHL 08 yet, you need to. It is a great game, especially for PS3. One issue I had with the game is Tim Thomas has a skill rating of only 78, give Boston's real number one goalie a littlw love, but really check this game out.

Thursday, September 6, 2007

Camp Coming Fast


You know we are nearing the start of the season when all the veterans have arrived at camp in Wilmington. Oh wait, almost all the veterens! "Big-time" offseason pickup Manny Fernandez is yet to strap on the pads at Ristuccia Arena. As far as I'm concerned, this is a positive since it may allow Tim Thomas to get a leg up on the number one goalie job. Bergeron, Murray, and enforcer Jeremy Reich are some of the most recent arrivals, rounding out the veteran core. The Globe put out a full list of the attendees: Andrew Alberts, P.J. Axelsson, Patrice Bergeron, Brandon Bochenski, Zdeno Chara, Chris Collins, Jeff Hoggan, Matt Hunwick, Martins Karsums, Phil Kessel, David Krejci, Matt Lashoff, Mark Mowers, Glen Murray, Jeremy Reich, Marc Savard, Jonathan Sigalet, Jordan Sigalet, Marco Sturm, Nate Thompson, Dennis Wideman.

* Among the veterans who have yet to arrive and skate: Peter Schaefer, Shawn Thornton, Manny Fernandez, Aaron Ward, and Chuck Kobasew.

* While attending the Redsox game last Friday, I was walking around before the game and saw the towering figure of Captain Zdeno Chara nearby. He was on his way to the pregame show on Yawkey Way and let me tell you, Chara is even bigger in person!