Guess Who's Back!

Why Canadians so aggressive online?

Great news people! Bryz is back!

Flyers goalie Ilya Bryzgalov has become a hockey celebrity. Since the Flyers were playing on HBO's 24/7 this year, Bryzgalov decided to take the time in his interviews to talk about things other than hockey.

But what could be more interesting than hockey? Well, I'm glad you asked!

The universe!

Here's a list of his best quotes from not just 24/7, but the entire year until now:

• "Right now, I'm very into the universe. You know, like how it was created. You know, like what is it? You know, solar system is so humongous big, right? But, if you see our solar system and our galaxy on the side, you know, like, and you see it and it was so small. You couldn't even see it, our galaxy is like huge, but if you see the big picture, our galaxy is like small, tiny, like, dot in the universe, like. You think, we have some problems here on the earth we worry about, compared to, like... nothing. Just be happy. Don't worry, be happy right now."
• "When I signed here, people said, "Oh you're going to hell. They hate that they never have goalie and they go hard on goalies. It's miserable market for goalies."
• ""If you kill the tiger and they find you...that's it. You're dead."
• "In China, you kill tiger. Death penalty."
• "My husky, she's basically a hot girl, man."
• "Who's more crazy, me or defenseman? Who's more weird?"
• "At home I have one face. Public I have another face. On the ice I have a third face. Day off I have a fourth face. With you, fifth face."
• "No I'm not afraid of anything. I'm afraid of bear in the forest."

And now, he's bringing his A game back again! I can't find any of the exact quotes, but the jist of it is he was talking about monkeys, the Roman Empire, and of course, space voyages. When he was asked what he would be if he weren't an NHL goalie, his response was simply, "An astronaut". This guy is just too damn funny. He was also very excited apparently when he started talking about how the first animals in space were two Russian dogs. He's pretty sure they were huskies. And one exact quote was, "The problem with monkeys in space is they push the wrong buttons."

I seriously hope the Flyers make it all the way to the Finals, just so we can listen to Bryzgalov some more. No joke, I fucking died laughing when I saw all these quotes from today. I don't understand where he gets all this stuff from. Hey Bryz, a tip for you. When you retire, start doing stand up comedy. You'll be even more loaded than you are already!

Really, Vancouver?

Wow. just wow.

Game 7 Preview: Boston vs Washington; Winner Take All

The Bruins celebrate Tyler Seguin's overtime goal in Game 6. The win forced a Game 7 that is to be played tonight at 7:30 here in Boston

So I know a lot of you guys saw that the game is on at 1:00 today. I don't know who came up with that, but they are by far the dumbest person I've ever heard of. Don't worry Bruins fans, the game is tonight at 7:30. I'd go into detail explaining why they'd never do an afternoon game during the week, but that'd just bore the living hell out of you, so I'll spare you all so you don't stop reading.

Anyways, the Bruins forced Game 7 Sunday afternoon, after somewhat breaking out of the matinee slump. That overtime goal by Seguin was downright filthy. And when all the bandwagon fans are talking about how great the goal was, you know it was filthy.

A lot of you are nervous, and rightfully so, I am a little bit too. It's Game 7, do or die. But the Bruins have experience in Game 7 situations. I know, I know, they're 3-3 in the past years, but they've got Kelly and Seguin who have both come up big in overtime, Andrew Ference who's probably one of the smartest defensemen in the league, and an offense that seems ready to just explode. Last year the Bruins were 3-0 in Game 7 situations, defeating Montreal in overtime of Game 7 of the ECQF last year, Tampa Bay in Game 7 of the ECF last year, and who could forget the 4-0 defeat of Vancouver in Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Finals.

Another reason I have complete confidence in the Bruins tonight is that Tim Thomas has yet to have an absolutely stellar game, and last year he had at least one of those per series. The man is due, and I fully expect him to stop giving up softies and to close his legs off the faceoff and be the goalie that won the Conn Smythe Trophy last season.

Also, Braden Holtby has just been average for the most part this series. In Games 2 and 4 he stood on his frigging head, but Game 1 the Bruins didn't exactly play well offensively, Game 3 he looked like an AHL goalie, and last game he looked like an AHL goalie as well. Yes, he played a good game in Game 5, but it definitely wasn't his best. The Bruins seem like they may have solved him, which means they've finally realized that if you go to the net you're going to get a rebound, 'cause Holtby has been giving up some really juicy rebounds all series long, and the Bruins seemed like they finally figured it out after the Andrew Ference goal.

Finally, the power play, while it's been pretty shitty, has started to come around just a little bit. They've actually scored power play goals this series, unlike last season, where it took a 5 on 3 power play for Zdeno Chara to finally break through and score in the second round against Philadelphia. Seeing as they've actually broken through a few times this series, I feel like their overdue and they man advantage units are going to have a break out game.

Remember to take your heart medication, check your blood pressure, take Bayer, do something to prevent heart attacks and make sure you don't have a conniption. This is bound to be a tight, stressful game, so be ready to throw things at your TV out of frustration.

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Bring On Game 7



Bruins forward Tyler Seguin celebrates with teammates David Krejci and Brad Marchand after scoring the game winning goal in overtime this afternoon in Washington, forcing a Game 7 for the series.

"The Garden's gonna be rockin'."

Those were the words of 19 year old Tyler Seguin when asked about what's going through his mind about Game 7 on Wednesday night. The sophomore forward, who was the Bruins' leading scorer in the regular season with 28 goals, had been snake bitten all series. There were many opportunities for Seguin, but not once this series was he able to convert. But damn it, he picked a really great time to put one home. Just 3:17 into overtime, Washington center did what no player should ever do in overtime: he got too cute with the puck. After a long pass from Backstrom was picked off by David Krejci, the puck was immediately put into the hands of Milan Lucic, who found Seguin streaking down the middle. Seguin scored what was perhaps the prettiest goal of the series, faking out Washington netminder Braden Holtby and putting the puck home, winning the game 4-3 for the Bruins in overtime, staving off elimination and forcing a Game 7 back in Boston.

"This series I've had a lot of chances and opportunities and I haven't been finishing them off," Seguin said. "It's just really nice to get that feeling of finding the back of the net."

The game was a see saw most of the time. Just when you thought one team had the momentum, the other would steal it right back. It was a true nail biter all the way until the end.

The Bruins struck first, just 5:57 into the first when Rich Peverley tipped in an Andrew Ference shot from the blue line, giving the Bruins a lead that didn't last very long, as the Capitals came back strong when Mike Green faked a shot, showing great patience as he waited for Bruins forward Greg Campbell to slide past him on the attempted block shot, and ripped one from just above the circle, deflecting the puck off of Greg Zanon's leg and past Tim Thomas. After a David Krejci power play goal put the B's on top 2-1, Jason Chimera capitalized on a interference non call that was likely embellished by Brad Marchand and scored late in the second period off a feed from Nicklas Backstrom. The two teams traded goals, with Andrew Ference and Alex Ovechkin each scoring for their respctive teams, making it a 3-3 contest heading into overtime.

The post game comments from Washington players showed a level of respect for the Bruins. Matt Hendricks said after the game, "[They were] Stanley Cup champs last year - they're not gonna die die easy."

Comments from Washington defenseman Karl Alzner echoed what Hendricks had already said. "It's the Boston Bruins. They're not going to go down easy."

Game 7 is set for Wednesday night at what should be an absolute rockin' house at the TD Garden. Hopefully this time Tyler Seguin won't have to shoot for Braden Holtby's head as he told NBC's Pierre McGuire he was doing after the game. Now that both Brad Marchand and Tyler Seguin have scored, we should expect to see a different level of comfort from the two, and hopefully a major surge to help lift the Bruins past the Caps and into the second round.

Mark your calendars everyone, and make sure you take your heart medication as well. We don't want to see anyone dying from heart attacks brought on by the stress of a Bruins playoff game.

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Game Four Preview: Boston vs Washington; Bruins Lead 2-1

Monday night was a special occasion for this Eastern Conference Quarterfinals Series. It didn't go to overtime! I know, I was just as shocked as all of you. Washington struck first but, shockingly enough, they choked and puked all over themselves a couple times and lost 4-3.

The series is finally starting to get a little bit of hate in it now. Especially with all the nastiness that's been escalating every game after the whistles. Guys are going after each other, and now it's gotten to the point where we can expect a nasty Game 4.

One advantage we can hope to see the Bruins capitalize on is the absence of stud center Nicklas Backstrom, who was suspended by the NHL for Game 4 after cross checking Rich Peverley in the face. As much as I didn't think Backstrom should be suspended, Brendan Shanahan thought otherwise, which is shocking in itself due to the fact that he's shown on many occassions that he has some sort of grudge against the Bruins, and now the Caps are left to rely on Alex Ovechkin and the always inconsistent Alex Semin, who has the misfortune of being named after sperm (must be why he's so shaky,guys probably shit on him every game). While Ovechkin is extremely lethal offensively, Dennis Seidenberg, who has made a strong case for the Conn Smythe Trophy thus far, has done a tremendous job shutting him down. Everywhere Ovechkin goes, Seidenberg has been right there with him, and the two have gotten into it physically quite a bit throughout the series, as shown by Ovechkin's cross check to Seidenberg's face which seemed to be an act of pure frustration from the Washington captain.

Something the Bruins should take note of is the fact that this Capitals team does not appear to be the strongest mentally. If the Bruins are able to either strike first and maintain the lead or mount another comeback win, the Caps likely will roll over and come as close to packing it in as a hockey team can get. If the Bruins can return to Boston leading the series 3-1, not only will Washington feel the pressure, but they will surely get a major case of the playoff jitters when they come out into the tunnel and hear the TD Garden crowd rocking the building, or, as NESN play by play announcer Jack Edwards so famously put it in the 2008 playoffs against Montreal, screaming so loud that the building will be vibrating. Intimidate this team and the Bruins will certainly grab a chokehold on this series as they head back to Boston.

The Bruins clearly have the upper hand in terms of intimidation, and they need to use that to their advantage. If Boston can continue to be physical and force the Caps into taking stupid penalties like the Backstrom cross check, they will give themselves a very good chance at winning.

With Backstrom's absence though, one thought that creeps into the mind of some Bruins fans is the team's tendency throughout the regular season to play down to the competition, meaning they would play far below their skill level and allow teams that are much worse than them to gain confidence and sometimes win games they had no business winning. The playoffs are a different story, with the pressure to perform and play up to and sometimes beyond expectations so high, it is doubtful that the Bruins would sink to this. But, it is always a possibility. The other issue that could result from the Backstrom suspension is Washington's play. Caps coach Dale Hunter did a very good job in Games 1 and 2 getting the team to play extremely well defensively and turn on the offense when it was needed. The problem with that play though is that it is similar to what the Bruins were doing early last year, when fans were calling for Claude Julien's head, that team President Cam Neely described it as "trying to win games one to nothing", a style of play which can only get a team so far and likely results in an exit within the first two rounds of the postseason, assuming the system has gotten the team that far to begin with. If Hunter does decide to play this way, the Bruins need to be ready to come out and fire on all cylinders as the Caps offense will not fight back until the third period. If the Bruins can strike quickly tonight, regardless of how the Capitals play, they will cause doubt to creep into their minds and quickly take control of the game.

Stay glued to your TV tonight fans, this game will be a good one.

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