Since February is the time for garden planning, I ve started thinking about what I ll do with my rented garden plot 18 for 20 25 feet later

I have always said just keep going 4-4, but 3-3 would be interesting too

Right now it looks like bruins and penguins to me

 Yeah, that’s one tough division with Philly, Pittsburgh, Rangers, Washington and throw Jersey in for good measure. Bruins have a big advantage, for home ice, playing in the Northeast.

Washington is in the southeast

 My bad, I was looking at the conference.

I think this Bruins team looks very mature now, and know exactly what they have to do to play their game and get it done… I’ve High hopes for these guys this year, and a few more to come after that…

Agreed, shootout sucks.. keep it 4 on 4.. or drop a player a side each period until someone nets one, lol…

 Old school they use to be in the Patrick Division with all the teams I mentioned.

Either way, something is better than a tie or a shootout.

They each get a 5 minute man advantage 5-4 and the team that scores the most wins. If a tie ends in tie.

Strange as it sounds, I kind of like the idea of a second O.T. with 3 on 3 instead of the soccer inspired shootout.

Solid win and all around good game. Back to back great efforts by Rask, which is fantastic to see.

I was worried about a slow start, but they look good and are playing sound hockey in all three phases.

Sometimes I wonder how guys are selected for the shootout.  Seguin and Bergeron are pretty much locks.  But Bourque as the 3rd guy??  I wondered about that one. Hey they won…so I’m not complaining.

Clearly, the NHL players feet are ahead of their hands right now. They just don’t have the touch for the puck yet. So we are getting a lot of posts and almost passes. 

The Bruins have lucked out big time from the lockout to start the year. The Bruins basically have the same team and the same line combos now for a third straight year and the chemistry is obvious, especially when compared to teams that are still learning the breakout and powerplay. Bruins need to take advantage of their unique position right now and rack up some more points. 

Rask looks solid in net, and he will continue to do so as well. He is a solid technique goaltender, and as long as he can see the puck and take correct angles he should be fine. Especially with Chara and the Julien trap system in front of him. 

Still, the biggest weakness of this Bruins team remains the power play. Main reason is they don’t have a number one goal scorer that plays forward to set up for one timers on the PP. Chara has a cannon of a shot but it’s almost too hard to tip and too inaccurate. They also need more movement away from the puck, too often four players are standing still whilst the one Bruin with the puck tries to make a play. This is a recurring Julien PP problem.  

Rangers have enough talent that they shouldn’t panic.   Sure an 0-3 start is not good in a short season, but the Rangers can easily go on a 5 game win streak.   Agree, Lundquist is off his game at the moment and that is another reason the Rangers should not panic.  He will get his edge back.