Tonight the Bruins take on the Maple Leafs in Toronto on the front end of a home-and-home. Coming off a loss against the Rangers, the B’s need the W and the two points that come with it.
Forward Austin Czarnik was assigned to Providence on Thursday after posting one point in the past four games.
Bruins assign Austin Czarnik to @AHLBruins: https://t.co/g95BpB2Ngx
— Boston Bruins (@NHLBruins) November 9, 2017
This transaction signals that someone is coming back from injury. Is it Brad Marchand, Noel Acciari, or both?
On Thursday, it slipped that Brad Marchand is dealing with a concussion. This made many of the press dumb with disbelief as he had been characterized as having an upper body injury with no further clarification. To me, it wasn’t a surprise since the Caps resident garbage man Tom Wilson (not to be mistaken for the other garbage man Brooks Orpik) cheap shotted Brad on Saturday. Also, when I hear UBI these days, I just assume it’s a concussion unless they clarify. I don’t think anyone in any of the contact sports wants to acknowledge concussions, especially not this early in the season. However, another piece of news about Brad came in from NHL Network’s Kevin Weekes.
From what I’m told, @NHLBruins Brad Marchand (Concussion), is on his way up to Toronto to join his teammates, potential return vs @MapleLeafs is possible. @NHL
— Kevin Weekes (@KevinWeekes) November 9, 2017
Bruce Cassidy hasn’t stated whether or not Marchand or Acciari are back for Friday.
Cassidy said that both Brad Marchand and Noel Acciari will be game-time decisions for Friday’s game in Toronto.
“I’m not going to rule [Marchand] in or out right now, because like I said he’s going through what he needs to do. There is a chance [he plays tomorrow].”
“Noel will be a game-time decision. And he gives us a physicality, straight-line, can change the momentum of the game on the forecheck with some big hits. Be nice to have that element back in the game. I think he was rounding into his offensive game, that’s going to be a little more difficult I think after missing time.”
Later, Cassidy did discuss Anton Khudobin’s possible role in these next two games.
“We’re leaning towards Anton [Khudobin] tomorrow to give Tuukka [Rask] the extra day, but we’ll make that decision tomorrow morning. But it will be a split. Anton is ready to go; he backed up last night. He’ll have another morning skate to make sure he’s up to snuff and then we’ll decide
We’ll have to see how this all turns out tonight.
That’s because most of the press corps have their heads firmly planted up their asses, so to them a concussion is a lower body injury.
https://twitter.com/NHLBruins/status/929028881733926912
Ahh. I️ was thinking I️ liked Stripes’ idea for the goaltending.
https://twitter.com/NHLBruins/status/929028194895667200
So many people are hurt that even with two people back, I’m unable to make sense of any of this. Yay, Marshy and Acciari!
And “Heinen Szwarz Bjork” is just fun to say over and over again.
I kind of wish that Anders Bjork cloned himself or had two brothers, each playing any forward position so we could say Bjork Bjork Bjork all the time.
Good news everyone!
https://twitter.com/NHLBruins/status/929009490250174465
Morning, pals!
Was about to advise you to switch to Android, but I’ll keep that to myself now
You just worry about your shoes, Mister!
Hahahahahah
Ha! It seems like so many people go on and on about it. I️ don’t care, it’s just a phone! Hahaha
I love how you say this and every capital I is a rectangle.
I️ know!
Don’t forget the important exclamation point before the rectangle.
For the record, it works just fine with texting other iPhone people.
I thought the exclamation mark was just your being festive.
No, my phone is just really overzealous about its errors!
I’m reading it on a Mac, so it must just be the mobile software, eh?
I️ guess so!
I’m looking at this on my phone (Android) and it looks perfectly fine. That thing just shows up on things that aren’t phones.
Ah, OK
It’s not so much about the virtues of Androids, so much as it is that
AppleCrapple sucks!Leafs have the joint-worst goals-against record in the conference. Joint with the Habs!
Really hope Acciari comes back, that’d be a big help.
Went to the pub two doors from our new office last night. It’s called The Thirsty Bear! Great little pub too.
Hey, if Acciari comes back, then we will at least have two lines intact. Imagine?!
We might even have more Boston players than Providence players!
Morning all. Yay Friday. Have a baby shower this weekend and should probably get wrapping paper that is not Star Wars Christmas wrapping paper. Or not. She would probably find it amusing.
You could but then you would have baby shower wrapping paper and when would you use that again? For someone’s birthday?
I’m with VA. I️ have a roll of Hanukkah wrapping paper that I️ may be stuck with forever unless I️ decide to buy all my coworkers gifts every year for like three or four. The roll is huge and features polar bears wearing yarmulkes. Star Wars for the win!
I would use that wrapping paper for everything.
I like to get a roll of nice, pretty but non-specific wrapping paper for occasions like this. I have a problem with wrapping paper because I love it so, to the point that IW gave me a roll of pretty Christmas wrapping paper as a gift one year. I think he was doing it as a joke or to prove a point but I just loved it.
I need to give out gifts more often.
Ha, that is great! Did he wrap the wrapping paper? And if so, did you keep the wrapping paper the wrapping paper was wrapped in?
Yes, which made it that much better. It’s also a joke because I told him about how my sister once bought me a poster and wrapped it up in a way that it just looked like wrapping paper.
No because he deliberately wrapped it in this cheap stuff that he likes and I don’t. Think thin wrap with an uninspired Santa design.
The nice, thick, beautiful paper sends my heart a flutter.
Jewish Christmas needs to happen again this year
Chinese food and a movie (usually the latest Star Wars flick [or LotR before that] ) has been a Christmas staple in my house for years!
I love Jewish Christmas but IW is not usually a fan. I figure the bigger we make it, the better it is.
I really wishing I had phony’ s wrapping paper for the baby shower.
Totally understand, because I️ love wrapping and giving gifts!
Hey Pals!
Got more sleep last night. Yay!
Going to stay close to the wood stove today and tomorrow, as much as possible. I have a really cool railing job I’m trying to wrap up in my metal shop. I’ll post some pics after install.
I have to say good bye to my little friend today. The peeps are coming and will want their dog back. I tend to have “hey, where’s the dog?” moments for a week or so after his visits.
I hope Tuukka plays on the road and Dobby at home. Bs seem to play better on the road (most years) and usually get up when Dobby is in net. The lucky dance I perform for Dobby also works wonders for the team, of course.
Gotta go to work!!!!
I may have had enough coffee!
Boo to their wanting their dog back. You should sue for full custody.
Naked, of course, or it doesn’t count, right?
I can sympathize. I just had to have my 15-year-old pug put to sleep yesterday & it breaks my heart every time something reminds me that he’s not there anymore.
Oh, sorry man. That absolutely sucks
Yeah, he had bad arthritis in his back legs & progressive lung fibrosis from chronic inflammation, so he just wasn’t a happy puppy anymore. But – considering that he had been abandoned by his original owner & was a street dog for a while before being shuffled between animal shelters & was about to be put down when the Pug Rescue of New England (shameless plug for a great group!) saved him and brought him to my wife & me – he had a surprisingly good, long life.
Apologies if that was a bit too rambling.