This weekend was chock full of manatee games. Even though the Bruins have clinched a playoff spot for nearly two weeks now, every game is still big when trying to determine first or second in the Atlantic.
Saturday’s game was a blow out of the Florida Panthers 5-1 in only the second matchup of the two Flortheast teams. Jake DeBrusk returned to his spot on the second line and brought his scoring touch: two goals and an assist.
Unfortunately, that game also saw a significant injuries to both Riley Nash and Brandon Carlo. Riley Nash got caught in the friendly fire of a Torey Krug snapshot, requiring 40 stitches inside and outside his ear.
I’m not going to pull up footage of the Carlo incident but he did a nasty twist and fall after getting his skate caught. Joe MacDonald of the Boston Sports Journal has a source telling him that it’s a fractured left fibula but the Bruins are being guarded with an update on the second year defenseman.
#NHLBruins injury updates from Bruce Cassidy:
Carlo: Out, lots of swelling, no definitive answers on extent of the injury
Riley Nash: Out, received 40+ stitches to ear/head. Could join team in Florida
Chara: Will return today against PHI
McAvoy: Out, possible for Tuesday pic.twitter.com/8hQRjsOwbc
— Boston Bruins (@NHLBruins) April 1, 2018
Thankfully, on Easter in Philadelphia, Chara is risen!
This manatee game involved a comeback with goals scored by the usual suspects: Acciari (9), Pasta (32), and Bergeron (30). Wait, Acciari? Yep, he started it off. Bergy finished the comeback with seconds to go in the third to force overtime. This was remarkable since the team looked tired and disorganized for most of the first two periods, cleaning up their act late in the second and for the third.
THERE'S NO QUIT IN THIS TEAM!!! pic.twitter.com/79zvvM9P93
— Marina Molnar (@mkmolnar) April 1, 2018
The victory was not to be: Claude Giroux scored to win it for Philly (they don’t deserve nice things) and to make sure the B’s only got one point instead of two.
Thankfully, the Nashville Predators handed a 4-1 defeat to the Lightning last night making the Boston lead on TBL a full 2 points with a game in hand.
I’m supposed to be drawing a canopy for over the front door of an architect ‘s house. I just feel like he should draw it. Am.I off base here?
Good wrong peoples!
Already this morning I’ve started but not completed two loads of laundry, washed the dishes, cleaned out the fridge which led to more dishes to be washed and edited the podcast for an hour, which means only 15 minutes are kinda done. I’m a little fastidious with regards to that.
I have not called for dishwasher repair yet. I’m still a little pissed that this one lasted only two months without issue. But the jingoistic repairmen around her will gladly come fix this American made piece of crap, so there’s that.
I’m interested to find out what Carlo’s injury really is if not a broken fibula. I don’t want to think about something that could be worse but I am curious.
Does it seem like the Bruins are being more guarded about stating what the injuries are now? We talked about that last night while recording.
I can’t stop thinking about that Tampa game last week. I hope this next one tomorrow night has either the same amount of feistiness or the teams settle down and play some playoff game-like hockey.
You know, I’m not even going to fix this. The fact that I typed “morning” and my computer inserted “wrong” is just the way life is with Apple.
Fun fact: I’ve broken both of my fibulas. On ice even!
Do tell!
Fun fact: I’ve broken both of my fibulas. On ice even!
You blocked an IW slap shot?
Yes, exactly.
I’m strangely intrigued by this.
Hey hockey pals!
All Philly fans eat poop! That’s what’s in a cheese steak!
Aggggh….. I don’t want to see any more snow between now and October. Stop it, stop it, STOP IT!
I got in to work today, and the network was screwed up, my coffee cup was full of 4 day old brown liquid and my milk is spoiled.
Yay, Monday!
Are you sure it wasn’t Andy’s 3 month old lemon milk?
Morning all. Blah Monday. Feel so bad for Carlo.
Hey Pals!
Spent yesterday in the Great White North working’ on the sugar shack by the railroad track. Haven’t seen the game yet.
The Carlo thing – ugh!
Glad there is so much depth.
It’s snowing here this morning…… I choose to ignore it. Maybe it will go away.
Coffee!!!!!
We’re getting that very gentle, snow globe type of snow right now…. If this was November, I might be all ” On snow! How sweet! ” . But it is NOT November……. IT’S FUCKING APRIL!!!! ENOUGH!!!