Letter 2

Dear Boston Bruins Management team and coaching staff,

I have been watching the performance of your team on my locale hockey provider NESN and sometimes that other channel Vs. I enjoy watching these games when the team wins and sometimes when they lose too. I have not seen any commentary about how the Bruins hitting coach is faring. This lead me to believe that your team may not have a hitting coach. This conclusion has been cemented in my mind by the following stats: Phil Kessel 23 games, 2 hits. Peter Schaefer, "a wall guy", 23 games 11 hits. As a matter of fact of your everyday players only 4 are regularly dishing out more than a hit a game.

Well I am not a hockey hitting coach (yet), but I believe each and every hockey player should be able to deliver at least a hit or two a game. With this said let me offer my services. I will join your staff immediately as the hitting coach. Mr Kessel and I will start with two-a-days. We will review film of players turning when hits are there for the taking. We will perhaps have to start with pillow fights and move to wrestling to convince some that they can be physical and not be intimidated. We will play dodge ball, because if you can stare that little ball down from 15 feet, you can take and give an NHL hit while in full pads. So in closing I can start on Monday, references can be provided and look out NHL because I see a Phil Kessel barreling into a rink corner near you AND making contact (with the opposing team).

Best regards,

neb

A clear shot taken

I just read that Timmy will get the start tonight against the Cup champs. This is a clear statement to the team that if you perform well, you will get ice time. The Thomas haters will be complaining if he loses tonight. They will clamor for Manny. Those of us who support him (Tim) will see it as a minor set back. This clear shot at Manny's play and attitude and backing of Timmy's, this is the coaches first bold and correct move. Congrats to you Claude, your first feather in the credibility cap.

Good luck tonight boys

Ps those of you expecting to see the game at 10:00 will see a half hour of Cup celebration.

Who are these Bruins...

Boy the bruins are really making me work. This is supposed to be my summer vacation!

So as quick as that I make a post and go to a movie and bam...the Bruins have "hired" Claude Julien. Chiarelli was quoted recently saying he probably wouldn't announce his man until after the draft, yeah right. This is of coarse unconfirmed, but it's being said they will make an announcement today (yeah I'm up late).

Monsieur Julien was fired by the Devils just before the end of the regular season after leading them to a first place record in their division. Now this might bring back some bad memories for some Bruins fans. I just think it is particularly fitting if Julien is indeed hired.

In 2000, he led the Devils back into the playoffs but was fired by
Lamoriello with 9 games remaining in the regular season. Assistant coach Larry Robinson replaced him and the Devils went on to win their 2nd Stanley Cup. He joined the Boston Bruins as head coach in 2001. However, after two years of poor efforts by his teams, he was fired late in the 2002-03 season with only 9 games remaining in the season.

So who is it I am talking about? Come on you know who it is! The quote (modified by me) was taken from wikipedia.

Bochenski Signs

It was just released late this afternoon that BB has signed a "lucrative" one year RFA contract. Chiarelli gave Bochenski a one year contract worth $600,000, and the team now only has Dennis Wideman left unsigned. I believe I said Bochenski should be next. Thanks for reading my blog Chiarelli ;)

In other news the only factual person up for the job as Bruins coach is Mike Milbury. Chia Pet stated that while he would like to have the coach hired before the draft, it would most likely happen after.

In other other news, Nathan Dempsey has signed with SC Bern in Switzerland. Also, it was announced that Zhamnov will not have to be invited to camp, and go through the same tests this year. It was determined that he had a career ending injury, and therefore can be termed a long term injury.