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The status quo may be the wise move for the upcoming season, which could be the final push with Tim Thomas, Zdeno Chara, and Patrice Bergeron. For more from BostonGlobe.com, sign up or log in below Access the full articles and quality reporting of The...
Krejci potted a power-play marker late in the first period and added an assist on Tyler Seguin's game winner in the extra session. He also finished the match with five shots, which doubled his output from the previous five games, during his 23:56 of...
Boston Bruins center Patrice Bergeron speaks to reporters at TD Garden in Boston, Friday, April 27, 2012, about their loss to the Washington Capitals in Game 7 and the Bruins' elimination from the Stanley Cup hockey playoffs. View Photo »
It’s hard. Even for my game itself. I’m used to (playing center). I’m used to being in there. It gets me going. It gets me in the game ... It’s different. Positioning-wise you’re on the wing. I needed to adjust a lot of my game. It was in my head a lot. I was trying to not think about it but it’s there ...
The Penguins are the most prominent example, because the franchise's revival was built around Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin and Jordan Staal. Other recent champions have counted depth at center as a big strength as well. Boston won the Cup last season...
Heck, based on the last nine years you can make a case that Mark Stuart (21st overall to Boston) and Brian Boyle (26th, to L.A.) would have been better picks than Kostitsyn. Loui Eriksson, Patrice Bergeron, Shea Weber and David Backes went in the...
This leads us into our next memorable moment of the countdown. As expected it was a tight and chippy game. Boston held a 1-0 lead courtesy of a Patrice Bergeron power play goal through the middle of the second period, but Erik Cole tied it then Tomas...
WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 22: Tyler Seguin #19 celebrates with Patrice Bergeron #37 of the Boston Bruins after scoring the game winning goal in overtime against the Washington Capitals in Game Six of the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals during the 2012 NHL... View Photo »
When you’re a minus player, they overlook you when they need somebody to go take a faceoff. I know (Patrice Bergeron) is their go-to guy all the time, but it’s not only him, there are other forwards. I remember I used to be one of those forwards but I wasn’t this year. I want to get that back and it bas...
He didn’t really start strong or finish strong, finishing with only four points in the first month and and only two points in the Washington series, but overall it was a good season for him. It looks like he has found a home along side Patrice Bergeron...
David Krejci is a good skater, a very good passer and an elite stickhandler. Yet, for reasons that boggle the mind, Krejci is just not anything special as a power play performer. Last year, he averaged 3.62 power play points per 60 minutes. That put...
Patrice Bergeron (born on July 24, 1985 in L'Ancienne-Lorette, Quebec) is a professional Canadian ice hockey centre in the National Hockey League, playing for the Boston Bruins. Full Article
WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 22: Tyler Seguin #19 celebrates with Patrice Bergeron #37 of the Boston Bruins after scoring the game winning goal in overtime against the Washington Capitals in Game Six of the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals during the 2012 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at Verizon Center...
View Photo »WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 22: Brad Marchand #63, Patrice Bergeron #37, Zdeno Chara #33, and David Krejci #46 of the Boston Bruins talk between plays during the second period against the Washington Capitals in Game Six of the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals during the 2012 NHL Stanley Cup...
View Photo »The Boston Bruins' Patrice Bergeron (R) celebrates with teammates Andrew Ference (L), Rich Peverley and Brad Marchand (63) after the Bruins scored a goal against the Washington Capitals in the first period of Game 6 of their NHL Eastern Conference quarter-final hockey playoff series in Washington...
View Photo »BOSTON, MA - APRIL 21: Patrice Bergeron #37 of the Boston Bruins hits Jay Beagle #83 of the Washington Capitals into the boards in Game Five of the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals during the 2012 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at TD Garden on April 21, 2012 in Boston, Massachusetts. The...
View Photo »BOSTON, MA - APRIL 21: Patrice Bergeron #37 of the Boston Bruins takes down Matt Hendricks #26 of the Washington Capitals off the faceoff in Game Five of the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals during the 2012 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at TD Garden on April 21, 2012 in Boston, Massachusetts.
View Photo »BOSTON, MA - APRIL 21: Patrice Bergeron #37 of the Boston Bruins hits the ice and looks for a shot from the point during the game against the Washington Capitals in Game Five of the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals during the 2012 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at TD Garden on April 21, 2012 in...
View Photo »WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 19: Joel Ward #42 of the Washington Capitals and Patrice Bergeron #37 of the Boston Bruins battle during the third peroid of Game Four of the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals during the 2012 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at Verizon Center on April 19, 2012 in Washington,...
View Photo »WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 19: Patrice Bergeron #37 of the Boston Bruins reacts after being called for a penalty in Game Four of the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals against the Washington Capitals during the 2012 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at Verizon Center on April 19, 2012 in Washington,...
View Photo »Washington Capitals goaltender Braden Holtby (L) makes a save in front of Boston Bruins center Patrice Bergeron (37) and Capitals center Brooks Laich in the final moments of Game 4 of their NHL Eastern Conference quarter-final hockey playoff series in Washington, DC April 19, 2012.
View Photo »WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 19: Dennis Wideman #6 of the Washington Capitals and Patrice Bergeron #37 of the Boston Bruins battle for the puck in Game Four of the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals during the 2012 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at Verizon Center on April 19, 2012 in Washington, DC.
View Photo »Boston Bruins center Patrice Bergeron (37) works against Washington Capitals defenseman John Carlson (74) and left wing Matt Hendricks (26) for position during the first period of Game 4 in a first-round NHL Stanley Cup playoff hockey series, Thursday, April 19, 2012, in Washington.
View Photo »Boston Bruins defenseman Zdeno Chara (33), of Slovakia, celebrates his goal with Patrice Bergeron (37) and Chris Kelly (23) during the third period of Game 3 of an NHL hockey Stanley Cup first-round playoff series against the Washington Capitals, Monday, April 16, 2012, in Washington. ...
View Photo »BOSTON, MA - APRIL 14: Goaltender Tim Thomas #30 Patrice Bergeron #37 and David Krejci #46 of the Boston Bruins skate off the ice after Nicklas Backstrom of the Washington Capitals scored the game winning goal in Game Two of the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals during the 2012 NHL...
View Photo »BOSTON, MA - APRIL 12: Braden Holtby #70 of the Washington Capitals stops a shot by Patrice Bergeron #37 of the Boston Bruins in Game One of the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals during the 2012 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at TD Garden on April 12, 2012 in Boston, Massachusetts.
View Photo »Boston Bruins' Patrice Bergeron (37) skates toward the bench after scoring in a shootout against the Buffalo Sabres during an NHL hockey game in Boston, April 7, 2012. The Bruins won 4-3.
View Photo »Boston Bruins' Brad Marchand, center, celebrates with teammate Patrice Bergeron (37) after scoring the tying goal in the third period of an NHL hockey game in Boston, April 7, 2012. The Bruins won 4-3 in a shootout.
View Photo »Boston Bruins center Patrice Bergeron (37) and left wing Brad Marchand (63) chase the puck in front of Pittsburgh Penguins right wing Craig Adams (27) during the second period of an NHL hockey game in Boston, Tuesday, April 3, 2012.
View Photo »Boston Bruins center Patrice Bergeron (37) is congratulated by center Tyler Seguin (19) after he scored against the New York Rangers in the second period of their NHL hockey game at Madison Square Garden in New York April 1, 2012.
View Photo »NEW YORK, NY - APRIL 01: Patrice Bergeron #37 of the Boston Bruins is congratulated by his teammates for his goal in the second period against the New York Rangers at Madison Square Garden on April 1, 2012 in New York City.
View Photo »Boston Bruins center Patrice Bergeron (37) looks into the goal after he pushed the puck past New York Rangers goalie Henrik Lundqvist (30) and center Brian Boyle (22) to score in the second period of their NHL hockey game at Madison Square Garden in New York April 1, 2012.
View Photo »Boston Bruins' Tyler Seguin (19) and Patrice Bergeron, right, celebrate Bergeron's goal against New York Rangers goalie Henrik Lundqvist, left, during the second period of an NHL hockey game Sunday, April 1, 2012, in New York.
View Photo »New York Rangers' Brian Boyle (22) reacts as Boston Bruins' Patrice Bergeron (37) celebrates his goal with teammates in the second period of an NHL hockey game Sunday, April 1, 2012, in New York. The Bruins won 2-1.
View Photo »UNIONDALE, NY - MARCH 31: Patrice Bergeron #37 of the Boston Bruins skates against the New York Islanders at the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum on March 31, 2012 in Uniondale, New York. The Bruins defeated the Islanders 6-3.
View Photo »Boston Bruins center Patrice Bergeron (L) hugs center Tyler Seguin after he scored against the New York Islanders in the third period of their NHL hockey game in Uniondale, New York, March 31, 2012.
View Photo »UNIONDALE, NY - MARCH 31: Patrice Bergeron #37 of the Boston Bruins is stoppe don the wraparound attempt against Al Montoya #35 of the New York Islanders at the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum on March 31, 2012 in Uniondale, New York. The Bruins defeated the Islanders 6-3.
View Photo »WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 22: Tyler Seguin #19 celebrates with Patrice Bergeron #37 of the Boston Bruins after scoring the game winning goal in overtime against the Washington Capitals in Game Six of the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals during the 2012 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at Verizon Center...
View Photo »It’s hard. Even for my game itself. I’m used to (playing center). I’m used to being in there. It gets me going. It gets me in the game ... It’s different. Positioning-wise you’re on the wing. I needed to adjust a lot of my game. It was in my head a lot. I was trying to not think about it but it’s there ...
When you’re a minus player, they overlook you when they need somebody to go take a faceoff. I know (Patrice Bergeron) is their go-to guy all the time, but it’s not only him, there are other forwards. I remember I used to be one of those forwards but I wasn’t this year. I want to get that back and it bas...
It was just hard to battle
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It's a torn, or strained oblique, in my abs ... It's my core, so anything that has to do with moving my arms or moving my feet, it starts with the core. It started in Game 3 and it got worse. Obviously, I didn't play in the third period in Game 5 and I couldn't do anything. I tried in Games 6 and 7 and ...
Mike is our senior captain, and he's been a dominant force for our team ... He leads the league in goals and points, he'll be playing in his 100th career game on Saturday against Westfield State, and he's been the heart and soul of this team all year long. Rob has had a Patrice Bergeron-like season, He'...
It’s obvious we had to be better on the power play, and we didn’t do that and at least create some momentum out it
I don't want to use that [as an excuse] tonight ... I'll let you guys know.
It just exploded, it kind of rolled off my stick ... The puck was bouncing and I just tried to go quick obviously and the puck wouldn't settle.
It just exploded, just kind of rolled on my stick there ... The puck was bouncing and I just tried to go quick obviously because there's not much time, and the puck wouldn't settle.
It’s hard to swallow, tough to understand right now ... I think it’s going to take a couple of days to sink in. We obviously weren’t ready for being done right now.
It's obvious that we had to better on the power play and we didn't do that and at least create some momentum out of it and I don't think we did that (Wednesday)
Last year, we got the bounces, we got them our way. It wasn’t the case tonight
It’s tough right now to swallow and realize that it’s over, so I need a couple of days to think to answer anything
It’s something we’ve been through before ... We just need to stay composed and believe that we can do it and just play to win and keep on our heels and keep doing the right thing.
If you look at that third goal, the defensive play that he makes, it’s something very important in the playoffs
You know what? I think we’ll see how it goes tomorrow ... I’m not sure. I can’t really answer that one yet, but we’ll see.
I don’t really believe in individual awards as much as the team efforts
It means a lot. I respect them as much as they respect me, I think
I don’t have anything to say with it to be honest with you
I think these two things are there: nerves are there, excitement is there. But obviously confidence and wanting to go out there and having a winning attitude is very important
I take pride in playing both sides of the rink and the little details in order to help the team win as much as I can
We’re a character group and we’ve been through this before and we know what it takes ... It’s not over until you get that fourth win. (Sunday) was a huge effort. We played well and found a way to live another day. We need to be ready for Game 7.
I think, you know, it goes a long way
Ah, no, no doubts ... I was (planning on) playing, even after the game (Saturday).
