Boston Bruins

It’s hard to believe that Bruins goaltender Tuukka Rask was starting in goal during the “Great Collapse” of 2010 when the Bruins had a 3-0 lead over the Philadelphia Flyers in the Eastern Conference finals and ended up losing the series four games later. During the season of 2010-11, two time Vezina winner Tim Thomas took Rask’s place and helped Boston capture its first Stanley Cup in 38 years.

The top two members of the Boston Bruins patriarchy were sidelined by snow on Saturday, the parent club postponing their home date with the Tampa Bay Lightning (via NHL.com) while Providence pushed off its excursion to Manchester.

It is impossible to blame the NBC Sports Network for pouncing on the first installment of the Boston Bruins’ and Montreal Canadiens’ 2012-13 season series as the third edition of its new Wednesday Night Rivalry theme.

Moving on gave way to hanging on as the theme of the night for Boston Bruins, as they averted their first losing skid of 2012-13 with a 1-0 road win in Toronto Saturday night.

The Boston Bruins came from behind to beat the New Jersey Devils 2-1 in a thrilling shootout contest. 

The dispersal of the two-day AHL constellation within the Dunkin Donuts Center has Don Sweeney, assistant general manager of the Boston Bruins, keen on insuring a sustained overwhelming black-and-gold zest in Rhode Island.

Tim Thomas who?

Through the first four games of the lockout-shortened NHL season, the Boston Bruins scored seven of eight possible points, once again on the strength of top-tier goaltending. However, unlike the past two seasons, Thomas hasn't been the Bruins' number one goaltender—it's Tuukka Rask between the pipes on most nights.

Rookie defenseman Dougie Hamilton is already a fan favorite in Boston even though he's only played four games as an NHL player.

Bruins fans at TD Garden started chanting "Dougie" during the third period of the team's 4-2 win over the New York Islanders on Friday night, and inside the locker room after the game, Hamilton's teammates were not shy about sharing their thoughts on his impressive start to the season.

As little as two games generally give to gauge, the Boston Bruins are forming a favorable foundation as their 48-game saga through 2012-13 takes shape quicker than a conventional 82-game ride would.

After a weeklong cramming session at training camp, Boston Bruins head coach Claude Julien expressed a keen interest in facing a stiff test to commence the belated, shortened NHL season.