Author Archive for Ty Anderson
Ty Anderson ran the Chronicles From The Garden blogspot account during the 2008-09 NHL season before joining HockeyIndependent as the Bruins Blogger. He is a Seinfeld enthusiast, self-admitted Star Wars nerd, Vezina-quality street-hockey goaltender, and can be found in Balcony 314 of every Bruins home game. Follow him and his tweeting madness on Twitter at http://Twitter.com/_TyAnderson or send him an e-mail at TAndersonBruins@gmail.com.
Presidencies & Rumors: A Quietly Busy Week In Boston
It’s been an interesting and eventful week in Boston, but the Boston Celtics and the trade (and ensuing riot via social-networking) of Jaroslav Halak to St. Louis by the Montreal Canadiens has really buried the Bruins’ headline-sweeping ability. However, with the temperatures approaching 90 degrees in the city of Boston, it’s probably the only time [...]
The Bruins Year That Was: Patrice Bergeron
Career-changing, franchise-changing, and even life-changing. Those were some of the changes the hockey world thought the concussion woes of Patrice Bergeron would bring to the 24-year old forward and the Boston Bruins organization. After suffering his second major cocussion in just under 14 months, the concerns as to the well-being of the Bruins’ alternate-captain grew [...]
The Bruins Year That Was: Steve Begin
Delving into the first of an off-season series of pieces taking a look back at the Bruins’ season, starting with forward Steve Begin.
Bruins & Thornton Shake Hands On Two-Year Extension
The Bruins have signed enforcer Shawn Thornton to a two-year extension, have they committed to yet another over-payment?
Bruins Need To Fix What Was Flawed From The Start
I suppose I could leave this entry blank and it’d say just as many words as there are. Nothing. Not a single word can be used to describe the events that transpired last Friday night at the TD Garden. For days it was impossible to even look at a box score, never mind gaze at [...]
Make It Seven: Bruins On Brink Of Ultimate Failure
Where to begin? Was it the season-ending wrist injury to the resurgent David Krejci in Game 3? Was it in Game 4 when the returning Simon Gagne played the hero in overtime, parked in front of the net uncontested by Zdeno Chara and Dennis Wideman on the play? Or was it the meltdown of a [...]
Will Bruins Put Flyers To Rest Tonight?
It was 40 years ago to the day that Bruins legend and NHL-changing defensemen Bobby Orr clinched the Stanley Cup with his iconic overtime goal where #4 soared through the air at the old Boston Garden. While the old Garden is merely rubble years later, the memories of yesteryear remain and the chance to give [...]
Dogfight Of A Series: Richards’ Bark & Savard’s Bite
Well, this didn’t take very long; After just two games, it appears that the Boston Bruins and Philadelphia Flyers are ready to pummel one another. Is anybody truly surprised? Two teams based off creating chances through hard work, rely on a barrel-full of toughness to generate energy in their buildings, and boast two of the [...]
Late Lucic Goal Gives Bruins 2-0 Series Lead
During the regular season, the Boston Bruins were unable to string more than two consecutive wins on home ice. Now, after some more late-game theatrics at the TD Garden, the B’s are heading to Philadelphia with a 2-0 series lead in the Eastern Conference Semifinals. I’m sure a ‘History Will Be Made’ parody could fit [...]
Krejci & Satan Power Bruins To Second Round
In a first round series, it’s not often that the two clubs are as evenly matched-up in every aspect of the game as the Boston Bruins and Buffalo Sabres were. Both teams came into this series boasting two of the league’s best goaltenders, both came in missing some key players, and both surprised their fans [...]
Who’s In & Who’s Out For Game 6 In Boston?
Taking to the ice of the HSBC Arena in Game 5, the Buffalo Sabres played the role of survivor all too well. Determined not to see their season end on home ice, the Sabres were aggressive in every end and won soundly by the final score of 4-1. Quickly turning into an ill-tempered series on [...]
Bruins Look To End Sabres Season In Buffalo
After falling 2-1 in the series opener behind goals from Thomas Vanek and Craig Rivet, the Boston Bruins have responded with three straight wins, all of which being comeback wins. Tonight in Buffalo, the Bruins have the chance to end the season of their Northeast Division rivals who came into this series with a roar [...]
Rooting Against Ruff Has Never Been So Easy
When former Sabre Miroslav Satan ended Game 4 emphatically with a double-overtime goal on Wednesday night, Buffalo head coach Lindy Ruff was a little more than miffed in his post-game press conference. Was he overtired from the 87 minute slugfest of a goaltender’s duel? Or was he just being sour grapes? Either way, it has [...]
Bruins Take Series Lead Behind Bergeron’s Goal
If you’ve never heard the Bostonian’s version of the word ‘Miller’, both you and Sabres goaltender Ryan Miller certainly learned through repetition last night in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals at the TD Garden. Splitting two games a piece in Buffalo, the Sabres and Bruins returned to Boston in the Bruins’ first playoff [...]
Beasts Of The Northeast: Bruins vs. Sabres Series Preview
Last season, the Boston Bruins were an overtime goal away from a trip to the Eastern Conference Finals. A crushing defeat at the hands of the Carolina Hurricanes, Bruins fans weren’t leaping from rooftops because in their hearts, and on paper, it looked as if becoming a staple of the postseason would be no problem [...]
So, You Need A Bandwagon?: Eastern Conference
Ah, the brutal pain of realizing your favorite team won’t be competing for Lord Stanley’s hardware. For some it’s more bitter than others when your club was a single point out of the top eight or are left out due to the inevitable injury bug. For others, just wondering the direction of your franchise can [...]
Do Rask & The B’s Give Reason To Believe In Boston?
While it looked unlikely, and at times just plain impossible, the B’s are in the NHL Playoffs for the third straight season. It wasn’t easy, and the climb has yet to begin, but when the Bruins take to the ice of the HSBC Arena on Thursday night to begin their Eastern Conference Quarterfinals series against [...]
Fatal Four-Way: Who’s In & Out In The East?
Nervous, confident, anxious, and maybe even relaxed. These are just a few adjectives that can be used to describe how four teams in the Eastern Conference who still are unaware of the fate of their season feel. Heading into the final weekend of the regular season, for the Boston Bruins, Montreal Canadiens, New York Rangers, [...]
B’s On Verge Of Playoffs After Beating Sabres
With Ryan Miller sitting on the bench for Buffalo along with Tim Connolly, Patrick Kaleta, and Thomas Vanek out of the line-up, and the New York Rangers breathing down the Bruins’ neck in the chase for the playoffs, the B’s knew these were two points that simply had to be had on the home ice [...]
A Capital Test: Can Rask Stop Washington’s Offense?
The Boston offense should consider themselves lucky. Escaping their last three contests with a 1-1-1 record despite scoring just three goals in nearly 190 minutes of play, the B’s are going up against the polar opposite tonight in Washington, D.C with their first visit of the season to Ovechkin and the Capitals. In spite of [...]
