WE WANT BITZ! WE WANT BITZ! WE WANT BITZ!

BYRON BITZ IS BACK LADIES AND GENTLEMAN
Granted, he's a Vancouver Canuck now, but he's back in the league and playing on a line that befits his talent: with the Sedins.  They need a sniper who can hit and he needs at least a second-line center to expose his talents.  Well expose they did last night.  Check this out right here:
The man in the back said everyone attack
Henrik lateral drop-passed it to Byron Bitz:

BYRON BITZ
BYYYYYYYYRON BITZ

He said Boy I'm gonna show em
I can do more than throw em
and Henrik scores off a pass from Byron Bitz

BYYYYYYYYYRON BITZ!
BYYYYYYYYYRON BITZ!
BYYYYYYYYYRON BITZ!

YEEEEEEEEEEEAH
YEEEEEEEEEEEAH
YEAH YEAH YEAH

(this post also appears on Stanley Cup of Chowder)

Game 56 Preview: Bruins vs. Canucks THIS IS IT

Game 56
1PM February 6, 2010
NESN, 98.5 FM
vs. Vancouver Canucks (34-20-2)

It's early. Here are the basics:

Canucks have the Sedin twins:

Who play with Alex Burrows:


Who did this:

With Ryan Kesler:

A Bruins loss today would get that last W out of the last-ten stat for us. Woof. That's really really bad. Like, edmonton-bad. We'd be sellers at the deadline probably, though I'm sure Chiarelli would rather first-round-exit than go for 2 lottery picks. Both are acceptable to me (or will be by the time the draft rolls around) but I'd rather not split the difference and end up with a shit season that isn't quite shitty enough. That's how the Maple Leafs got to where they are today.

RIP Brendan Burke. My heart goes out to both the Burkes as well as everyone else involved in the hockey program at Miami.

Stats!

GO BRUINS!

Game 10 Recap: Bruins 1, Canucks 0 SHUTOUT THOMAS

Let's see, 1-0...who scored the goal?

Oh yes, that would be Michael Ryder. 2-5-7 in 10 games puts him on pace for...16-41-57 on the season.

And who is this tossing suckas into the boards like so many pieces of trash?

Right, that Lucic kid. I have a feeling he'll do alright for us. In case you haven't seen the baby picture yet,
Truth be told, I didn't watch this game due to a sudden case of Fallout-3-itis, as predicted. That's why I make the big bucks...

The 800-pound-gorilla question: Does Julien stay with Thomas in Calgary?

Do you pull the pitcher throwing the no-hitter?
That'll be room 412 in the Calgary Marriott, 110 9th Avenue, SE, Calgary, AB T2G 5A6, Canada. What's with these Canadian zip codes?

Here's the full highlight selection for you:

Record: 5-2-3
Road Record: 4-1-2 (woo!)
GO BRUINS!

Game 10 Preview: Bruins @ Canucks

Oct 28, 2008, 10:00 PM ET

On TV: NESN (HD)
On the Radio: WBZ 1030
vs. Vancouver Canucks (4-4-0)
Notes:

• Roberto Luongo, the goalie, is the Captain of the Canucks. He can't wear the C on his jersey, though, so it's on his mask.
• West coast game = late night.
• I foresee missing a good portion of this game due to Fallout-3-itis. Look for a half-assed recap tomorrow.
• Luongo hasn't faced the Bruins as a Canuck yet.
• Milan Lucic is from Vancouver, the Province reminds us.
• The Canucks are unbeaten at home (in all of 2 games - they're worse off than the Bruins)
• Happy 25th, Bress, you old coot. (not related, just saying)
• Vancouver is hosting the next Winter Olympics. Here's Quatchi with your local previews:

Other Previews

• For the Canucks side of things, check out Canucks & Beyond, part of the Kukla's Korner network (bigger than a corner now)
  
• Bruins.nhl.com's Game Preview points out the Canucks are unbeaten at home and GameDay.
• Looks like Thomas in net.
• Stanley Cup of Chowder introduces us to the Canucks.
• Illegal Curve has the Canucks winning this one at -155.
• HockeyFights has Mike Brown and Shawn Thornton being the two most likely to drop the gloves.  Incidentally, Shane Hnidy is tied for 10th in people who have fought against the bruins most since 98-99 with 5 fights against us.

Stats

Turn this:
Into this:
BURN IT DOWN!

Record: 4-2-3
Road Record: 3-1-2
GO BRUINS!