Welcome to a new week, folks!
The first week of December is behind us, and a new week awaits. Let’s have fun out there.
The Bruins had themselves a decent time on Saturday night, beating the New Jersey Devils
4-1 at TD Garden.
While that game came against a slumping opponent on the second night of a back-to-back, it followed the Bruins’ recipe for success this season: Morgan Geekie scored, secondary/tertiary scorers chipped in, and Jeremy Swayman played well.
Rinse, repeat, etc.
As we head towards the middle of December, the Bruins, somewhat improbably, remain firmly in a playoff spot and within shouting distance of first place in their division.
While external observers (or the more pessimistic among us here, we love you anyways) might point to poor underlying statistics or “the bubble will pop eventually” type runs, it’s worth noting that the Bruins have spent the majority of the past month without their two best overall players in David Pastrnak and Charlie McAvoy.
So yes, good goaltending and overachieving finishing are playing a role, but it seems worth noting that this hasn’t been the full firepower team either.
All of that is to say that it’s OK to enjoy the team’s recent run of form even if it might not be sustainable. I give you official permission.
If you prefer doom and gloom, you can join me in being a supporter of Wolves, who haven’t won a game since the spring but are 100% going to beat Manchester United today.
The B’s will now begin a not-West road trip, one that will take them to the SCENIC enclaves of St. Louis, the Twin Cities, and the airport-less town of Winnipeg.
Elsewhere, the talk of the league on Sunday was a hit from Jacob Trouba, who has never, ever crossed the line, on Ryan Leonard of the Washington Capitals:
As you can imagine, that hit was somehow both completely clean and impossibly dirty at the same time, depending on where you sit.
Anyways, aside from Wolves finally winning a game, what’s on tap for today?
