Ference checks in

Hey is that pic from when Sid beat the bag out of Ference? That sucked.

If I remember correctly it was a pretty even fight, you pseudo!

Haha that was my first thought too ... "I'm sure Andy appreciates you using the photo of Sid the Kid giving him the beat down"

It was fairly even, but still its got to be a little embarassing to get in a fight and score a draw against Crosby ... plus didn't Sid draw blood?

Also ... good to hear that the knee is fully healed. Prior to the injury Ference was having a really solid season, he never seemed to be himself after he came back. Hopefully he is back in full form and can prove he's capable of top 4 minutes. Towards the end of last season he was certainly struggling and I'd rather not have him logging big minutes by default if his game isn't up to par again.

AND ... its good to hear Chucky is ready to roll. I'd like to see what he can do with a full season as a top 6 forward. He's not flashy but he can get the job done.

Anyone that wear's a visor and starts/gets into a fight is the automattic loser. It's a cardinal sin in hockey fighting.

Good to see that Chuck is ready to go, we missed him in the playoffs.

Omigod! Check out the Bruins Website. Just when you think Charlie Jacobs can't possibly come up with another way to show his utter ineptitude and lack of any touch what-so-ever, he proves you wrong. 'All You Can Eat Seasons Tickets' - The worst seats in the house, eating as much of the worst Delaware North overstock you can stomach for 39$. I can't wait to hear Brickley trying to huck this one every night..'And, hey, all you big fat Brooons Fans, don't forget; fer thutty nuine dallas, you can huff n puff yer way up to the nosebleeds for all the Chaarlie Jacobs' Dogs' breakfast you can eat!!" I can't wait. Keep it comin Charlie, you keep the bruins hilarious. Our fearless Owner, geez. It really is the little things.

to Derek: I just call them as I see them, and I'd hate to be a homer. Sid drew blood so he gets the W in my book. That is not to say that I wanted to see Ference get roughed up, quite the contrary actually. But, I was surprised to see the Kids hands fly like that. Did he get the Gordy Howe hattrick that night?
Either way, please dont call me a pseudo, as in pseudo fan I am guessing. That wicked hurts guy! I bleed spoked B's!

@ Ted:

But if the Red Sox had a bleacher section with the same concept it would be the greatest thing to hit the Hub since Tom Brady or Kevin Garnett, right?

And who uses Omigod? R U a 14-year-old gurl lol?

It's not so much that Ference lost the fight, it's the fact that we will forever have to listen to the crap from Pens fans about the ONE time the Sid dropped the gloves and managed not to get smeared all over the ice. It'll be 20 years before they forget about this one. What a missed opportunity to TKO a franchise player.

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'And, hey, all you big fat Brooons Fans, don't forget; fer thutty nuine dallas, you can huff n puff yer way up to the nosebleeds for all the Chaarlie Jacobs' Dogs' breakfast you can eat!!" = hahaha

But:

"And who uses Omigod? R U a 14-year-old gurl lol?" = Even funnier!

Omigod, 'Tardo' you call that a 'concept'? I guess one man's 'desperate and unimaginative marketing cash-grab' is another man's 'concept'. You got me, 'tardo' , I AM, in fact, a 14 year old girl...who could come up with a hundred better marketing 'concepts' than Charlie Jacobs. (How about? The Bruins are an 80 year-old Franchise that doesn't need stupid, embarrassing inducements to bring in fans. It has to look no further than its own beautiful history for inspiration. It's future is in its glorious past. That is what the Canadiens do (or rather what they don't do - they don't sell themselves cheap). Is this gonna be this year's 'New and Improved JumboTron'. C'mon 'tardo' don't be such a turnip, there must be some small part of
Charlie Jacobs' 'All You Can Eat Seasons Tickets' you find mildly amusing? Or does it just make you hungry?

@Ted

I agree with you entirely that its a dumb idea. My point was that if another "successful" Boston franchise did the same thing, it would be considered brilliant and people would be lining up like sheep to get on board with it. Everything the Bruins do is put under a microscope because they haven't won a cup since the 70's while the other 3 are all powerhouses in their respective sports now. And that's the only reason why the Red Sox can get away with selling out (i'd go so far as to say whoring out) the franchise.

However, one thing I disagree with is that they're an 80-year-old franchise and don't need gimmicks to bring in fans. Unfortunately they do, but this idea is just FAIL. Hopefully one day the team won't need cheap tricks like this to get fans in the seats and excited about the sport. This city needs that team again.

And sorry I called you out. The opportunity was just there. No hard feelings...

@ Pete: Crosby didn't draw blood, his visor did (which is why it's an unwritten rule in hockey fight to discard the buckets if you wear a visor). The fight itself was pretty weak.

No hard feelings, 'Tardo', except i don't get to use my ' Hey tardo, Guess what?! Ice Girls Tryouts only 2 weeks away!!!" line. Which reminds me of another of those embarrassing Expansion-y Franchise-y kinda things Charlie Jacobs goes for. The Bruins have a pedigree, a legacy, a history that, at least, 24 other teams. would kill for. You don't think the Sharks? The Thrashers? The Predators? wouldn't trade it all for what the Bruins have? A storied, character-filled 80 year history to drawn from? Except, problem is, the Bruins don't. Jacobs doesn't. Why? Either they don't know it or they don't care to know it. I bring up the Habs because they are so GOOD at telling their story, rolling out their history, every game they play, everytime they pull on those sweaters, whose basic design has not changed. They make everyone feel they are a part of this chain that goes way back and will go on and on. Remember the Pooh Bears?! We've had to put up with some embarrassing stuff. You, tardo, brought up the Sox and the Celtics, well they too, are franchises that are good at telling their stories to everyone who enters the building - (of course, at Fenway, it's a pretty easy story to tell, you're enveloped in History the minute you step foot in there). It's basic: If you've got it flaunt it. No more Expansion Franchise hooey. No more 'All The Broons You Can Eat'. No more Pooh Bears. No More guys who don't 'get it'. No more Jacobses...es.