Bruins break out of slump with win over Sabres
ESPN (Free subscription) | 11/08/2009
Mark Recchi and Zdeno Chara scored first-period power-play goals as the goal-starved Bruins halted a rough stretch with a 4-2 win over Buffalo.
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Bruins' PP and goal scoring return.
Miami Herald (Free subscription) | 11/08/2009
Mark Recchi and Zdeno Chara scored first-period power-play goals as the goal-starved Boston Bruins halted a rough stretch with a 4-2 win over Buffalo on Saturday night, sending the Sabres to their first consecutive losses of the season.
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They need to break out after breakthrough
Boston Globe (Free subscription) | 11/07/2009
Twelve hours after the latest loss, and roughly an hour before the Bruins were scheduled to take the ice for practice yesterday at Ristuccia Arena, captain Zdeno Chara was out there in full gear, offering pointers to fellow defenseman Derek Morris and taking shots on goaltender Tuukka Rask .
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All Zeroes
Kukla's Korner (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
from Brian Duff at NHL.com, 0 - Goals for the two hardest shooters in the League – Zdeno Chara (healthy), and Sheldon Souray (injured). 0 - Shots on goal by Georges Laraque, Wade Belak, Garnet Exelby and Darcy Hordichuk in a combined 37 games played. 0 - Hockey analysts who lauded/believed in the management/coaching changes made by the Colorado Avalanche. more
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Bon voyage, Blueshirts
The Blueshirts Blog (Free subscription) | 11/02/2009
The Rangers have gone from the Garden to the airport for this week's Western Canadian swing, and the 1-0 victory over Boston will make this flight is a whole lot more pleasant, even if plenty of icepacks will be making the rounds on the plane. One goal leaves some of the Rangers' issues unaddressed, although two points certainly help. Along those same lines, so does the return of Marian Gaborik, who...
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Chara, bugged, swats at pest
Boston Globe (Free subscription) | 11/02/2009
NEW YORK - Ranger winger Sean Avery , who has a penchant for such things, was shooting his mouth off at various Bruins during the pregame warm-ups yesterday at Madison Square Garden. The trash talk caught the keenly-tuned ear of Boston captain Zdeno Chara .
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Chara was an impact player again
Boston Globe (Free subscription) | 11/01/2009
The giant wasn’t asleep, or even close to nodding off, but for the first month of the new season, Bruins captain Zdeno Chara was a somewhat slumbering version of his Norris Trophy-winning self. He was caught somewhere between being the dominating Big Z and just being a whole bunch of little z’s . . . zzzz . . . zzz ...
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Chara needs to come up big
Boston Globe (Free subscription) | 10/31/2009
WILMINGTON - The good news for the Bruins: Zdeno Chara is healthy. The not-so-good news: Chara is healthy.
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Chara jumped at chance to help
Boston Globe (Free subscription) | 10/12/2009
WILMINGTON - With the Bruins trailing yet again Saturday night and eager to lead his teammates out of their funk, Zdeno Chara took it upon himself to expand his job description.
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Sports Redux: Old Friends Get Together
Bostonist (Free subscription) | 10/04/2009
Mary Schwalm / Associated Press Last time the Bruins saw the Carolina Hurricanes, Scott Walker beat Tim Thomas in OT to put an abrupt end to the magical 2008-09 season. Last night, they got together again, and the Bruins beat them on the scoreboard, in the face, and up and down the ice in a 7-2 pummeling that almostsortakinda erased the pain of last season, or at least redirected it onto their foes....
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It's Alex Ovechkin vs. Zdeno Chara
The FanHouse - Maryland Basketball (Free subscription) | 10/01/2009
by Christopher Botta Filed under: Bruins , Capitals , FanHouse Exclusive BOSTON -- The Washington Capitals do not have all the answers for getting around Norris Trophy-winning defenseman Zdeno Chara , so maybe they're trying to kill the 6-9 defenseman with compliments. "Best defenseman in the league," said head coach Bruce Boudreau after Thursday morning's skate at TD Garden. "Big,...
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Completely Useless 09-10 NHL Predictions
SimonOnSports (Free subscription) | 10/01/2009
Here are the wonderful predictions from someone who may watch 5 regular season hockey games this year. Now with new and improved records so I can better evaluate just how wrong I was. NHL West Standings West Conference Finals Chicago Blackhawks over San Jose Sharks - The Sharks will once again be amongst the best teams in the NHL regular season and will once again disappoint massively in the postseason....
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The Peerless Prognosticator is ON THE AIR!!! -- Opening Night: Caps vs. Bruins, October 1st
The Peerless Prognosticator (Free subscription) | 10/01/2009
The Peerless Prognosticator is BACK … ON THE AIR!!! It’s Opening Night of the 2009-2010 season, and the Washington Capitals – the only team with a winning record in the last two seasons in these parts (OK, OK… you DC United fans can just cool yer jets) – crack the seal on this season by visiting the Bruins of Beantown, the defending Eastern Conference regular season...
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Your 2009-2010 Washington Capitals Preview
Bleatings From a Caps Nut (Free subscription) | 10/01/2009
So as you’ve probably noticed from our Season Preview looking at all the other teams, everybody has questions hanging over them heading into the season. Reading previews for the Caps heading into 2009-2010, most question the Caps goaltending and defense. The Caps are starting off the season with a 3-headed monster in net; Jose "Alvin, Simon," Theodore , Semyon "the Saviour"...
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Gina Carano, Serena Williams, Adrian Peterson to Be Featured in ESPN the Magazine’s “Body Issue”
The Big Lead (Free subscription) | 09/30/2009
ESPN the Magazine has named the athletes that will appear in various stages of undress for the upcoming “Body Issue.” They are: Adrian Peterson, Joba Chamberlain, Nelson Cruz, Serena Williams, James Blake, Dwight Howard, Zdeno Chara (NHL), Bill Guerin (NHL), Carl Edwards (NASCAR), Mark Martin (NASCAR), Christina Kim (LPGA), Gina Carano (pictured), Randy Couture, Alexis [...]