The Bovino Buzz: Here “B” Go Again on “Our” Own

Posted by Chris B. in Bruins on February 6th, 2010 | no responses

The losing streak continues and fan disappointment is reaching boiling point. At least it is for me. This stretch of hockey resembles the movie The Mighty Ducks before Emilio Estevez woke up the team and the ”Bash Brothers” owned. Before the knucklepuck. Before Goldberg.

It is clear to me that this team only 50 percent cares. Now, with that said, recently the Bruins have shown some signs of life…outshooting the last three opponents by a very hefty margain. Unfortunately, those three games have been losses. The Bruins lose in the third period more often than not.

The Pats and Sox are known for late game comebacks, the Bruins, late game spontaneous combustion.

Today’s game versus the Vancouver Canucks will prove to be the first game out of the next five that are going to be a real challenge. Vancouver is HOT and they skate extremely well. From a fan perspective, here’s a list of what I think would fix this team.

Keep the core players intact.
DO NOT trade anyone but Wideman and Ryder.
Somebody slap Lucic…it’s like he’s in LALA land…hit somebody… f*@#!!!
Play Shawn Thornton and sit Bitz. Thornton is a bigger threat both offensively and fisticuffly (is that even a word? haha).
Someone snap Chara’s pinkie back into place so he can drop someone the right way.
Take all the season tickets away from the rich turkeys and give them to fans who actually want to cheer for their team and not sit in the first 8 rows talking business.
Hold a team meeting WITH FANS. Fill the Garden with 17,000 of the biggest Bruins fans and let them ask the team questions…give them suggestions…encourage them….some teams have such a huge relationship with their fanbase…I think this would pull everyone together. Personally, I’d ask Wideman and Ryder why they aren’t playing harder.
And finally number eight. The number of spokes in the B. The number of wins I’d like to see in a row. The number of hits Lucic should have today. The number of goals I want in the net for the Bruins. Period.

That’s all folks!…For this week. Tune in next week for another round of Bovino’s Buzz to see if the Bruins look promising going into the Olympic Break…or if they are folding it up.