Tim Thomas

• 6/19 Sabre Noise: The Buffalo Sabres Must Trade Thomas Vanek and Ryan Miller In Order to Create A Culture of Winning: If you’re reading this, chances are you fit into one of two categories: 1. You absolutely agree with me, and came to show...
• 6/18 Causeway Crowd: Bruins net-minder stonewalls the Blackhawks for a 2-0 Game three shutout win!: The Boston Bruins knew they were going to need to take a 2-1 lead at home. To get that lead they were going to need a few things....
• 6/13 Octopus Thrower: A Look Back And Ahead At… Jonas Gustavsson: The Monster? Not so much in 2013, as Jonas Gustavsson battled injuries and ended up making just four starts and seven appearances...
• 6/12 Bleedin' Blue: Stanley Cup Finals: A Case for the Boston Bruins: The city of Boston is strong with hockey heritage, but there is more than that resting on the results of this year’s Stanley...
• 6/12 NHL Jerks: Stanley Cup Finals Preview: Boston Bruins vs Chicago Blackhawks: On Wednesday night the puck will drop on the first Stanley Cup Finals to feature two Original Six clubs since 1979. Each coming...
• 6/11 Causeway Crowd: Stanley Cup Preview: Tuukka Rask vs Corey Crawford: Whichever team wins the 2013 Stanley Cup Final, it will be their goaltender that sets them up for success and victory. It’s...
• 6/10 NHL Jerks: 2013 Stanley Cup Finals: Power Ranking the Bruins’ and Blackhawks’ Top Conn Smythe Candidates: With the Los Angles Kings' double overtime loss on Saturday night, Jonathan Quick's campaign to become the first back-to-back...
• 6/8 NHL Jerks: Bruins Shutout Penguins to Complete Sweep, Advance to Stanley Cup Finals: The Boston Bruins are headed back to the Stanley Cup Finals for the second time in three years, and they’ll have plenty...
• 6/8 Causeway Crowd: Eastern Conference Champions: Bruins Complete The Sweep And Are Headed Back To The Stanley Cup Finals:   Unbelievable. The Boston Bruins are Eastern Conference champions once again and are headed back to the Stanley Cup Finals...
• 6/7 Sabre Noise: What We Learned As the Bruins Sweep the Penguins in Game of the Eastern Conference Finals: The final four is now down to the final three, as the Boston Bruins sweep the Pittsburgh Penguins in game 4 of the Eastern Conference...
• 6/6 Eyes on Isles: Henrik Lundqvist To The Islanders? Is That Possible? What If?!: So, you’re sitting there catching up on the day’s news, and you keep hearing all about the Eastern and Western Conference...
• 6/6 NHL Jerks: Patrice Bergeron’s OT Winner Puts Bruins on Brink of Stanley Cup Finals: The Boston Bruins and Pittsburgh Penguins put on an unforgettable show on Thursday night. In the longest game of the 2013 Stanley...
• 6/4 NHL Jerks: 2013 NHL Playoffs: The Emergence of David Krejci: Long criticized for failing to reach his potential, David Krejci has silenced his critics with a remarkable postseason run that...
• 6/3 Octopus Thrower: With the Red Wings Out, Who Should You Root For?: It’s a question really of your own personal opinion. But it’s the question you always seem to be asked after your team is...
• 6/3 Too Many Men on the Site: Tim Thomas Could Return Next Season: According to Elliotte Friedman of the CBC Tim Thomas is considering returning to hockey for the 2013-14 season. Thomas’s...
• 6/2 NHL Jerks: Boston Bruins, Tuukka Rask, Shut Out Penguins to Earn Game 1 Upset: After a week in which the media talked endlessly about the Penguins' dazzling offense, the Boston Bruins stunned the hockey world...

• 5/31 Editor In Leaf: Is There A Correlation Between Regular Season And Playoff Success In Goaltending?: In my last post, I compiled regular season even strength save percentage (ESSV%) numbers among NHL goaltenders over the last three...
• 5/31 Eyes on Isles: The Final 4 Are Set-But Do Isles Fans Care?: So, just like every other year since 1993, the NHL’s Final Four are set, and the New York Islanders are not a part of it. ...
• 5/30 Eyes on Isles: Vezina Victory-Who Will Walk Away With The Award For Best Goalie?: The Vezina Trophy is awarded each year to the goaltender who is “adjudged to be the best at this position”. It is...
• 5/7 NHL Jerks: NHL Playoffs 2013 Daily Recap (5/7): It was another eventful night of NHL playoff action on Monday. Detroit and Los Angeles each won to tie up their respective series,...
• 5/5 Eyes on Isles: Top Shelf : Islanders Daily : 5/5/13: “WE SHUT THEM DOWN…..BECAUSE WE CAN….NOW GO OUT THERE AND TAKE IT” Herb Brooks 1937-2003 Middletown, N....
• 5/4 StoopSports.com: In His Hands: Jake Reiser-  While Tuukka Rask is already an established NHL player, his future has never been as dependent on his play as it...
• 5/2 NHL Jerks: 2013 NHL Awards: SJN’s Vezina Trophy Nominees: This is the second post in a four-part series where I discuss who I think should be the nominees for the major 2013 NHL Awards....
• 5/1 Too Many Men on the Site: 2013 Stanley Cup Playoffs: Maple Leafs and Bruins Preview: Tonight the Toronto Maple Leafs will play the Boston Bruins for the first game of their playoff match-up. Not only is this the...

• 4/22 Causeway Crowd: The Last Stretch: 2013 Abridged, Islanders or Leafs, are the Bruins ready?: It’s nearing the end of April and the Boston Bruins have 4 games remaining in the shortened 2013 season. This season has...
• 4/18 Five Minutes For Fighting: Kiprusoff to the Leafs a Baseless Trade Rumour: The Leafs have been shelled this season, allowing the fourth most shots per game, yet are still firmly in a playoff position,...

• 3/8 Causeway Crowd: Chris Bourque Clears Waivers; Bruins Recall Jordan Caron From Providence: At least for now anyway, the Chris Bourque experiment appears to be over for the Boston Bruins. At noon on Friday, Bourque cleared...
• 3/5 starsandsticks.com: Bear Trap: Bruins at Capitals Preview: The Washington Capitals really need to start putting a winning streak together if they want to make the playoffs, and it would...
• 3/5 Too Many Men on the Site: NHL Power Rankings: Blackhawks & Bruins Sit Atop While Blues Stumble: There is no change atop the NHL Power Rankings according to TSN’s Scott Cullen who presents the weekly order.  The Chicago...
• 3/3 starsandsticks.com: Next Five Games Critical For The Washington Capitals: It seems like there isn’t much time for anyone to catch their breath in this frantic 2013 NHL season, but for the Washington...
• 3/1 Causeway Crowd: Bruins win streak extends to five on a 2-1 win in overtime.: I’m wondering if we can activate some clause in an international trade agreement to send some of the NHL refs to Europe....

• 2/28 SenShot: Game #21 Preview: Ottawa Senators @ Boston Bruins: The Ottawa Senators will soon enter the TD Garden to pay a visit to a team that they haven’t exactly had success against....
• 2/15 Causeway Crowd: Khudobin in net for tonight Bruins-Sabres game: If all accounts on the social media sites are accurate, then it looks like Anton Khudobin will get the start for the Boston Bruins...
• 2/14 Causeway Crowd: Colorado RFA Ryan O’Reilly on the Trading Block, Could Boston shell out?: When the Boston Bruins dumped Tim Thomas it opened up 8+ million in salary space for the B’s, shortly after many people...
• 2/13 SenShot: Craig Anderson On Very Short List Of USA Goalies For 2014 Olympics: When the 2014 Winter Olympics roll around in a year’s time, there are a handful of goalies who would lay legitimate claim...
• 2/12 Causeway Crowd: Boston Bruins Finally Sign Forward Jay Pandolfo: He’s been with the Boston Bruins since their shortened training camp on a pro-tryout basis and it appears to have finally...
• 2/10 Causeway Crowd: Goalies and Boston – A Love / Hate Story: If you haven’t heard the news already, Tim Thomas was traded to the New York Islanders for a conditional 2nd round draft...
• 2/9 Eyes on Isles: Slumping Islanders Host Sabres with Visnovsky and Bailey in Tow: UNIONDALE, N. Y.– Amid the banter/speculation regarding the Tim Thomas trade and all the distraction it brings forth, the...
• 2/8 SenShot: Boston Bruins Bury Tim Thomas’ Contract – With The New York Islanders- A Slippery Slope To Cap Circumvention?: In a move that smells su**** like circumvention of the Salary Cap, the Boston Bruins traded inactive and suspended goalie Tim...
• 2/8 Eyes on Isles: Uninspired Islanders Succumb to Broadway Blues: New York City, N.Y.– The most promising bits of news of the night for the New York Islanders happened off the ice, as earlier...
• 2/7 Too Many Men on the Site: Tim Thomas Traded to the New York Islanders: Tim Thomasof the Boston Bruins has been traded to the New York Islanders for a conditional 2nd round pick in either 2014 or 2015....
• 2/7 Causeway Crowd: Tim Thomas traded to the New York Islanders: Boston Bruins general manager Peter Chiarelli is respected and slightly feared for his trades. Chiarelli seems to have a preternatural...
• 2/7 Causeway Crowd: Tuukka Rask, Tuukka Rask & Some More Tuukka Rask: Wow, what a first period by the Montreal Canadiens last night vs the Boston Bruins at the Bell Centre in Montreal. The Canadiens...
• 2/1 Causeway Crowd: Buffalo Sabres Win A Game In Boston; Not The Stanley Cup As They’d Have You Believe: So, as everyone knows by now the Boston Bruins lost at home last night to the Buffalo Sabres by the ugly score of 7-4 (the Bruins...
• 2/1 Sabre Noise: Boston Bruins Fans Sore Over Buffalo Sabres Timeout: Why is it that Buffalo Sabres fans are whining complainers who are too soft to play in the league when we complain about something,...

• 1/31 Causeway Crowd: Causeway Crowd’s Three Stars of the Game (Bruins-Vs-Devils): The Bruins pulled it out again, bringing their record to 5-0-1, and they remain undefeated at home. In one of those insane moments...
• 1/28 Causeway Crowd: Boston Bruins beat Carolina Hurricanes 5-3: The Boston Bruins earned themselves two more points tonight as they beat the Hurricanes on their home ice. It came down to one...
• 1/28 Cardiac Cane: Will the Hurricanes Remain Victorious Against the Bruins?: Tonight the Carolina Hurricanes will host the best team in the Eastern Conference, the Boston Bruins. Carolina is looking to pick...
• 1/28 Causeway Crowd: Coach Julien fed up over power play talk: It’s one of those stats that doesn’t sit that well with a lot of us. We’ve all been ragging on the Bruins about...
• 1/22 Causeway Crowd: Causeway Crowd’s Three Stars of the Game (Bruins-vs-Jets): Well Bruins Nation, we at Causeway Crowd want to take a look at the three stars of yesterday’s game and compare them to...
• 1/21 Causeway Crowd: Tuukka Rask: 2 U’s, 2 K’s Equals 2 Points So Far For The Boston Bruins:     Were people really worried? Or were they just trying to find a non-existent weak spot on the Boston Bruins roster?...
• 1/19 Causeway Crowd: Season Opener: Boston Bruins To Face New York Rangers Saturday Night 7PM EST: Today is the day and tonight is the night that NHL hockey is finally back and I fully expect it to come back with a bang. The...
• 1/18 Causeway Crowd: Projecting Line Combinations For The Bruins On Opening Night (This Shouldn’t Be Too Hard): In a little over 24-hours the Boston Bruins will be taking to the ice at the Garden to take on the very solid and improved New...
• 1/17 Causeway Crowd: Should The Bruins Add Recently Bought-Out Defenseman Wade Redden?: They say Wade Redden played well with current Boston Bruins captain Zdeno Chara when he was paired with the monster of a man...

• 12/22 Editor In Leaf: Justin Pogge And Tuukka Rask: The Ghosts Of World Juniors Past: It’s that time of year again, hockey fans. Time to get together with family, eat copious amounts of food and cheer your country...

• 10/24 Gone Puck Wild: Is Playing In Europe Worth the Risks For NHL Players?: It seems that every day we hear of more and more NHL players who have agreed to go play in Europe while the third lockout in the...