Bruins 6, Flyers 3

Never mind the fact that we can't string together two wins in a row. Never mind the fact that we seem to take the night off after a big win. Never mind the fact that Martin Biron couldn't stop a beach ball right now. Yes, we lost the game. Yes, the Bruins were undoubtedly the better team. But the only thing you'll hear about is this. Yes folks, the Broad Street Bullies are back, the Flyers are nothing more than goons and are primarily responsible for the breakdown of the family unit in North America, and the team should be stripped of its NHL status and forced back to the Federal League where it belongs. Blah, blah, blah.

Look, I'm not saying that Scott Hartnell was innocent. The hit was poorly timed and aimed at Alberts' head. However, can someone explain to me why Alberts felt the need to go to his knees and attempt to stop the puck at the blue line? He put himself in a vulnerable position and got hurt as a result. Mark Messier said it plainly a few weeks ago, you cannot expose yourself to injury like that in this game and not expect to get hurt. The only way to avoid getting a potentially serious injury is to not put yourself in harm's way. I hope that Bergeron gets better and I hope that Alberts gets better. But I am getting really tired of the media calling the Flyers a bunch of thugs anytime we check someone too hard.

Here's the highlights courtesy of TSN:


The NHL gave Hartnell a two-game suspension without pay, which is more than fair. All the knuckleheads on TSN message boards calling for 20+ games, shut up. It wasn't boarding, he wasn't injured, it wasn't intent to injure. Crikes, I thought Canadians liked tough hockey. Proved me wrong, that's for sure.