Bruins' Depth Will Be Tested with Seidenberg Injury

Terrible news emerged from Black and Gold this weekend as defenseman Dennis Seidenberg has a torn ACL/MCL and will miss the rest of the season. Seidenberg has been a key component of the team's success as the number 2 defenseman. He plays in all situations and is a prototypical "big game" player, elevating his play in the playoffs and in key moments.

Luckily for Boston, the program has a deep list of options in the system to help fill in the gap. David Warsofsky, Marshfield native and BU alum, was brought up and has played in 3 games with the big club. Though undersized, he is skilled and speedy and got to highlight his skills with his first career goal Friday night.

Then there is Zach Trotman, another Providence call-up who came up this weekend and filled in seamlessly. He played a great game Saturday night with the big club and then played a game with Providence yesterday and recording an assist.

RIP Danny Vasselian

Sgt. Danny Vasselian from Abington, MA was killed this week in duty in Afghanistan. It was his third tour in the Middle East. Rest in peace to a true hero.

First Annual Sports Recycled a Success

 

Overall, Sports Recycled was a major success and I'd like to thank everyone who contributed. Like I said, 100% of the proceeds went to Big Brother, Big Sister, who came by Tuesday morning.

As you can see from the picture, we got a whole bunch of hockey sticks, boxing pads, lacrosse equipment, and more.

If you have some more stuff laying around, please don't hesitate to call BRBS or visit their website and arrange a pick up. It's a great charity year-round.

Hopefully this is the start of an annual tradition that can expand every year. It's important to remember that there are always the less fortunate out there.

I hope everyone had a very happy holidays and here's to 2014!

Linus Klasen with the Goal of the Year (Decade?)

Watch this absolute brilliance by Swedish Elite League standout Linus Klasen in a shootout last week. It's like combining the creativity of Kane and the hands of Datsyuk. What a fun goal to watch and that'll be on top 10 lists for years to come.

 

Shanahan, League got the Thornton Suspension Right

In the Penguins/Bruins game last weekend, there were more than just a couple of incidents of egregious unsportsmanship and players crossing the line. However, and you may not like to hear it, what Shawn Thornton did is one of the most revolting, illegal, and violent acts on NHL ice in years.

It all started when Brooks Orpik laid out a defenseless Loui Eriksson and steamrolled him, giving him his second concussion in a month. Despite challenges from Thornton, Orpik declined his right (responsibility) to answer for his hit, as he often does.

Then, after James Neal gave Marchand his knee to 63's face, Thornton lost his cool, skated across the ice, pulled down Orpik from behind by slew-footing him, and punched the helpless Pittsburgh defenseman several times, knocking him out cold.

It was a violent, terrible act.

Bear and the Gang

If you haven't yet, check out this year's first episode of Bear and the Gang. It features players like Chara, Marchand, Paille, and Iginla, plus of course Coach Julien and the Bear himself. Hilarious as always.

http://video.bruins.nhl.com/videocenter/console?id=167717

Worst Weekend in Recent Boston Sports History

I might be being a little dramatic as the Bruins won two games and the Patriots executed a brilliant, but sloppy come from behind victory over Cleveland today.

But, at least personnel-wise, this was a tough weekend on the city.

Let's start with the Bruins. Just Thursday Johnny Boychuk took an illegal hit from Max Pacioretty and gave the fan base quite a scare afterwards as he was unable to move for over 10 minutes. The hit was dirty but Pacioretty won't be facing supplemental punishment nor should he. Luckily, Boychuk is only supposed to be out 7-10 days with a lower back injury. It could have been much worse.

Sports Recycled

We're happy to announce the birth of a new charity, Sports Recycled. It's very basic- we're looking for households and families with old sports stuff laying around. Things maybe you or your kids used when they were younger but now they're too small, or out of style, but still in good condition.

We've been partnered with  the Massachusetts Bay division of Big Brother, Big Sister and 100% of donations will go directly to them.

I got the idea recently just looking in my garage and thinking I should donate it somewhere. Then I thought of my family and friends who probably have plenty of stuff of their own collecting dust in their garages, basements, and closets. So I've been handing out fliers, making phone calls, and sending emails to make it happen.

It might not escalate to much more than a few families helping out. But even the smallest donations can make the biggest differences. And maybe if it takes off, we can expand and make it an annual thing.

Do you have old sports equipment laying around not being used? Donate to Sports Recycled!

Inquiries can be made to:
Tim Wirzburger(781-308-7998)
timwirz17@gmail.com