Tag Archives: Boston Bruins

Let Lord Stanley’s Wild Rumpus Conclude! (Pigs Crash Edition)

Posted on July 5, 2021 by Campaign Outsider

As you splendid readers might recall, about a week ago I hitched my hockey wagon to the Montreal Canadiens after decades of despising Le Bleu-Blanc-Rouge (you can review the sad surrender here). Since then, the Canadiens have been thoroughly outplayed, … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged #TeamCanadiens, Boston Bruins, Chicago Black Hawks, Detroit Red Wings, Le Blue-Blanc-Rouge, Les Habitant, Montreal Canadiens, National Hockey League, New York Rangers, NHL, Original Six, Stanley Cup, Tampa Bay Lightning, Toronto Maple Leafs, Vegas Golden Knights, Winnipeg Jets | Leave a comment

Let Lord Stanley’s Wild Rumpus Begin! (Pigs Fly Edition)

Posted on June 26, 2021 by Campaign Outsider

I grew up loving the New York Rangers. For most of the 1960s, Jimmy Schnell, his cousin Andy, and I would regularly take the subway to the old Madison Square Garden, buy $2 seats in the second balcony, and settle … Continue reading →

Quote o’ the Day (Bruins Wild Card – Really? – Edition)

Posted on December 18, 2014 by Campaign Outsider

From our Late to the Shooting Party desk The headscratching staff yields to no man in our admiration for Boston Globe sports scribe Amalie Benjamin, but her game report yesterday cannot go unnoted. Bruins falter in shootout Roy’s goal gives … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Amalie Benjamin, Boston Bruins, Boston Globe, Derek Roy, Nashville Predators, NHL wild card, Pekka Rinne, Tuukka Rask | 1 Comment

When a Nation Forgets Its Own Clichés . . .

Posted on June 19, 2014 by Campaign Outsider

. . . well, that’s just sad. The hardnoting staff has a habit of recording mangled phrases in the press, and here’s our latest batch. • From Boston Magazine last July, about the 2014 Massachusetts gubernatorial race: “[Martha Coakley’s] apparent reversal … Continue reading →

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Why We Love the Stanley Cup Bakeoffs (Martin St. Louis Edition)

Posted on May 26, 2014 by Campaign Outsider

First, disclosure: The hardwatching staff really likes the Boston Bruins, but we’ve been a New York Rangers fan since the age of 10. In the early ’60s we’d venture weekly to the old Madison Square Garden and plunk down $2 … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Boston Bruins, Curse of the Burned Mortgage, Dustin Todarski, Eastern Conference semifinals, Emile Francis, Gump Worsley, Habs, Henrik Lundqvist, Martin St. Louis, Montreal Canadiens, New York Rangers, old Madison Square Garden, Pittsburgh Penguins, Ranger/Hessian, Stanley Cup playoffs | 2 Comments

Why We Love the Stanley Cup Bakeoffs (WSJ Ken Dryden Edition)

Posted on May 2, 2014 by Campaign Outsider

From our Why We Love the Wall Street Journal desk Yesterday’s Wall Street Journal featured this piece from legendary Bruins-slayer Ken Dryden, “an author, former Canadian Parliament member and Hall of Fame former goaltender for the Montreal Canadiens.” Bruins vs. … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Boston Bruins, Ken Dryden, Montreal Canadiens, Sports Illustrated, Stanley Cup playoffs, Wall Street Journal | 2 Comments

Herald Gets Its Ads Kicked . . . Again

Posted on July 18, 2013 by Campaign Outsider

Do we detect a pattern emerging here? For the third time in three weeks, Boston Herald readers have been snubbed by a full-page ad aimed at the local citizenry. First it was the Marriott at Tudor Wharf memorializing fallen Boston firefighter Stephen … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Arthur S. Demoulas, Arthur T. Demoulas, Boston Bruins, Boston Herald, Chicago Blackhawks, Demoulas, Employees & Management of Demoulas/Market Basket, It's Good to Live in a Two-Daily Town, Keith Cowan, Lt. Stephen F. Minehan, Market Basket, Nabil El-Hage, Residence Inn Marriott, Ronald Weiner, Tudor Wharf | Leave a comment

Herald Still Ain’t Seguin What Tyler Tweeted

Posted on July 9, 2013 by Campaign Outsider

As the hardreading staff noted yesterday, the Boston Herald has been uncharacteristically shy about quoting former Boston Bruin Tyler Seguin’s latest homophobic Twitter puck-up. Yesterday’s print edition of the feisty local tabloid didn’t even mention the incident, while this AP story on the … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged AP, Boston Bruins, Boston Globe, Boston Herald, Dallas Stars, Full Metal Jacket, gay slur, homophobic tweet, It's Good to Live in a Two-Daily Town, steers and queers, Twitter, Tyler Seguin | 4 Comments

Globe, Not Herald, Seguin What Tyler Tweeted

Posted on July 8, 2013 by Campaign Outsider

Last time now-former Boston Bruin Tyler Seguin got all homophobic on his Twitter feed, the Boston Herald beat the Globe on the story. This time it’s the other way around. From Christopher Gasper’s column today: Bruins gave up on Tyler Seguin too soon If … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Boston Bruins, Boston Globe, Boston Herald, Christopher Gasper, Dallas Stars, It's Good to Live in a Two-Daily Town, steers and queers, Stephen Harris, Texas, Tyler Seguin | Leave a comment

Herald Sox It To Globe

Posted on June 29, 2013 by Campaign Outsider

It’s no secret that Red Sox owner John Henry is one on the bidders lining up to buy the Boston Globe. Here’s how the Globe itself addressed Henry’s bid yesterday: At least six groups submit bids to buy The Boston Globe At … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Benchmark Company, Boston Bruins, Boston Globe, Boston Herald, Boston Red Sox, Boston Sports Media Watch, Deleware North, Edward Atorino, Fenway Sports Group, It's Good to Live in a Two-Daily Town, Jeremy Jacobs, John Henry, New York Times | Leave a comment