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I'm not going to mince words - the Bruins need McQuaid. The last time the burly blue liner missed the playoffs, it was 2012. McQuaid was sidelined with an injury that was later revealed to be a concussion, and Head Coach Claude Julien noted that the imposing defender's bravery and brawn would have been a tremendous asset during the series. 

#Adam McQuaid #NHLBruins #Boston Bruins #NHL #Hockey #playoffs #Stanley Cup Playoffs #Because Its the Cup

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Penalty killing woes, injured defence men, and Girardi's new deal are all reasons why the Bruins are shopping Chris Phillips. 

#NHLBruins #Ottawa Senators #Sens Army #Chris Phillips #dan girardi #nyrangers #new york rangers #washington capitals #nhl #hockey #puck rant #talk hard

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Is it just us - or does the Tuukka seem to be the only one who looks happy with his medal? 

#Tuukka Rask #Leijonat #NHLBruins #loui eriksson #Patrice Bergeron #Team Canada #Team Sweden #Team Finland #Olympic Hockey #Sochi #Sochi2014

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With the Coors Light Stadium Series rolling into Chicago this weekend, you can be sure that there will be plenty of coverage trying to ramp up a Jonathan Toews/Sidney Crosby "rivalry".

So why, then, if these two players are so similar, and have followed similar tracks to the NHL, and have forged similar illustrious careers, is Crosby often maligned as a "whiner" and "diver", while Toews is positively regarded as "Captain Serious"?

#Jonathan Toews #Sidney Crosby #Crosby #Toews #Stadium Series #Crosby vs Toews #Rivalry #Chicago Blackhawks #Pittsburgh Penguins #Puck Rant #Talk Hard

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How amazing is #ChicagoBlackhawks goalie #AnttiRaanta's new gear?

#chicagoblackhawks #anttiraanta

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Hockey is Finland's national sport (sorry Canada, yours is actually lacrosse). While the Russians likely made a fatal error in not starting Sergei Bobrovsky (CBJ), the Finns still outplayed the Russians. Tuukka Rask was able to successfully kill 3 of 4 penalties, and the fast Finns took advantage of some of the mistakes the Russians made, upsetting the home team. 

#Sochi2014 #Sotchi #simo häyhä #Simo Hayha #Team Finland #Suomi #Leijonat #tuukka rask #Tuukka Time #olympic hockey #Team Russia #Putin Poutin #sergei bobrovsky

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Just when you thought #TeamFinland's goaltending depth couldn't get deeper .... #leijonat #suomi #sochi2014 #KariLehtonen #Olympichockey

#teamfinland #suomi #sochi2014 #leijonat #karilehtonen #olympichockey

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Canadian Olympic Pride has an Ugly Side

I was horrified with the Olympic camp invitations. Jarome Iginla wasn't invited, and I do not understand how Mike Smith is more suitable than Marc-Andre Fleury. I still believe that Iginla was denied an invitation because he had the audacity to leave Sidney Crosby, the chosen one, and the Pittsburgh Penguins for greener pastures in Boston. 

#Jarome Iginla #marc-andre fleury #Fleury #Sidney Crosby #NHL Bruins #Boston Bruins #Pittsburgh Penguins #Hockey Canada #IIHF #Sochi 2014 #Leijonat #Team Canada #Team Finland #Olympic Hockey #Mike Smith #Phoenix Coyotes

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There is a collective sigh of relief coming from Finland (and potentially a few Bruins' fans) that Tuukka Rask was looking great today. 

#tuukka rask #Team Finland #Suomi #Leijonat #Sochi2014 #wearewinter #TeamCanada #Jonathan Toews #Olympic Hockey

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Ellen Page finally came out.

About a week before, NFL prospect Michael Sam came out too.

We’re still waiting for an NHL player to “come out”. It will happen sooner than later.

#lgtb #youcanplay

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Russia loses 3-2 to TJ Oshie

No, I didn't just have a seizure on my keyboard - T.J. Oshie actually shot for the Americans in the last five consecutive rounds of the shootout. International hockey rules are such that if you feel like you'd like to just ice a one-man show in the shootout, by all means, you can do it.

#TJ Oshie #USA Hockey #Olympic hockey #Team USA #Team Russia #Sochi2014 #shootout #Puck Rant #Talk Hard

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The #TeamFinland-#TeamCanada game was a close one in #womenshockey and will likely be the same in the men's. @kpc1212 crunched the numbers on the blog! #Suomi #leijonat #sochi2014 #wearewinter

#wearewinter #teamfinland #suomi #sochi2014 #leijonat #womenshockey #teamcanada

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Ever heard of a player being called for a penalty while serving a penalty? Well, it technically happened in the Czech Republic’s 4-2 victory over Latvia on Friday, as Czech forward Martin Hanzal was penalized for tripping while theoretically serving a tripping penalty.

#Sochi 2014 #Sochi Olympics #Czech Republic #Team Czech #Latvia #Team Latvia #hockey #future tripping #penaltybox #penalty #Puck Rant #Talk Hard #Martin Hanzal

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#TeamCanada and #TeamFinland are tied with 2 wins and 6 points each. They face off Sunday. What do you think the final score will be? #Sochi2014 #wearewinter #Suomi #Leijonat #Sotshi

#teamfinland #wearewinter #suomi #sochi2014 #leijonat #sotshi #teamcanada

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When Hockey Canada announced their roster for the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi on January 7th, my jaw dropped when Claude Giroux was left off of the roster. This blew my mind because as recently as 2 years ago some viewed Giroux as the best player in the world. As I touched upon a few weeks ago, there is no doubt in my mind that Giroux would’ve gotten the call for Team Canada if he didn’t start the year injured. Obviously for Hockey Canada leaving him off the team was a tough decision, as there are so many deserving players who could’ve made it. In honour of my main man G, and the rest of the deserving Canadian hockey players left off of Team Canada, here is my roster for Team Canada 2.0. This is a team full of Canadians who should've been part of Team Canada if Sochi allowed them to send two teams.

#Puck Rant #Talk Hard #Team Canada #Claude Giroux #Jame Neal #Taylor Hall #Tyler Seguin #Corey Crawford #Jonathan Bernier #Steve Mason #Brent Seabrook #Marc Staal #Mike Richards #Joe Thornton #Jordan Eberle #Sochi 2014 #Olympic Hockey

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Michael Grabner scores a hat trick and embarrasses Tuukka Rask despite Austria's 4-8 loss to Finland. 

#sochi 2014 #Sochi Olympics #Puck Rant #Talk Hard #Tuukka Rask #Team Austria #Team Finland #Michael Grabner #oesterreich #hockey #Suomi #Olympic Hockey

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#NHLBruins & #TeamSlovakia captain #ZdenoChara looks to square off with former teammate-turned-#TorontoLeaf #PhilKessel in 15 short minutes. Who's gonna win this one? #sochi2014 #olympichockey

#philkessel #torontoleaf #sochi2014 #zdenochara #nhlbruins #olympichockey #teamslovakia