It was hard to watch these guys lose last night. There was a lot of grit and a lot of heart in this game. Guys sticking up for Tim Thomas when the Isles were driving to the net, Hal Gill holding his own in a fight, it was overall an outstanding effort by a team that is unfortunately, offensively challenged. Also, too many penalties, though the PK was strong.

One thing is for certain, goaltending was not an issue. Tim Thomas stopped all but 2 out of 45 shots. He really deserved to get a win- unfortunately, the Bruins just can't seem to find the net.

Mark Stuart looked excellent in his debut- not out of place at all. No fear, good decisions with the puck, excellent skater, and really strong around the net (got a few nice shoves in there, too)

Patrice Bergeron's hit on Bouchard was unbelievable- he just leveled him, and the guy still looked out of sorts when he was on the bench.

Yan Stastny didn't look out of place either, though with the limited time on the 4th line, it's tough to tell how he will be.

what can I say? It was tough to see them lose this one. I hope they can bounce back today.