Missed the boat on the Boston Bruins 2010-11 NHL season tickets?

Have no fear, as individual tickets for the B’s will be going on sale this Friday, September 10, 2010. Tickets can be purchased through the Boston Bruins website…or simply by clicking on one of the ads you see here on the blog, on the right-hand side.

For other ticketing game plans, click here for half-season tickets, 10-game plans, 5-game plans, and weekend and holiday specials.

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Savard's time in Boston could soon be over.

As the trade talks around Bruins’ No. 1 center Marc Savard continues, the thought of losing one of the NHL’s premiere set-up men after drafting Tyler Seguin just a few nights ago is enough to make most Black-and-Gold backers pull their hair out.

The day after picking Seguin second overall in Friday night’s 2010 NHL Entry Draft, the Bruins dealt center and impending RFA Vladimir Sobotka to the St. Louis Blues for defensive prospect David Warsofky, opening up a possible third-line center slot for Seguin if in fact Savard is shipped out soon. If the point of dealing the Bruins power-play pivot is to clear cap-space ($4M) then we already know the Bruins won’t get equal value for No.91.

The Bruins currently have five roster forwards making at least $4M—Savard, Horton, Lucic, Ryder, Bergeron—and seven who take in $3.5M and up—Krecji, Sturm (Sturm’s cap will be null for the time he’s placed on LTIR).  Certainly ridding an albatross contract like Ryder’s would be ideal, but the reality of any general manager willing to take on that existing contract is a fable.

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BOSTON BRUINS 2010-11 REGULAR SEASON SCHEDULE:

OCTOBER
Saturday, October 9, vs. Phoenix (Prague, Czech Republic), 6:00 p.m.
Sunday, October 10, at Phoenix (Prague, Czech Republic), 4:00 p.m.
Saturday, October 16, at New Jersey, 7:00 p.m.
Tuesday, October 19, at Washington, 7:00 p.m.
Thursday, October 21, vs. Washington, 7:00 p.m.
Saturday, October 23, vs. New York Rangers, 7:00 p.m.
Thursday, October 28, vs. Toronto, 7:00 p.m.
Saturday, October 30, at Ottawa, 7:00 p.m.

NOVEMBER
Wednesday, November 3, at Buffalo, 7:00 p.m.
Friday, November 5, at Washington, 7:00 p.m.
Saturday, November 6, vs. St. Louis, 7:00 p.m.
Wednesday, November 10, at Pittsburgh, 7:00 p.m.
Thursday, November 11, vs. Montreal, 7:00 p.m.
Saturday, November 13, vs. Ottawa, 7:00 p.m.
Monday, November 15, vs. New Jersey, 7:00 p.m.
Wednesday, November 17, at New York Rangers, 7:00 p.m.
Thursday, November 18, vs. Florida, 7:00 p.m.
Saturday, November 20, vs. Los Angeles, 7:00 p.m.
Monday, November 22, at Tampa Bay, 7:30 p.m.
Wednesday, November 24, at Florida, 7:30 p.m.
Friday, November 26, vs. Carolina, 12:00 p.m.
Sunday, November 28, at Atlanta, 5:00 p.m.

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It’s out already. Just two days after the Chicago Blackhawks hoisted the Stanley Cup, Bodog.com has release early odds for next year’s NHL Champs.

The Bruins have 20:1 odds to take Lord Stanley back home to Boston for the first time since 1972. Maybe the acquisition of  Tyler Seguin or Taylor Hall will bump those odds up over the next few week.

On the bottom of the totem pole, the Edmonton Oilers, New York Islanders, and Toronto Maple Leafs are the bottom dwellers akin to their 2009-10 season with 75:1 odds. The Blackhawks lead the way as their chances to repeat are 11:2; Pittsburgh Penguins have 6:1 odds; Washington Capitals 13:2; and the San Jose Sharks with 9:1 chances.

Click here for the full list.

Wondering what happened to the “Stick Salute” ritual at the end of Game 7? Well, for those Bruins’ fans who remained in the TD Garden after the mass exodus onto Causeway Street, and those watching at home, here you go.

Bostonbruins.com just released this video. Hopefully is brings back good memories of the 2009-10 season, and helps ease the pain of the historically, disappointing ending.

Paille–Bergeron–Recchi
Lucic–Savard–Satan
Wheeler–Sobotka–Ryder
Whitfield–Begin–Thornton

Boychuk–Chara
Hunwick–Wideman
Stuart–Ference

Rask
Thomas

Game 2: Monday, May 3           @Boston  7:00 p.m. EST      VERSUS(HD)  TSN (HD)

Game 3: Wednesday May 5      @Philly  7:00 p.m.                 VERSUS (HD)  TSN (HD)

Game 4: Friday May 7                @Philly  7:00 p.m.                VERSUS (HD)  TSN (HD)

Game 5*:Monday May 10          @Boston  7:00 p.m.             NESN (HD) VERSUS (HD) TSN2 (HD)

Game 6*: Wednesday May 12    @Philly  TBD                          NESN (HD) VERSUS (HD) TSN (HD)

Game 7*: Friday May 14             @Boston 7:00 p.m.               VERSUS (HD) TSN (HS)

An optimistic return for Game 3 of the semifinals now looks like wishful thinking for Flyers’ left-winger Simon Gagne. The 30-year-old had an MRI on his big right toe yesterday, and the prognosis for a return to the ice against the Bruins this series looks bleak.

Philadelphia’s general manager Paul Holmgren released this statement yesterday:

“Simon Gagne had a MRI on his right foot (on Friday). While the study showed signs of healing, Simon is still listed as out indefinitely. Simon will continue to do his off-ice conditioning and rehab.”

Good news for Bruins fans, but bad for Flyers fans, as Gagne remains on the shelf with Jeff Carter and Ian Laperriere. Earlier reports eyed Gagne for a reappearance for Games 4 and/or 5. If he’s not back by then, well, then the Flyers will be on borrowed time anyways.

Bruins in 5.

Second Period Summary
SCORE	2	1
SHOTS ON GOAL	5 (19)	10 (19)
FACE-OFFS	21/37 - 57%	16/37 - 43%
BLOCKED SHOTS	4 (9)	6 (9)
HITS	9 (29)	9 (18)
PENALTY MINUTES	6 (8)	4 (6)
POWER PLAY	2/3	0/3

• Goal: On another power play, 4-on-3, Krejci with a slap-pass shades of Derek Morris, through the slot to Recchi his third of the playoffs and 53rd of his postseason career. -75–128
• Another reason how the NHL officiating has sucked throughout the playoffs. Milan Lucic got yanked for roughing, but it was Buffalo’s Adam Mair who cross-checked Kreji and unloaded a few shots to the back of No. 46’s head. And just seconds later, on the PK, Marco Sturm got held up — literally — at center ice by Jason Pomminville, as No. 16 and his speed would have had a clear-cut breakaway.
• Is Wideman regressing back to his old-self? He’s only accounted for one giveaway (Wideman owes the NHL stat keeper dinner) Skating backwards and on his heels, No. 6 tried to clear the puck up the middle. But Sabres’ forward Tim kennedy intercepted the clear attempt, dished it to BC alumni Nathan Gerbe, who threaded it perfectly to a crashing Patrick Kaleta. After that goal, it was all Buffalo.
• Vanek, who leads all Sabres with three shots on goal tonight, undressed Wideman on the Bruins blue-line for a semi-breakaway. But Rask comes up big once again, one of his seven saves of the period, and 18 of 19 in the game.
• Boston is now 6-for-19 (31.6%) on the power play in this series, and have successfully killed-off all 20 times short.

Goal: Recchi (3) 53rd of his career

Assists: Krejci (2), Bergeron (3)

First Period Summary
SCORE	1	0
SHOTS ON GOAL	14	11
FACE-OFFS	12/24 - 50%	12/24 - 50%
BLOCKED SHOTS	5	3
HITS	20	9
PENALTY MINUTES	2	2
POWER PLAY	1/1	0/1

• The Bruins went 1-1 on the power play tonight, and are now 5-18 on the PP (27.8% proficiency) in this series. This is the first game, in six, that Boston has lit the lamp first in a game.
• Goal: Mark Recchi took a feed from Matt Hunwick on the point, then zipped a hard pass from the half-wall to Krejci in the slot. The center tipped it past Sabres net-minder Ryan Miller low-blocker side.
• Bruins show why their penalty kiill was ranked top-3 in the NHl during the regular season, while setting a record  for fastest three shorthanded goals on one penalty-kill. Sturm rang a wrister off the crossbar…followed by a Recchi and Danile Paille 2-on-1. The Bruins outshot the Sabres 2-1 on that PK, and have now successfully killed all 17 times short this series.
• The Bruins began the first half of the first period aggressive, killing the Sabres momentum from Game 5. The B’s outhit the Sabres 14-5 in the first 10, and 20-9 by the intermission.
• Speaking of Game 5 — and no shocker here — the physicality and bad-blood has carried over since their last meeting at the HSBC Arena. Zdeno Chara will begin the second period in the box for a minor roughing call — as some more funny stuff ensued once again with Paul Gaustad and Mike Grier and co.
• The Sabres had their fair share of scoring chances throughout the first 20 minutes with 14 shots on goal. But Tuukka Rask stopped all of them and continues to be the best player dressed in Black-and-Gold. Rask has accumulated a whopping .964 save-percentage at the TD Garden in this series, thus far.

Goal: Krejci (2)

Assist: Hunwick (4), Recchi (2)