Slow day Rob?

Actually,Rob,signing a guy who was once very good is not a bad gamble.Before FA, some pitchers would start out great,then be lousy for a few years,at which point, the team would move him on and he would rediscover the magic. If the price is right why not. Look at Luist Tiant as an example.He was done!When Dick O’Connell took a chance on him in 71′ he was still awful,posting a 1-7 record with a high ERA. In 1972, he was 15 -6 with a 1.91 ERA,nearly leading the Sox to the division title..It is possibble for a pitcher to come all the way back. One more thing. If they pull Feliz out of the pen, that is just plain crazy. Why mess with a thing that work’s. Their bullpen shapes up nicely with Feliz,O’Day,Oliver,and Rhodes.

I think Webb is done anyway. Too much time away with his injuries.

It’s a real longshot.Duquette got one good season out of Saberhagen. (99).Theo got nothing from Smoltz.Sheets and Prior have been trying for years.On the other hand,Billy Wagner was finished,untill he came back last season and the year before with unhittable stuff.Wouldn’t mind re-aquiring him.

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Hah! So it was McQuaid that actually turtled!

Nah McQuaid didn’t turtle, Thorty stepped in. BIG difference….

mquaid or thorty would ruin anyone on the canucks…..except maybe rome

yea can you guys stop callin em nicknames like youre on the team. Its Thorton and McQuad. Leave the cuteness for teammates.

why don’t you spell check both those names you typed, you tool.

or were you just trying to give them new nicknames?

Lol, typical troll. Disregards the point of the comment to get some attention. You must not have known who I was referring to by my blatant neglect of one vowel and one constant in two names. By your two comments being minutes apart I’m sure you were pondering quite a bit. Take your name for what its worth and simma down .

Is it just me that believes Marchand should not be sharing these stories with ppublic?  Wonder how Thornton will receive this relevation!

Typical Canadian team. They learn to avoid a fight before they learn to skate.

In Canada it’s about playing a skilled game.. you know shooting the puck passing deeking  scoring goals  Oh but you morons think its all about Fight Fight Fight… go to mma ya meathead

Weise, Mcquaid, Thornton and Marchand are all from Canada…

But they play in the US except for Weise

Ok… um Thornton, McQuaid, Horton (who fought Weise earlier in the game) and even Marchand were all born, raised, and learned to play hockey in Canada. 

Because they were signed by… Canadian Peter Chiarelli. Hey the Bruins are the toughest team going, no-one’s gonna argue that point much, but physical hockey is a Canadian (and American, sure) art form, arguing otherwise seems sublimely ridiculous.

Feel free to correct me 
scott89, but you’ve got 3 Americans on your roster, all but 1 of your forwards are Canadian. So by your account, I guess that makes Boston a “typical Canadian team” then, huh?

I see. McQuaid  needed big old Thorty to step-in and protect him from Weise. That is tough…tough to overcome the embarrassment. 

This story makes absolute fools of the NESN broadcast team. Making assumptions as to what was really going down when they had no idea what they were talking about.  Boston sportscasters clearly over the heads attempting to broadcast hockey.  Only McQuaid needing big daddy Thornton to come to his rescue vs. a guy that had already fought once in same period is more embarrassing.

the canucks are a bunch of cheap cowards, whining, crying, what a group of losers.  Oh yea, thats right they lost the Cup too.  and look how their fans acted after, NO CLASS AT ALL!!!!!!!

agreed. I love both marchand and thornton and i was shocked when i read this. the bruins are so close as a team and i think thats a huge reason they are so good and hopefully nothing hurts that

Cause Boston hasn’t had 4 “sports” riots since 2004 right?

Okay, as a Canucks fan I was pissed at Weise for goading Thornton into a fight and then backing out, but good on Marchand for clearing the air.

I’m pretty sure I’d take McQuaid over Thornton in a fight….he doesn’t do it as often, because he’s a reliable shutdown defenseman…Thornton is the Bruins 18th best player. I’m certain that McQuaid would have throttled Weise.
By the way, Thornton fought 6 Canucks while Weise went after the Bruins 6th, maybe 7th best fighter. Good on him, though.

Bruins who grew up playing on ‘Typical Canadian’ Teams.  GM Peter Chiarelli, Coach Claude Julien, Patrice Bergeron, Greg Campbell, Zach Hamill, Nathan Horton, Chris Kelly, Milan Lucic, Brad Marchard, Daniel Paille, Rich Peverley, Benoit Pouliot, Marc Savard, Tyler Seguin, Shawn Thornton, Johnny Boychuk, Andrew Ference, Adam McQuaid.  

Bruins skaters who grew up playing American hockey – tough, agressive, the way it should be played – Joe Corvo

McQuaid was on the other (right) point, not behind Thornton (left wing).  Besides, McQuaid skated right over to weis and he still backed off. 

It’s funny how much time is spent who won this fight or who backed down from that fight, I thought we are talking about the game of Hockey. and at the ed of the day with respect to that game, Vancouver Won and Boston lost, and Boston had 2 players thrown out of the game, period… end of story… Vancouver Won, Boston Lost…

It’s funny how much time is spent who won this fight or who backed down from that fight, I thought we are talking about the game of Hockey. and at the ed of the day with respect to that game, Vancouver Won and Boston lost, and Boston had 2 players thrown out of the game, period… end of story… Vancouver Won, Boston Lost…

That’s right, only Vancouver would riot over a sport. That would never happen in Boston, right? Not in 2002, 2004, 2007, and certainly not in 2008. How about Roxbury? I guess that could never happen there either, huh? As for “Cheap cowards”? Maybe someone should try and get an old man on the phone and ambush him? Talk about cheap.  As for class, leave it on the ice, that’s classy. A rivalry was born last summer and it’s great for both  teams and great for the NHL. I like the skill and toughness of Boston’s team, I respect them for that. I even hate a few of them, which means they’re doing something right. So why don’t we talk more about that instead of acting like a bunch of high school brats, hey? 

I thought the Bruins WON the cup? Guess not.

Wow those commentators are fools haha I feel sorry for you guys in Boston what biased and uneducated annoucers and well some fans.  (some of you guys actually know the game but wow others I think need to go watch some baseball or somthing lol)  Typicall Canadian team? most of your best players are from Canada you Idiot !!

McQuaid would have messed Weise up hard, hell Horton brought him down, and honestly I think McQuaid is even tougher than Thornton, look what he did to Torres’ face recently. F#ck.

Did anyone else chuckle reading Weise’s lips for this? “On me?! For what?! For what?!”

adam mcquaid is a nasty fighter. just wacth him bash torres in