Bruins look very good this year after 11 games. What's more surprising than their record is the play of the former Vezina Trophy winner, Tim Thomas. He is playing his but off and has won his first 8 games, a Bruins franchise record! At the same time, Tukka Rask has looked less than fantastic, loosing all 3 of the games in which he has started. I attribute this more to Thomas getting more ice time than anything, but I'm still glad that none of those off-season trades with Timmy actually materialized. I look for the Bruins to even the ice time for both goalies by mid-season and hopefully they don't decide to trade either of them (Thomas being the main trading piece in all rumors) because together we have the best goalie tandem in the league by a wide margin.
Other than the goalie situation, that Kessel trade is looking better and better every game. I believe we got three picks for him...a first and second rounder in 2010, and a first in 2011. With those picks, we traded for Nathan Horton who was previously considered by many to be a bust. He's a beast on the boards and in the corners, and to my surprise has gelled very well with our other players. We also got the number 2 pick in the last draft in Tyler Seguin. He has looked very sharp out there.
All in all, I look forward to a very exciting Bruins team this year and a very successful season for this City. Go B's!