Bruins split their opening weekend

The Boston Bruins went 1-1 against the Phoenix Coyotes in their opening weekend abroad in Prague.  To an untrained eye the first game was nothing special for Bruins.  They looked nervous and for almost three periods seemed lost on the ice.  Giving up three breakaways, which is usually what they give up in a month, wasn’t what the Bruin’s fans were hoping for.  However, the first game did have some light in it.  Tuukka Rask had an unbelievable game which was masked by their 5-2 loss (Rask only allowed 4 goals, the 5^th was on an empty net).  Rask walked away with 32 saves and a few huge saves on breakaways; in reality that should have been a 7-2 victory but we are lucky to have Rask as a goaltender.  Also, off season pickup Nathan Horton found the back of the net on a pass from Milan Lucic in the slot to score his first goal as a Bruin.  He would score again on a power play 9 minutes into the third.
The second game is where the Bruins regained their stride.  Tim Thomas picked up his 18^th career shutout (it looks like Thomas and Rask will split games almost evenly this year) and looked good in his season opener despite having hip surgery back in May.  Horton picked up his third goal, while Lucic and newly acquired Seguin got the other two (that being Seguin’s first goal in the NHL).  They looked much more relaxed and got back to the more physical style of play they are used to.  The only thing I did not like is when we are leading in the third period, our style of play completely changes.  Usually this is not a bad thing but it is when we start playing only defense with 11 minutes to go.  If we only play defense then the only thing that will happen is the other team will score.  We need to keep fighting until at least the 5 minute mark, which is still plenty of time to score three goals.  A lot of teams would come from behind on us last year and that is because when we have a lead we just sit in our defensive zone and lightly clear the puck every time.  This needs to stop, we need to play our game for the whole game.  Other than that I feel that it was a great game and I am excited to see the rest of the season.  GO B’S!

P.S.- Here is a video of Seguin's goal, thought I would add it because it was nasty and reminded me of old Brady to Moss: