Reason 9,000 why I love Michael Ryder...

For those of you unfamiliar with the shirt, it has a Canadiens logo and the word 'sucks' beneath it.

Well, if I hadn't already loved him before, I would have started, upon seeing that. That boy makes himself easy to adore, that's for sure.

On a less 'haha Habs' note, Senators tonight. And...if you ask Aaron Ward:

Over the last two seasons our group seems to play well in Ottawa. Hopefully that continues and, with a bit of luck, we can also get the young guys into a situation where they feel the same, feeling comfortable, and looking forward to playing Ottawa, too.

We do have a relatively decent record against Ottawa, but we really shouldn't let that go to our heads. This is a different season. We can't start thinking about the fact that we can beat these guys, though we can, we just need to focus on playing good, Bruins hockey. If we do that for a full 60 minutes, I definitely think we can come out on top here.

Bish says...

12:49 p.m.
News from the North: Manny Fernandez was the first goalie off the ice this morning at Scotiabank Place. That should indicate that he will be the starter for Boston this evening.

Ottawa had an optional this morning after their game against Phoenix (a 6-3 win over the Coyotes).

It looks like old friend Alex Auld will go for the Sens. Should be interesting...

So, it's the battle of the backups? We don't know how well we can do against Alex Auld. He's big, tall and strong, so we just need to work on getting him out of position. We can do this. I've got a good feeling boys. Don't make me a liar.

Let's give them something to talk about...

One last thing before we go. Seems as though the chemistry between Michael Ryder and Marc Savard has people talking. Which is good. It's about time people started talking positively about Marc and Mike.

Wilmington, MA – On Thursday, dressed in the guise of mild mannered athletes, Bruins forwards Marc Savard and Michael Ryder attended practice at the Ristuccia Memorial Arena.

Unbeknownst to the casual observer, these two men have accounted for over half of the Black & Gold's goals and almost a third of the club's points during the first three games of the 2008-09 season.

Humorous image of Marc and Mike in tights aside...I say they keep up the trend tonight, what about you? Let's go Bruins!