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| BOSTON - The Boston Bruins went to the TD Garden for Game 7 of their playoff series against Montreal knowing that someones season would end. Nelson Cruz Jersey . They just never considered it might be theirs. "Oh, its tough to swallow," defenceman Johnny Boychuk said after a 3-1 loss to the Canadiens eliminated the Bruins. "We have such a good team. It shouldnt be." With two trips to the Stanley Cup finals in three years and the NHLs best record this regular season, the Bruins have established themselves among the leagues elite. Defenceman Zdeno Chara, forward Patrice Bergeron and goalie Tuukka Rask are all up for NHL honours. But in a seven-game series against their Original Six rivals, the Bruins couldnt find the form that helped them amass 117 points in the regular season. Chara was uncharacteristically indecisive on Montreal breakaway. David Krejci and Brad Marchand — key scorers in the two runs to the Cup finals — did not score a goal in these playoffs. "Maybe it was a lack of focus or I didnt bear down enough, but I didnt come up big when the team needed me and (its) very frustrating," Marchand said. "Its really tough. I think we expected to go all the way this year. Its very tough; its very disappointing. Its hard to really put into words. We expected a lot more." Coach Claude Julien said the team struggled to overcome injuries on defence to defenceman Dennis Seidenberg and Adam McQuaid. That left them relying on a lot of young players, including Dougie Hamilton and Torey Krug, who played well in the series, and Kevan Miller and Matt Bartkowski, who didnt. "You could see tonight that there was a lot of nervousness," Julien said. "This time of year, youve got to play your best hockey of the year. And I dont think we got to that point. I dont think we played badly but we certainly werent playing as well as we could to be a team that would move ahead." Despite the injuries, the Bruins coasted through the regular season to 54 wins, then eliminated the Detroit Red Wings in five games. After dropping the opener at home to Montreal, the Bruins came back to take a 3-2 lead in the series. But Montreals Olympic gold medal-winning goalie Carey Price shut the Bruins out 4-0 in Game 6 to force the series back to Boston for a decisive seventh game. And then he held them to a single goal in the finale. "When you know that you have a team that was so good and consistent throughout the whole season, and you have a good enough team to win more than one series," it takes a while to sink in, Chara said. "Its something that youre going to be thinking about. Ill be thinking about it for sure quite a bit." John Olerud Jersey . Green-Ellis was Cincinnatis leading rusher each of the last two seasons. His role was reduced last year when Giovani Bernard was added to the backfield. Green-Ellis ran for 756 yards and a career-low 3. Dee Gordon Mariners Jersey . The Leafs were back on the ice Wednesday following an 10-day break. It apparently wasnt long enough, as Team Canadas 2-1 win over Latvia didnt conclude before the Leafs began practice. "I was thinking we might get a little delay, but it was nice to get out there," said Tyler Bozak of watching Wednesdays game. https://www.cheapmariners.com/2745k-carlos-guillen-jersey-mariners.html . Needing to bulk up on both sides of the line, the Falcons agreed to terms with guard Jon Asamoah, defensive end Tyson Jackson and defensive tackle Paul Soliai. Asamoah and Jackson played last season with Kansas City, where Asamoah lost his starting job.Is Jon Jones running out of competition after another convincing title defence? Is Donald Cerrone ready for another crack at the lightweight title? With UFC 182 in the books its time to take a look into the future for the main card winners. JON JONES UFC 182 Result: Defeated Daniel Cormier via unanimous decision Whats next?: The waiting game. The light heavyweight division is running out of guys Jones hasnt beaten, but that doesnt mean there arent compelling opportunities. Alexander Gustafsson and Anthony Johnson square off in Sweden on Jan. 31 for what should be the next shot at the belt. If Gustafsson wins, Jones is looking at a rematch with the guy who almost took his belt in 2013 and proved to be his most worthy challenger to date. If Johnson wins, Jones gets an unfamiliar powerhouse who is on a tear as part of a career resurgence at 205 pounds. -- DONALD CERRONE UFC 182 Result: Defeated Myles Jury via unanimous decision Whats next?: The campaign trail. Cerrone is scorching right now with six straight wins and a striking attack that looks unstoppable. His biggest obstacle is the amount of fighters waiting in front of him to get the attention of lightweight champion Anthony Pettis. Rafael Dos Anjos is next up for a title shot in March and former No. 1 contender Gilbert Melendez fell short in his title bout in December, which means Cerrones quest for gold will likely have to go through the undefeated Khabib Nurmagomedov (22-0), who is currently healing from a torn meniscus in his right knee and is eyeing a February return. ** UPDATE ** Since this article was posted, Cerrone has agreed to replace the injured Eddie Alvarez in a bout with Benson Henderson at UFC Fight Night: McGregor vs. Siver on Jan. 18. -- BRAD TAVARES UFC 182 Result: Defeated Nate Marquardt via unanimous decision Whats next?: Trial by fire Tavaares rise up the middleweight ranks hit a wall with consecutive losses to Yoel Romero and Tim Boetsch in 2014, but a convincing win over Marquardt will at least stop the bleeding for now. Mike Blowers Jersey. An interesting test would be a bout with CB Dollaway, who is also looking to stop some bleeding of his own after a disappointing TKO loss to Lyoto Machida in his first ever main event in December. Tavares looks talented enough for the upper half of the division and a fight against someone in a similar position could go a long way in proving his worth. -- KYOJI HORIGUCHI UFC 182 Result: Defeated Louis Gaudinot via unanimous decision Whats next?: Another rung Horiguchi has dominated his first four opponents in the UFC and now its time for a real challenge on the ladder up the flyweight division. Without taking away from his UFC victories, the truth is he has yet to face any championship-calibre opponents. With Zach Makovsky and Timothy Elliott set to tangle in mid-February, Horiguchi would slot in well against former title contender Chris Cariaso. Cariaso is an experienced and talented fighter that would be a logical next step for Horiguchi to try and vault himself into the upper echelon at 125 pounds. -- HECTOR LOMBARD UFC 182 Result: Defeated Josh Burkman via unanimous decision Whats next? The big boys After his fourth win in five UFC fights, its time to see if Lombard belongs in the title conversation. The former Bellator champion thinks Rory MacDonald makes more sense for his next fight and he would be right based on the circumstances. Since MacDonald has been forced to wait for the Robbie Lawler-Johny Hendricks trilogy to end before he fights for the belt, and the next four ranked fighters are booked, it would make a lot of sense to see if Lombard can compete with a level of talent he has yet to face in the UFC. ' ' ' |
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