BOSTON -- David Krejcis third career hat trick couldnt have come much easier.
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then added an empty-net goal with 14 seconds remaining of the Boston Bruins 4-1
win over the Florida Panthers on Tuesday night. "I didnt think I had another
option," Krejci said when asked about his reputation to set up teammates for
empty-netters instead of shooting. "I also knew I had two goals already, so why
not go for it?" Jarome Iginla added a goal and an assist for the Bruins, who
kept former Boston goalie Tim Thomas busy all night with 39 shots on goal. The
Bruins welcomed back Thomas, who may be saying goodbye to Florida after a series
of deals general manager Dale Tallon made to retool the struggling Panthers
lineup. The biggest move was bringing back goalie Roberto Luongo in a trade with
Vancouver, leaving the Panthers for the moment with the two goalies from the
2011 Stanley Cup finals. Thomas, the 2011 Conn Smythe Trophy winner after the
Bruins beat Luongo and the Canucks in seven games, said he needed to speak with
Tallon before commenting on his future and whether he would consider waving his
no-trade clause if the Panthers asked. "Ive got to see the situation and see
what theyre thinking," Thomas said. "Thats something that hadnt been really
discussed up until this point." Thomas showed why a contender may be interested
in the 39-year-old, making 35 saves. He allowed three goals before Krejci scored
in an empty net. "Defensively, we werent very good," Florida coach Peter
Horachek said. "And there were a number of people that didnt compete. If you
have that, you dont have consistency of your whole group, then youre going to
run into problems." Boston backup goalie Chad Johnson had a much quieter night,
facing 24 shots as the Bruins beat Florida for the seventh straight time.
Johnson had a shutout until Florida defenceman Brian Campbell lifted a high
backhander from the blue line toward the net. The puck deflected off Boston
defenceman Matt Bartkowskis stick with 7:13 left. The Bruins scored twice in the
first period, then took a 3-0 lead on Krejcis goal with 48 seconds left in the
second. Kevan Miller fed a pass to the slot to Krejci, who stood all alone and
had enough time to set up a wrist shot that beat Thomas on the stick side.
Thomas also had little chance on Krejcis first goal after defenceman
Tom Gilberts turnover next to the net. Krejci grabbed the puck, faked Thomas
into going down and lifted a wrist shot in. The Bruins scored again when Thomas
allowed a long rebound off a shot by Jordan Caron and the puck bounced to Iginla
at the opposite circle for a one-timer. Thomas was on the bench, pulled for the
extra skater as the Panthers tried to rally, when Krejci completed the Bruins
first hat trick in more than two years. Krejci was also the last Boston player
to score three goals in a game, doing it against New Jersey on March 1, 2012.
"David has always been a pass-first kind of guy, but hes got a good shot,"
Boston coach Claude Julien said. "I think his approach this year has been a
little bit more about shooting." Notes: Johnson has won six of his last seven
starts, with the only loss coming in overtime at Buffalo last week. ... The
Bruins improved to 2-1-1 since the Olympic break. ... Florida last beat Boston
on March 15, 2012. ... In addition to the Luongo deal, the Panthers also traded
defenceman Mike Weaver to Montreal for a fifth-round draft choice in 2015, and
signed forward Brad Boyes to a two-year contract extension. ... After Bostons
second goal, Thomas skated to the Panthers bench and switched masks after
starting the game with a nondescript black helmet with a cage.
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Canadiens into the All-Star break with a 2-1 win over the Nashville Predators on
Tuesday.The Toronto Blue Jays have just passed the quarter mark in the season,
at the .500 mark at 21-21. Thats not overwhelming, but its still four games
better than they were a year ago when they were sitting at 17-25 through May 17.
More importantly, now, they are tied with the Boston Red Sox for third in the
American League East, just a game-and-a half back of the first-place Baltimore
Orioles. Not only that, they have the top-ranked hitting team in the American
League with a .255 average , 56 homers and a league-leading 207 runs scored and
the top OPS of .762. Theyve improved by leaps and bounds in the fielding
department, as well. Theyve committed only 20 errors in 42 games, second fewest
to only Baltimores 19 in the American League. There are still a few red flags,
though. The Blue Jays team ERA is 4.56, ranked 11th in the American League and
worst in their own division. With the problems at the back end of the rotation -
Brandon Morrow (DL now), J.A Happ ( struggling until Thursday night) and
Dustin McGowan (moved to the bullpen on Thursday) - the Jays have still managed
19 quality starts in 42 games. Thats tied with the Yankees for second in their
division behind Bostons 27. Tampa Bay has 14 quality starts, largely because
three of their starting pitchers have been injured, and Baltimore is somehow
leading the division with only 13 quality starts. Another thing that should be
of concern is who the Jays have been beating. They are a combined 10-3 against
the Philadelphia Phillies, Cleveland Indians and Houston Astros, teams that have
a combined record of 50-70. The Jays are 11-18 against all the rest. Remember,
too, over their final 120 games, exactly half are against their own division.
Then you have seven against the AL West-leading Oakland Athletics, six against
the AL Central-leading Detroit Tigers and 13 Interleague games including four
with the NL Central-leading Milwaukee Brewers, three with the St. Louis
Cardinals, three with the Cincinnati Reds and a bit of a respite in September
with three at home against the Cubs. The two biggest question marks are how they
sort out those four and five slots in their rotation and whether they can start
playing better against the teams in their own division with regularity the rest
of the way. Right now they are only 7-9 against the East and 16-19 against the
entire American League with the season nearly seven weeks old. - You may have
missed it since it was a west coast game, but the Miami Marlins called up
24-year-old right hander Anthony DeSclafani the other night after the injury to
their ace Jose Fernandez and gave him his first Major League start against the
Dodgers in Los Angeles. He was almost considered a throw-in in the massive deal
with the Blue Jays two years ago, that brought Mark Buehrle, Jose Reyes and
others to the Jays. DeSclafani didnt disappoint in his debut. He pitched six
solid innings, striking out seven in a 13-3 blowout of the Dodgers. He not only
got his first Major League win, but he stroked a two-run single for his first
Majjor League hit.
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the entire Marlins pitching staff had through that night. The Marlins pitchers
were a collective 0 for 64. The one mild surprise may be that DeSclafani made it
to the Majors before his minor=league teammate lefty Justin Nicolino, who also
came over in that trade with the Blue Jays. - Joel Sherman of the New York Post
mentioned the other day that the Mets should deal from strength and package a
couple of their young arms for a much needed bat and suggested they go after the
Blue Jays Jose Bautista or Chicago White Sox shortstop Alexei Ramirez. The Mets
called up two of those dynamite young arms this week in Rafael Montero and Jake
deGrom, who went a combined 13 innings and gave up only four runs total. Still,
the Mets lost both games at Citi Field, 3-0 Wednesday and 1-0 Thursday. The
Mets, though they are 19-21, are still just two games out of a wild card spot in
the National League. The pressure is on them to finally make it back to the
post-season. They should be an interesting team to watch as the trade season
approaches in late June and then on into July. - Bad break for former Blue Jays
catching prospect Travis DArnaud, who went over to the Mets as part of the
R.A. Dickey deal. He was accidently struck on the head by the follow-through
swing by the bat of Alfonso Soriano of the Yankees on Tuesday night. He
experienced headaches afterwards and then was put on the seven-day concussion
disabled list. - Jose Abreu, the White Sox Cuban slugge,r is off to an
incredible start in the Majors. He has 15 homers in his first 42 games. Hes only
the fourth player in Major League history to accomplish that feat joining Wally
Berger, Kevin Maas and Wally Joyner. Of the latter three, Joyner had the best
career, but was always overshadowed by the steroid-sluggers of the day including
Jose Canseco. - I was wondering the other day if it would be possible for the
Yankees Masahiro Tanaka to win the Cy Young Award, the Rookie of the Year and
the MVP Award all in the same season. He and Abreu are the top two first-year
players so far. Hes already a front runner for the Cy Young and, if he leads the
Yankees to a playoff berth, he would have to be considered for the Most Valuable
Player as well. - If you think the Blue Jays starting pitching is a question
mark, how about the Texas Rangers? Over the past 16 games, the Rangers have had
one start of more than six innings by a pitcher other than Yu Darvish. Darvish,
of course, is the man the Blue Jays will be facing Friday night to kick off a
three-game set at Arlington against Prince Fielder and the Rangers. - The
Dodgers are off to much of the same kind of start they were a year ago before
the arrival of Yasiel Puig. They are 22-20 and trail the first-place San
Francisco Giants by five full games in NL West. Fielding has been a major
problem. Theyve made 36 errors in 42 games and have given up 24 unearned runs,
tied with Cleveland for the second most in the Majors.
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