Tim Thomas Getting More Delusional by the Day

The latest from Bruins GM Peter Chiarelli on the Tim Thomas front is actually kind of funny.  While Thomas still has not "officially" said he'll be sitting out, its what he all can expect.  Good riddance.

But the kicker this time, is that according to Chiarelli on ESPN.com, Thomas is setting his sights on the 2014 Olympics as his next goal.

"I almost have to operate under the assumption he isn't coming back," Chiarelli said. "I've had some discussions with Tim and he's told me that he wants to play in the Olympics the following year, so I'll have more discussions with him later on."

So right now, Thomas is sitting around, claiming to be "practicing" or "making safer equipment" or something, while he makes $3 million and uses up $5 million of the Bruins salary cap.  If that isn't enough, now he's assuming that he'll be chosen, two months shy of his 40th birthday, to represent the United States of America... over Ryan Miller (who started over Thomas in every game in the 2010 Olympics), the brick wall Jonathan Quick, or rising star Jimmy Howard.

Good luck with that, Tim...

Trololo No More

I regret not posting this yesterday, but I would be remiss if I completely skipped over this news.  Eduard Khil, famed Russian singer, passed away at the age of 77.

Not many people know who Khil was, but he was most famous for the viral video known as "Trololo."  As strange as the song may sound, there is a point to it, offered up by Khil 2 years ago.

"Originally, we had lyrics written for this song but they were poor. I mean, they were good, but we couldn't publish them at that time. They contained words like these: "I'm riding my stallion on a prairie, so-and-so mustang, and my beloved Mary is thousand miles away knitting a stocking for me". Of course, we failed to publish it at that time, and we, Arkady Ostrovsky and I, decided to make it a vocalisation. But the essence remained in the title. The song is very playful – it has no lyrics, so we had to make up something for people would listen to it, and so this was an interesting arrangement."

Boo-Hoo: Yankees Cry Over Teenager Running on Field

I once played in a club baseball game in college over in Roxbury.  Around the 4th inning, I was standing just outside the first base dugout, when a man spilled into right field.  As the umpire approached him, asking him to leave, the man waved a gun, and at least nine police cars moved in shortly thereafter.  That was scary.  An adolescent male giving Nick Swisher a fist pound? Not scary at all.

But Joe Girardi sat on pins and needles in the dugout while the guy ran around during the ninth inning of the Yankees-Tigers game at Comerica Park.

“That can’t happen,” Girardi said. “People have got to get out there and get it. You worry about your guys. I don’t know what he was doing with Swish, tagging him or whatever he was doing. But I worry.”

Apparently the Yankees took issue with how long it took security to get out there and corral the looney.  I don't blame them, I would've waited til he went over and bitch-slapped Alex Rodriguez across the face.

“Luckily that guy was harmless. But you can’t let a guy run out there for a few minutes and go up to players," Mark Teixeira said.  "Most stadiums are great, and security is on them in seconds. That took way too long. I think they were corralling him. I guess that’s their way of doing it here.”

That's pretty much the way they do it in any circumstance, whether the fan is a drunk guy, or a raging bull.  They'll send out multiple people to corral the vigilante and then someone will take him down.  So thank you, Teixeira, for making a really dumb comment.

Tim Thomas is a Joke

From the earliest age I can remember, I've wanted to be a hockey player. I've been blessed in my life to not only be able to live that dream, but to achieve more than I ever thought possible.

The singleminded focus that is necessary to accomplish a dream of this magnitude entails (by necessity) sacrifice in other areas and relationships in life.

At the age of 38, I believe it is time to put my time and energies into those areas and relationships that I have neglected. That is why at this time I feel the most important thing I can do in my life is to reconnect with the three F's.

Friends, Family, and Faith.

This is what I plan on doing over the course of the next year.

On top of this, I will continue to train using the ARP/POV system www.ultrafitevosport.com and work with G-Form www.g-form.com in the development of protective equipment.

What does this portend for the future?

We'll see….God's will be done.


TT

Sunday morning, Tim Thomas posted this message to his Facebook page as an answer to the swirling rumors regarding whether or not the Bruins goaltender would play in the 2012-2013 campaign.

Thomas will earn $3 million and use up $5 million of Boston's salary cap in this whole stupid process.  I think Thomas is overreacting when he says that he "neglected" his friends and family, and should realize that he's not the only guy in the NHL trying to juggle the season with the rest of his life.

The White House stunt was just the beginning, but I'm all for a season sans Thomas.  It's Tuukka Rask's time to shine, anyway.  Out with the old, in with the new.  Go Bruins.

Tuukka Time?

“As of right now, I’m operating under the premise there is a strong possibility of him taking the year off,’’ Bruins GM Peter Chiarelli said Friday. “We’d have to go about our business without Tim Thomas for the year.’’

Going into the final season of his four-year, $20 million contract, Thomas' agent Bill Zito informed Chiarelli of Thomas' new plans: to sit out the 2012-2013 campaign.  Fatigue and too much time away from his family were the two suspected reasons behind the decision, and while valid, this puts the Bruins is a tough spot.

Thomas is still owed $3 million, and his $5 million per year will still impact the Bruins' salary cap.  Since injuring himself mid-game in early March, Tuukka Rask has not started in goal but now appears to be the Bruins' opening night starter.

I think Rask in goal is a great move.  He has shown he can be just as solid as Thomas, one season removed from winning the Vezina Trophy and Conn Smythe Award, with a solid goals against average and a ferocity in the crease that is unmatched by his competition.  He is a more traditional goaltender, staying home in his crease and making quick decisions that don't result in skating 15 feet out towards one of the face-off dots.

Thomas is yet to officially go on record and say he will be taking the year off, but all signs are pointed in that direction as of now.  I'm sure many hockey players are worn down throughout the season and over the years, but for some of the toughest athletes in the sports world, and for someone who gets paid to do something they love, like play a game, I think this is a bad move by Timmy.

Paille, Bourque In, Corvo Out

Looking to come back stronger in the 2012-2013 campaign after a dismal first-round exit from this year's Stanley Cup Playoffs run, the Boston Bruins are already making moves to bolster their team, starting with the re-signing of two forwards, and the parting of ways with a defenseman.

Daniel Paille, a winger on the Bruins fourth line, or the Merlot line as they call themselves for the merlot-colored jerseys they don during practices, inked a three-year deal.  Chris Bourque, son of Bruins legend Ray, signed a two year deal after coming over from Washington for Zach Hamill.

Even with two players signed, the Bruins still have six players who could be on the free agent market come July 1.  One such player will be Joe Corvo, according to Bruins GM Peter Chiarelli.

"We've got some young players coming and there may be another player that we feel could fill that spot better.  It was a number of different things."

The remaining players who would need new deals to stay in the black and gold are forwards Chris Kelly, Gregory Campbell, and Brian Rolston, as well as defensemen Greg Zanon and Mike Mottau.  Aside from Kelly and Campbell, Chiarelli sounds like he has plans for the other three already.

"With the three guys we acquired at the deadline, I've said, let's go into free agency and see where it goes.  Really, there hasn't been any commitment or anything, but I haven't dismissed it, I guess, at this point."

Fellow Merlot liner Campbell is one of the Bruins strongest physical presences, and keeping him on the big, bad Bruins only makes sense.  As for Kelly, the center chipped in a 20-goal season after being named an alternate captain.

There's less than a month until free agency opens, so we'll be keeping a close eye on the Bruins to see if they start wheelin' and dealin'.

Hey Dad... What's UP?!

Classic case of a little kid turning into a definitive gangster.

Everyone remembers that video "David After Dentist," but in my opinion, this kid puts David to shame.  David has the one part where he just screams uncontrollably real quick, then settles down, but this kid with the busted arm is on point throughout, even to the very end when the throws out the classic, "Know what I'm sayin'?"