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The Boston Bruins and Montreal Canadiens will renew their storied rivalry Thursday night in Boston when they meet for a NHL record 34th time in the Stanley Cup playoffs in Game 1 of the their Eastern Conference second round series. Fake White Sox Jerseys . Each playoff series serves as another chapter, but the Canadiens have ruled much of this rivalry - winning 18 consecutive series from 1946-1987. But since then, the Bruins have won seven of 11 series including the last two out of three. That one loss for Boston is where the rivalry for a good portion of the core of both teams began and now its Montreal who is aiming to turn the tide back after coming so close in their seven-game series loss to the Bruins in 2011. "This building is vibrating!" Those were the words of long-time NESN Bruins play-by-play announcer Jack Edwards when then Boston Bruin Phil Kessel scored a third period game-tying goal during a classic see-saw affair in Game 6 of the 2008 Eastern Conference quarterfinal series between the eighth-seeded Bruins and top-seeded Canadiens. The Bruins would have to tie that game again and then win it 5-4 on a Marco Sturm goal with 2:37 left in regulation forcing a Game 7 after trailing the series 3-1. Montreal though avoided the epic collapse, winning Game 7 5-0. Ironically, that was Carey Prices first and last playoff series win - until the Canadiens recent sweep of the Lighting in the first round of this current playoff season. But in the eyes of the Bruins and their fans, that 2008 series reignited not only the rivalry, but the organization that has since won two straight series - including a 2009 sweep and their first Stanley Cup in 38 years after that nail-biting win over Montreal in 2011. That spring, the sixth seeded Canadiens came in as underdogs again to the third-seeded Bruins. But Montreal took the first two games in Boston to take what seemed like a commanding 2-0 series lead back to the Bell Centre for Games 3 and 4. But the Bruins took the next two games, including a 5-4 overtime win in Game 4 after trailing 3-1 early in the second and 4-3 in the third period. "We were up 3-1. We were up 3-1 going into the third," said Canadiens defenceman P.K. Subban this week. "With a veteran team and the experience we had, we shouldve won the game but we didnt win it. Whos to say what wouldve happened moving forward? I just think we had an opportunity to beat the team that won the Stanley Cup that year." Since it was determined last Saturday that these two rivals would meet for the third time in the last five seasons, the Bruins have had no issues expressing their hatred for the Canadiens. "Yeah I do," Bruins forward Milan Lucic said Wednesday when asked if he hated the Habs. "If you asked them the same question Im sure theyd give you the same answer. "Its just natural for me, being here for seven years now, just being a part of this organization, you just naturally learn to hate the Montreal Canadiens and the battles weve had with them over the last couple of years have definitely made you hate them." The Canadiens however have not given the same answer leading into this series. "No comment," Montreal coach Michel Therrien said flatly after he was twice asked if he hates the Canadiens Wednesday.Lucic has built a personal rivalry with Montreal defenceman Alexei Emelin - similar to the one he had with former Canadiens defenceman Mike Komisarek back in 2009. Last month, Emelin nailed Lucic with a mid-ice hip check that resulted in Bruins captain Zdeno Chara hauling Emelin to the ice. Later in the game, Lucic speared Emelin in the groin. When asked about the personal showdown on Wednesday, Lucic explained thats "just part of the game" - when a right winger and a left sided defenceman square off with each other, and they will develop run-ins like that. But Emelin wasnt available to comment on the matter after Canadiens practice Wednesday and for much of the week, aside from Subban, many of the Montreal players downplayed the animosity. Where former Bruin and current TSN regional Canadiens color man Dave Reid is concerned, thats not necessarily Emelin or the Canadiens just taking the high road or following a gag order. "I think right now most of these guys dont understand what the rivalry is about but it will pick up as the series moves along and the fans will be in it," Reid said Wednesday night. "The fortunate thing about the Montreal and Boston rivalry is that they do seem to play each other so often and whoever won the last series, theyve got the swagger to start the series and the guys that were in that previous series on the losing series say ‘Hey we got something to prove. Thats what makes this rivalry so special - these two teams seem to play each other in the playoffs almost annually. I know the fans look forward to it on both sides and as time goes on so do the players. When youre a player on each side youre almost disappointed when you dont get the chance to go through Boston or Montreal to move on in the playoffs. So this will be another great series and I expect it to be a long series." Whether its this new generation of the rivalry or the older, they likely agree with Reid on those points. And this seasons Canadiens are most definitely looking to regain that swagger. "For guys that are in this room that were there [in 2011] and were a part of it, maybe this is another opportunity to salvage something," Subban later said. "You have to give them credit though. They played well too and its a seven-game series. It takes a lot of heart, a lot of blocked shots and a lot of grit to win that and they won it. They deserved to win it. But I thought that we fell a little bit short and we deserved to win as well but it didnt happen." For so many years, "it didnt happen" were the words of Bruins players following a Bruins-Habs series. Can this underdog Canadiens team make the Stanley Cup favorite Bruins utter those same words just as Ken Dryden and the 1971 Canadiens did to Bobby Orr and the heavily favored Bruins that season? This new generation of the Bruins-Habs rivalry is ready to write the next chapter and whether its at TD Garden or the Bell Centre, yes Mr. Edwards - the building will be vibrating. James Murphy is a freelance reporter who also writes for NHL.com, the Boston Herald and XNsports.com. He covered the Boston Bruins/NHL for last 11 seasons writing for ESPNBoston.com, ESPN.com, NHL.com, NESN.com, the Boston Metro, Insidehockey.com and Le Hockey Magazine. Murphy also currently hosts the radio show "Murphys Hockey Law" heard Saturdays 9-11 AM ET on Sirius/XM NHL Network Radio and 4-6 PM ET on Websportsmedia.com. In addition to that, he is a regular guest TSN 690 in Montreal and Sirius/XM NHL Network Radio as well as a hockey analyst on CTV Montreal. Eloy Jimenez Jersey . The deals were announced on Friday. Beckham will receive $4.175 million in base salary, while De Aza will receive $4.25 million. Beckham hit .267 with five home runs and 24 RBIs over 103 games last season, his fifth with the White Sox. Yolmer Sanchez Jersey . In their first meeting for six years, the Frenchmen dropped serve twice in the first set, but Giquel broke Simon two more times in the second. 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Bayern has 45 points, 11 ahead of Wolfsburg on 34.Whatever happens Sunday, Dortmund will occupy a direct relegation place at the seasons midway stage for the first time.I wouldnt write us off. We made too many mistakes and now were there like idiots in the relegation zone. But were not as bad as that. We have time now to recharge the batteries. Well correct what weve messed up, Dortmund coach Juergen Klopp told Sky television.After being wished a happy Christmas and a better New Year, Klopp replied, Thank you, it couldnt get much worse.The 19-year-old Selke opened the scoring with a fine finish in the third minute and easily eluded Mats Hummels before crossing for Fin Bartels to make it 2-0 in the 62nd.Hummels partly atoned with a flying header to Ilkay Gundogans corner in the 69th.It was phenomenal, Selke said of his sides win.Elsewhere, Augsburg surprised Borussia Moenchengladbach with a 2-1 win, Bayer Leverkusen drew 1-1 with Eintracht Frankfurt, while Stuttgart vs. Paderborn and Schalke vs. Hamburger SV finished scoreless.Perhaps a draw is a fair result, said Schalke coach Roberto di Matteo after his sides fifth game in 15 days. You could see in the second half that we hadnt the power to impose ourselves anymore.Dominic Maroh fired Cologne into an 11th-minute lead over Wolfsburg after he controlled the ball brillianntly with his first touch, only for Bas Dost to equalize with a header five minutes later. George Kell White Sox Jersey. Naldo scored the winner after salvaging a 2-2 draw at Dortmund in similar fashion on Wednesday.You cant defend everything against such a well-stocked attacking team, Maroh said.Dortmund got off to a terrible start when Selke finished in style after Santiago Garcia played him through.The visitors were poor in the first half, appearing unsettled by Bremens well-organized defence and quick breaks. Dortmund had to wait 30 minutes for the sides first effort on goal, and really only threatened through Oliver Kirch just before the break.Klopp introduced Shinji Kagawa for the second half, but the Japan midfielder was unable to change the game.After setting up Bartels for Bremens second, Selke should have made it 3-0 before Hummels pulled one back.Kagawa missed a good chance to equalize in the 79th, while Bartels struck the post and Clemens Fritz fired over at the other end in a frenetic finale.Were all been thinking about it: Whats the problem? Wheres the issue? We were better at home in the last weeks, but away, not at all, Hummels said.In Augsburg, Max Kruse put Moenchengladbach ahead with a penalty in the second minute, only for Markus Feulner to equalize in off the post in the 20th.A mistake from Gladbach defender Tony Jantschke allowed Alexander Esswein to cross for Raul Bobadilla to claim the winner against his former club in the 51st.It was a sensational year for Augsburg. Im proud of the team, coach Markus Weinzierl said after the clubs best ever opening half to the season.Augsburg is sixth, level on 27 points with Moenchengladbach and Schalke.In Leverkusen, Alexander Meier brought his league-leading tally to 13 with a penalty in the 37th to give Frankfurt a deserved halftime lead.However, Karim Bellarabi salvaged a point for his side by scoring in the 83rd to move Leverkusen above Gladbach and into third.Arjen Robbens late winner gave Bayern a 2-1 win at Mainz on Friday. ' ' '