BSJ Daily Briefing 11.12.17: Bruins drop another; welcome service members!

Good morning!

Couple of quick thoughts before Chris Price and I head to Denver to bring you the usual comprehensive BSJ coverage of the Patriots in Denver:

• Look, the Bruins played hard, played well for the most part and the opposing goalie played very well, but the bottom line is they just got swept by a Maple Leafs team that had won just three of their previous nine games and were without Auston Matthews.


• The Bruins are now a lot closer to the bottom of the Eastern Conference than they are to the top, and they're about to embark on a four-game road trip, and they haven't exactly been road warriors.


• Basically, this is a huge early stretch for this Bruins team. They have a few days before heading to Anaheim, and they need to make the most of it. Bruce Cassidy is on the spot.


• With Saturday being Veteran's Day, I figured it was a good time to remind people that every day is Veteran's Day at BSJ — we offer free subscriptions to active and retired military personnel — as a small gesture of gratitude for all that you have and continue to provide for us. And boy, have people responded! We were already over 200 military members (they are not included in our counter at the bottom of the page) since the site launch, but we have received over 50 and counting since Saturday afternoon.


• If your request hasn't been processed yet, just give us a little time. My wife and cohort, Mrs. BSJ, is working overtime to push those through.


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