BSJ Daily Briefing 01.03.18: Bruins smokin', I.T./LeBron commeth

Good morning!

A few random thoughts while I Belichick the balmy weather today by walking around in shorts and a t-shirt...

• In case you missed it, B-Robb posted his mission statement when it comes to Celtics coverage at BSJ. But, really, what he wrote goes for all of us, and does a great job of explaining what you get if you decide to become a BSJ member.


• And I didn't have to coax it out of him — he offered up to do that himself. Trust me when I tell you this: no one at BSJ takes our members, and their decision to fork over their hard-earned money, for granted. Every day these men and women tackle the day with the mentality of, "How can I help today?" That goes for the families behind us, too.


• Onto the fun and games ... The Bruins are just a ton of fun of fun to watch right now. Not only are they winning, but everything is clicking. Somewhere in Montreal, Claude Julien is watching the Bruins get meaningful contributions from all four lines and he's weeping.


• Speaking of that:

• Woof. The Fighting Juliens have lost five-straight games. And with three games against the Bruins starting Jan. 13 — way to spread out those games, NHL — Claude's former team could send his current team into a full-out tailspin and deliver a knockout blow.


• Must be reunion month or something, because we get the return (in street clothes) of Isaiah Thomas tonight at TD Garden. I'm already kind of tired of the unnecessary drama surrounding this.


• But I am enjoying some of the people who were boo-hooing the trade and the breakup of that Celtics team (eye roll) now are turning on I.T.


• I'm more interested in seeing how the Celtics handle LeBron.


• How in the world could the Orioles justify to their fans, trading Manny Machado to either the Red Sox or the Yankees? Might as well fold up shop.


• Bombogenesis. I like saying it, but get the heck out of here with that stuff.

Guess which guy got the goal, and which one got the assist. #joyofpuck #NHLBruins pic.twitter.com/x103nYfsyi

— Greg A. Bedard (@GregABedard) January 3, 2018