Found January 31, 2012 on NESN.com: Yardbarker Blogger Network
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INDIANAPOLIS -- The Patriots have gotten some well wishes from their Boston brethren. Pats kicker Stephen Gostkowski, a good friend of Bruins forward Shawn Thornton, said Tuesday it's not hard to be driven by the Bruins' recent run to claim the Stanley Cup. Gostkowski attended Thornton's Cup party and had seen first-hand how excited the Bruins were after taking over the hockey universe. "[Thornton] has wished me good luck," Gostkowski said. "It definitely drives you to see how excited people get about a championship, about a trophy. Those guys obviously handled everything with class, and they kept an even keel....
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