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Joe Corvo Frees Himself From Burden of Slump Just in Time to Help Bruins Snap Two-Game Skid

Found December 11, 2011 on NESN.com: Yardbarker Blogger Network
PLAYERS: Joe Corvo
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Joe Corvo is listed at 204 pounds on the Boston roster, but the last few weeks he's been carrying around a lot more weight than that. Entering Saturday's game in Columbus, the Bruins defenseman had played 27 games this season without scoring a goal. This from a player who's reached double digits in goals in four of the previous six seasons he's spent in the NHL. It wasn't the way he envisioned beginning his time in Boston after being acquired from Carolina this summer, and Corvo openly admitted the drought had become a burden weighing heavily on him in recent...
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Via NESN.com  |  December 10, 2011
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Via Fox Sports Ohio  |  December 10, 2011
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Via NESN.com  |  December 10, 2011
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Via Boston.com  |  December 11, 2011
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Via MSNBC  |  December 10, 2011
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Via Boston Herald Sports  |  December 10, 2011
COLUMBUS, Ohio - Joe Corvo scored his first two goals of the season and Milan Lucic had three assists to lead the...

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Via ESPN  |  December 10, 2011
Joe Corvo scored his first two goals of the season and Milan Lucic had three assists to lead the Boston Bruins to a come-from-behind 5-3 victory over the Columbus Blue Jackets on Saturday night.

Corvo scores 2, Bruins rally by Jackets (AP)

Via Yahoo! Sports  |  December 10, 2011
Joe Corvo scored his first two goals of the season and Milan Lucic had three assists to lead the Boston Bruins to a come-from-behind 5-3 victory over the Columbus Blue Jackets on Saturday night. Nathan Horton, Chris Kelly and Zdeno Chara, who left after two periods with an undisclosed lower-body injury, also scored for the Bruins.

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Via Boston Herald Sports  |  December 11, 2011
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Via CBSSports  |  December 10, 2011
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