Found December 29, 2011 on NESN.com: Yardbarker Blogger Network
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This week's two Amica Coverage Play of the Week nominees give a good indication of the number of ways in which the Bruins can score goals. The first play, a goal scored by Milan Lucic against the Florida Panthers during an 8-0 rout on Friday night, shows how capable the B's are of cleaning up the garbage in front of the net. They set up a "Power-I" formation, a term generally used in football, to create traffic. Lucic then put home the rebound. The second play, although also fundamentally sound in nature, showed off the quick hands of David Krejci....
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