It’d be nice if there was no ‘off’ button. But it’s a good thing they have such an effective ‘on’ button.

The Bruins were sitting ducks on Saturday night. …No, just kidding, that was Thursday that they played the ducks. But trailing the lowly Islanders 3-0 in the third period, something clicked.

A goal scoring blitz started at the 8:01 mark, kicked off by Marc Savard’s, and followed by the tallies of Byron Bitz and Matt Hunwick. All tied up at 3-3, this game went into overtime.

Failing to carry that blitz into the overtime period, the Bruins were forced into the shootout. The comeback was completed on a Savard shootout goal and Tuukka Rask stop. Celebration ensued.

This game hits home for me, because it reminds me of my senior year in high school. We had big expectations for our soccer team. In our first game — a nighttime match at Apponequet Regional High School in Lakeville, Mass. — we somehow trailed 2-0 at halftime. By the end of 90 minutes, we had a 4-2 win in our pockets. Our season went without a loss until playing Hingham in the State Tournament. This is not to say the Bruins will go undefeated, but a come-from-behind win like this can only build confidence and comfort among the ranks.

Oh yeah, and here’s a funny quote:

“We don’t give Mr. Wang deadlines on bringing the Stanley Cup back to Long Island, and we don’t respond to developers’ timetables for zoning decisions,” Murray said. — Newsday

That was Hempstead, Long Island Town Supervisor Kate Murray in response to Islanders Owner Charles Wang’s deadline for approval of a proposed new stadium/super mall for his terrible, terrible team. He wants to build a Patriot Place on anabolic steroids, essentially. …In this economy, with a team that hasn’t made the playoffs in ages. I like when politicians get funny.