Loaded for bear

Though we'll be limited in our time to "visit" with the Bruins this Saturday afternoon, it's not deterring me from assembling a diverse collection of items for the Boston players:

~ at least 10 pucks, including an updated logo one for Tuukka Rask;
~ more than 70 cards;
~ this 8x10 sheet showing Colin and Boston goalie Tim Thomas, taken more than two years ago when the Goofy Dude served as a "bench assistant" before a Bruins game;
~ the American-born goalie stick for Thomas;
~ not one, but two game-dated Bruins team sheets for Colin to get signed;
~ the 1999 NHL All Star Game helmet for Marco Sturm;
~ a 1978-79 Buffalo Sabres calendar for Craig Ramsay; and
~ if he travels with the team, a big, but gentle, get-well hug from Colin for his buddy, Patrice Bergeron.

We'll also have our tickets (a birthday present from my wife and son), first row of the upper deck, as well as our Bruins gear.