Some folks around the NHL might still not believe that the Boston Bruins are in first place in the Eastern Conference and about to wrap up the conference’s top seed.

Ottawa Senators back-up goaltender Alex Auld, who spent the better part of  last season serving in the same capacity for Boston, is not among the surprised observers.

“I think it’s surprised some people, but I wasn’t surprised having been in that room last year,” Auld told TheBruinsBlog.net after his team’s morning skate today at TD Banknorth Garden. “I really feel that last year was the start of what they’re doing this year. And there’s a lot of good friends over there. I believed in what they were preaching last year and the way guys bought into it. And this year is just the carryover of that. We’ll see what it means at the most important time of year, but definitely it’s an important franchise for the league and it’s great to see the resurgence of it.”

Unfortunately for Auld, he didn’t get to continue with the resurgent Bruins, who already had Tim Thomas and Manny Fernandez under contract this season. So after he posted a 9-7-5 record in 23 games for Boston last season, he left for a two-year free-agent deal with the Sens. This season has been a bit of a rollercoaster for the 28-year-old, who has a 13-17-6 record and 2.52 goals-against average entering tonight’s game with the Bruins. The Sens’ early-season commitment to the since-departed Martin Gerber and then the emergence of rookie Brian Elliott have shifted Auld in and out of the club’s plans. … Continue reading @ TheBruinsBlog.com

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