Author Archives: Mick Colageo

Reflections on Bruins’ fumble

When I used to sit at my desk in the northwest corner of the house my father built in East Walpole, Mass., drawing my pictures of the old Boston Garden, imaginary expansions thereof, Fenway Park, the old Foxboro (then Schaefer Stadium), Bruins tickets (I was good at it – the one time my work wasContinue reading “Reflections on Bruins’ fumble”

Stadium Series: Bruins-Bolts

The Boston Bruins have been pretty good at this outdoor game thing, their only notable flop coming 10 years ago in the Winter Classic held at Gillette Stadium. Neither the Bruins nor the Montreal Canadiens made the playoffs that year, but the Winter Classic cost the Bruins a playoff spot, something we may look backContinue reading “Stadium Series: Bruins-Bolts”

Bruins-Bolts in alternate universes

Before the New York Rangers sold off some prime assets in 2018 and before the Boston Bruins acquired Rick Nash for what wound up a two-round playoff run, Rink Rap was of the opinion that Ryan McDonagh would have been the right acquisition at the time. Forget the horribly unjust end of Nash’s career viaContinue reading “Bruins-Bolts in alternate universes”

Bruins are on a steady course

Don’t let these last two games before the three-week Olympic break affect your referendum on the Boston Bruins. The news out of practice that neither Elias Lindholm nor Pavel Zacha accompanied the team to Tampa for Sunday night’s Stadium Series game against the Lightning at Raymond James Stadium (6:30 pm ET, ESPN2, 98.5 The SportsContinue reading “Bruins are on a steady course”

Canadiens at Bruins

It’s Montreal at Boston, the 28-16-7 Canadiens in the red “official” uniform and the 29-20-2 Bruins in their 1970-71 through 2002-03 white, as Commissioner Bettman has encouraged/endorsed reverse-sweater and color-vs.-color nights (when there is effective contrast). Sam Montembeault in net for Montreal and Jeremy Swayman for Boston. Jakub Dobes on the bench for the CanadiensContinue reading “Canadiens at Bruins”

Bruins vs. VGK-assidy’s

It’s very important hockey for the Boston Bruins this week, as in indicative as to whether the empty-tank loss Tuesday night in Dallas was an off night for a team playing smartly and to its identity or whether it’s only the beginning of the next in the season-long series of mood swings that plague soContinue reading “Bruins vs. VGK-assidy’s”

The Bruins are in the playoffs – really

What do we make of the Boston Bruins’ five-game winning streak? Was it a desperately approached homestand against five tomato cans? Are they turning a corner? The key can be found in the vibe they take on the road. None of the mechanical improvements in their game apply without the right amount of desperation, butContinue reading “The Bruins are in the playoffs – really”

B’s raise another two 3s to rafters

Lionel Hitchman’s No. 3 is the continuously longest retired number in sports history, and it’s only fitting that the player whom Sports Museum Richard Johnson argues gave the Boston Bruins their culture that Zdeno Chara’s No. 33 takes its spot as a bookend. Separated by a century’s worth of hockey, it turns out No. 33Continue reading “B’s raise another two 3s to rafters”

Red Wings at Bruins

The Detroit Red Wings represent the third recent opponent coming into TD Garden to face the Boston Bruins on the second of back-to-back games. The Bruins are 2-0-0 so far, having taken appropriate advantage of the Calgary Flames and Pittsburgh Penguins. Can they do it against the resurgent Red Wings, who have won four inContinue reading “Red Wings at Bruins”