Mick Colageo

Kings at Bruins

The Los Angeles Kings are not waiving the white flag on the 2025-26 NHL season, despite going 3-6-1 in their last 10. Most recently, the Kings won in Columbus, and arrive at TD Garden with the number 8 in common with the Bruins. That commonality is LA’s number of regulation road losses and Boston’s numberContinue reading “Kings at Bruins”

Caps at Bruins

After all the hype, reports and speculation, this is the same Boston Bruins team as it was prior to Friday’s trade deadline, as General Manager Don Sweeney simply found the prices of roster upgrade to be too intrusive to his long-range program. The one player Rink Rap would have allowed to take a serious biteContinue reading “Caps at Bruins”

Penguins at Bruins

Rare is the night when the Pittsburgh Penguins don’t have Sidney Crosby in their lineup and start Evgeni Malkin at left wing, but that’s the state of the franchise amidst a surprise campaign that has Pittsburgh in second place in the Metro Division and looking like a 2025-26 playoff team. But, less than 72 hoursContinue reading “Penguins at Bruins”

Sweeney: Bruins may buy, but they won’t rent

Don Sweeney has been consistent in his win-now/win-later approach toward managing the Boston Bruins roster over his decade as general manager so, by 3 p.m. Friday, will the Bruins be… … or? Sorry not sorry. As much as Sweeney has been diligent in contrasting this deadline from last year’s when he used a seller’s marketContinue reading “Sweeney: Bruins may buy, but they won’t rent”

Blue Jackets at Bruins

The Boston Bruins are back … well, almost all of them. Jeremy Swayman became the latest asterisk to the 2025-26 season when he was place on Injured Reserve, necessitating the recall of Michael DiPietro from Providence (AHL). So Joonas Korpisalo got the first start since the Olympic break, as the Bruins faced a Columbus teamContinue reading “Blue Jackets at Bruins”

McAvoy, Bruins no worse for wear

The hockey that the Boston Bruins are about to play cannot compare to the electrifying version of the sport that we just witnessed in northern Italy, especially over the weekend as the Team USA women, then men, defeated Canada in sudden-death overtime to win gold. Nonetheless, henceforth begins the definitive stretch of hockey that theContinue reading “McAvoy, Bruins no worse for wear”

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”