The Montreal Canadiens came into TD Garden fresh off a season-opening 1-0 shutout of the Toronto Maple Leafs on Tuesday night in Montreal. The Bruins, meanwhile, made three lineup changes after their messy performance on Tuesday in Florida. As expected, Jeremy Swayman got the start. Also expected was a breather for Mason Lohrei (minus-3, theContinue reading “Home opener: Canadiens at Bruins”
Author Archives: Mick Colageo
Repeat after me: It’s only the opener
The last time the Boston Bruins witnessed another team’s Stanley Cup banner raising, they were humiliated by the Washington Capitals, 7-0, in an October 2018 game that Brad Marchand imprinted by beating the snot out of Lars Eller for showboating a pour-it-on goal. Tuukka Rask was chased on his fifth goal against less than halfwayContinue reading “Repeat after me: It’s only the opener”
Swayman, Bruins smartly focused on business of winning
Jeremy Swayman can’t wait to get back in the net for the Boston Bruins, but he’s going to have to wait at least one game, as GM Don Sweeney confirmed Coach Jim Montgomery’s plan to start Joonas Korpisalo in Tuesday’s season opener in Sunrise, Florida (7 pm, ESPN, 98.5 – pending preventive, cross-state impacts ofContinue reading “Swayman, Bruins smartly focused on business of winning”
Flyers at Bruins
It won’t count in the standings, but this is otherwise a NHL game tonight between Philadelphia and the Bruins at TD Garden. As you can see, it’s with a small minority that NHL players are sitting this one out. GAME BLOG: FIRST PERIOD Morgan Geekie is getting the first turn on a line with CharlieContinue reading “Flyers at Bruins”
Bruins open preseason vs. NYR
The Boston Bruins host the N.Y. Rangers at 5 pm (NESN Plus, 98.5 … both Judd Sirott and Ryan Johnston debut in their new roles alongside respective, long-time color analysts Andy Brickley on TV and Bob Beers on radio). Here is the Bruins’ Game Roster (as announced hours beforehand): Forwards: Johnny Beecher, Patrick Brown, RileyContinue reading “Bruins open preseason vs. NYR”
Rink Rap: These B’s aim to close gap to glorious past
It’s completely understandable how coaches and players size up results, especially losses that end seasons. A bounce here, a break there, a penalty here, a post there. They’re in the heat of battle, the thick of the competition, never too high, never too low, always mindful that it’s not over until it’s over. It’s noContinue reading “Rink Rap: These B’s aim to close gap to glorious past”
Rink Rap: Silence between Swayman, Bruins is deafening
The Boston Bruins and Jeremy Swayman have entered the Cone of Silence, only this one doesn’t come with canned laughter. What for several weeks had widely been considered a ceremonial, final lap to reorganizing the Bruins’ goaltending stable has suddenly taken on an old-school, 1990s sort of gloom reminiscent of the labor war that precededContinue reading “Rink Rap: Silence between Swayman, Bruins is deafening”
Rink Rap: Only fleeting returns likely from Bruins’ centennial season
Danton Heinen is the only free agent whom Boston Bruins General Manager Don Sweeney is admittedly treating on a front-burner basis. Having talked with Heinen’s agent about re-signing the versatile winger, Sweeney noted when meeting the media in advance of the weekend’s NHL Draft in Las Vegas that there are no guarantees Heinen won’t joinContinue reading “Rink Rap: Only fleeting returns likely from Bruins’ centennial season”
Ullmark package TBD
The Boston Bruins used Linus Ullmark’s standing as hockey’s greatest redundancy to get back into the first round of the NHL Draft, which will be held on Friday at The Sphere in Las Vegas. The unfortunate thing on GM Don Sweeney’s end of this is the Bruins were not able to get a deal likeContinue reading “Ullmark package TBD”
Game 6: Marchand on TD Garden ice
Officially Brad Marchand was listed today as a game-time decision, but the captain took the warmup for Game 6 against the Florida Panthers, and he didn’t hang around to play games with the four Panthers tooling around after time ran out on the warmup. Brandon Montour was last off the ice, and Marchand obviously hadContinue reading “Game 6: Marchand on TD Garden ice”
Rink Rap with Mick Colageo 