With every passing decade, I’m less likely to predict a winner, but I’ve got a bad feeling for Boston Bruins fans. That draft pick that GM Don Sweeney acquired in the Brad Marchand trade is probably going to be a second-rounder after all. I’ve never been sure if this is Toronto’s time – more onContinue reading “Too tall a mountain for Florida”
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Bruins hope coach is in place for UFA
Neither the 2025 National Hockey League Entry Draft nor this year’s free-agency class is expected to yield a game changer for the Boston Bruins, but during this morning’s postseason press conference at Legends restaurant inside TD Garden, General Manager Don Sweeney indicated that the Bruins won’t hold back from spending on free agents in orderContinue reading “Bruins hope coach is in place for UFA”
Bruins’ future beckons
Boston fans, the future is on the phone and wants to have a heart-to-heart. We’ve moved beyond the celebrated emergence of adults who had never held a newspaper to adults who have never asked themselves if the last championship is closer to now than the next one. These are growing pains. If you love yourContinue reading “Bruins’ future beckons”
Blackhawks at Bruins
It wasn’t that many years ago when those three words sent a shockwave of electricity through the fans of both hockey teams, but 2008-14 is becoming a forgotten era in the psyche of both markets, their fandom preoccupied with the long journeys that lie ahead. Tonight, the Chicago Blackhawks skate onto TD Garden ice asContinue reading “Blackhawks at Bruins”
Zacha, Geekie offer Mittelstadt a model of better days ahead
Assuming the shirts come off the Boston Bruins’ backs on the final night of the season against the New Jersey Devils on Tuesday, April 15, at TD Garden, an annual postgame ceremony will be bittersweet for 20-something lucky fans in attendance. It’s always more fun for the fans and the players when this ritual isContinue reading “Zacha, Geekie offer Mittelstadt a model of better days ahead”
Marchand era ends in Boston
The last laughs I remember from members of the Boston Bruins during the 2010 Stanley Cup playoffs were those of two players who were not playing: Back-up goaltender Tim Thomas and a member of the Black Aces named Brad Marchand. Brad Marchand modeled the Bruins’ centennial season heritage sweater before the 2023-24 season at LoganContinue reading “Marchand era ends in Boston”
Bruins Deal Freddy to Eddy
In the big picture, the Boston Bruins players are playing for this season (and their careers), and Bruins management is managing for next season. The trade of Trent Frederic was inevitable, only I anticipated he would go to St. Louis, his hometown, as other recent moves suggest that the Blues are trying to trend backContinue reading “Bruins Deal Freddy to Eddy”
Sweeney speaks on bad-news bears
It looks like Boston Bruins General Manager Don Sweeney is shutting down Hampus Lindholm, who broke his kneecap blocking a shot during the team’s Nov. 12 comeback win in St. Louis. “He’s going to have a follow-up next week to remove a little bit of the hardware, because it created some irritation as he wasContinue reading “Sweeney speaks on bad-news bears”
Must-win: Ducks at Bruins
If the schedule makers have been inadvertently kind to the Boston Bruins while scheduling a road-heavy month of March for the second straight season, it’s in the fact that the 4 Nations Face-off that interrupted the NHL season two weeks ago also interrupted a 6-1 streak that the Anaheim Ducks were on when the musicContinue reading “Must-win: Ducks at Bruins”
Armia hit likely culprit in McAvoy injury
It has been confirmed by the Boston Bruins that Team USA defenseman Charlie McAvoy was injured in the 4 Nations round-robin game against Finland on Feb. 13 at the Bell Centre. They did not confirm the details, but it’s always been suspected in this space that the injury was sustained on the crosscheck from behindContinue reading “Armia hit likely culprit in McAvoy injury”
Rink Rap with Mick Colageo 