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”
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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”
McAvoy injury a case against 4 Nations
Imagine you’re a fan of the Edmonton Oilers, who took Game 7 for the Stanley Cup down the final seconds last year, and during a midseason, international competition, Connor McDavid sustains a serious injury, compromising his ability to help the Oilers get over the top for the first time in 35 years. The Boston BruinsContinue reading “McAvoy injury a case against 4 Nations”
VGK at Bruins: 4 Nations Break
First off, nice to see Bruce Cassidy and then Dave Goucher downstairs before today’s matinee at TD Garden between the Vegas Golden Knights and the Boston Bruins. This is the final game for Boston before the two-week break for the 4 Nations Face-Off that will be played next week in Montreal and the following MondayContinue reading “VGK at Bruins: 4 Nations Break”
Jacobs on board with USA Hockey
Youth hockey in the United States was not in a good place as the 20th Century expired, as a record number of children were quitting on the sport by age 10. They weren’t having fun. Long car rides just to be a member of some select team playing tournament games in far-away places, only toContinue reading “Jacobs on board with USA Hockey”
Wild at Bruins
Bill Guerin’s Minnesota Wild is in TD Garden tonight to battle the Bruins without its superstar forward Kirill Kaprizov, who will be out of the Minny lineup for a substantial absence to recover from a necessary surgery. Marc-Andre Fleury gets the start. The veteran netminder making his farewell tour of NHL cities was the subjectContinue reading “Wild at Bruins”
Rangers at Bruins
What would it have taken for the Boston Bruins to acquired J.T. Miller? It took the New York Rangers Filip Chytil, so now two of the Rangers’ primo young players of the last several years have been sent packing to other NHL cities in a matter of days. (Kaapo Kakko was traded to Seattle inContinue reading “Rangers at Bruins”