The Pavel Zacha question won’t go away, and there are two ways to look at it: One is a problem, the other an opportunity. It could be in this era of the National Hockey League’s sharply rising salary cap that the die is cast. Reports are circulating that the 29-year-old Boston Bruins center, whose $4.75Continue reading “Bruins face a Mammoth question”
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Bruins Cook with Pasta
The Boston Bruins became David Pastrnak’s team on March 7, 2025, the day Brad Marchand was traded to the Florida Panthers. It just took a year and a half for it to become official. Pastrnak’s appointment as the 28th captain in franchise history comes with the feeling that – all due respect to top defensemanContinue reading “Bruins Cook with Pasta”
Bruins getting future in order
Fraser Minten is the future of the Boston Bruins, first and foremost. Tuesday morning’s announcement that the 22-year-old center has signed a seven-year contract extension (at $7.2 million annual that kicks in next year) is a strong sign that Bruins management is able in this volatile environment to find solutions where the National Hockey League’sContinue reading “Bruins getting future in order”
Bruins had better be ready
Instead of ending later, hockey is starting sooner. In 2026, September not only promises Boston Bruins training camp but, for the first time in over three decades, the National Hockey League’s return to an 84-game regular season, something done only twice previously in league history: 1992-93 and 1993-94. Garry Galley was among many who startedContinue reading “Bruins had better be ready”
Whitfield earned this chance
Trent Whitfield, who played 833 American Hockey League games and 212 National Hockey League games (playoffs included) before embarking on a coaching career now a decade old, has been in the right place at the right time for a long time. And now his patience pays off with his appointment to coach the Providence BruinsContinue reading “Whitfield earned this chance”