The retirement of Patrice Bergeron is going to have a significant impact on the Boston Bruins this upcoming season and several years to come. His absence will be felt on the ice, particularly on defense, but even more so in the locker room. Despite only officially being the Bruins Captain for three seasons, he was a de-facto co-Captain with Zdeno …
The Bruins’ Centennial Season kicked off with a frenzy of activity. On the eve of the NHL Awards, Taylor Hall and Nick Foligno became the first casualties of Boston’s cap crunch. The two of them were dealt to Chicago for a pair of RFA minor-league defensemen. It was rumored that Boston was looking to move Hall’s contract for cap flexibility, …
You could hear a pin drop in TD Garden. A historic season in which Boston was unquestionably the best team in hockey and seemed destined to lift the Stanley Cup was snuffed out in an instant when Carter Verhaeghe beat Jeremy Swayman 8:35 into overtime to clinch the series for Florida. It was a stunning and painful end for the …
The Bruins’ 2023 Stanley Cup Playoff campaign is off and running following a 3-1 victory in Game One against Florida on Monday night. Linus Ullmark led the way, saving thirty-one of thirty-two shots, and three different goal scorers chipped in to give the B’s an early series advantage. The day did not start on the right foot for Boston. Hours …
Following the Bruins’ 5-2 victory over Washington on Tuesday night, they not only added to their NHL record win total, but they also leapt the ’78 Montreal Canadiens for the most points in a single season with 133, and still have a game to play. While the lineup and coaching staff have deservedly received loads of plaudits for their performance, …
It’s been spoken and written about ad nauseum about how well the Bruins have played this season, but it truly has been a historic year. Last Thursday night against Columbus they set a franchise record for wins and points in a season (121). On Saturday they became just the fourth team ever to win sixty games and fastest to clinch …
Following Tuesday night’s 6-3 loss to the Chicago Blackhawks, the Bruins lost consecutive games for the first time since January. It was their third loss in four games since returning from a five day early March break. The skid has started to stir up some panic in the Bruins fanbase, not just for the losses themselves but the manner of …
David Pastrnak is very good at hockey. In the Bruins 3-2 overtime win in Dallas on Tuesday night, Pastrnak netted his 39th goal of the season to clinch the victory. He also chipped in an assist to raise his point total to 74 in just 53 games. Pasta is 2nd in the league in goal scoring and 5th overall in …
The NHL Trade Deadline may still be five weeks out, but rumors are swirling all around around the league. Most of the usual suspects, Erik Karlsson, Jakob Chychrun, Patrick Kane and John Klingberg, have been linked to several teams. But many in the media have tabbed Bo Horvat as the belle of the ball, and the Boston Bruins as a …
Over the last half decade or so, the Bruins have consistently been haunted by the same specter. A constant nagging flaw that is brought to the forefront of the franchise with every playoff elimination and been the subject of every offseason sports radio and reddit board rant since the infamous 2015 Draft; Depth Scoring. Seemingly year after year, each playoff …
