The Bruins have been missing both Taylor Hall and Nick Foligno from the lineup for just about a month, but that should be changing soon. Multiple sources have confirmed that Hall has been practicing with the team, but is still short of a full recovery. Head coach Jim Montgomery said that “he looked really good” but also denied Darren Dreger’s …

The NHL trade deadline is still a day away, but there’s already been a flurry of activity across the league. Almost every team in the playoff hunt in the East has loaded up in the arms race. The Bruins padded their depth with a pair of former Capitals and Tyler Bertuzzi from Detroit. Toronto acquired Ryan O’Reilly, Noel Acciari, Jake …

Throughout this past week the Bruins have been heavily linked with Columbus defenseman Vladislav Gavrikov, with several reports suggesting a trade was imminent. However, Don Sweeney chose to look elsewhere for a different Russian blueliner and acquired Dmitry Orlov, along with Garnet Hathaway from the Washington Capitals. In exchange, Boston will send Craig Smith and a package of draft picks …