5 Bruins games to watch for 2018-19
The last twirl around the Verizon Arena with Lord Stanley hoisted for the first time in Washington Capitals history barely ends. The last drop of bubbly barely dried after many a sip. The end to the 2017-18 season barely concluded. This weekend the 2…
5 things on Don Sweeney’s off-season to do list
General manager Don Sweeney and coach Bruce Cassidy held their year-end press conference Thursday morning. “We’ve always stated that we want to be a deeper team, a deeper organization from top to bottom,” Sweeney said. That would be seven month…
What we learned: Bruins pushed to the brink after Game 4 OT loss
Even after their Game 2 loss to the Lightning, the Bruins were still among the favorites by the oddsmakers to win the Stanley Cup. After the Game 3 setback, those odds plummeted to the bottom of the remaining eight teams, putting Friday’s Game 4 in…
5 things Bruins must do to beat the Lightning in Round 2
May 13, 2013, was much referenced during the Bruins-Leafs series, the date the Bruins stormed back with an unprecedented four goals en route to the OT win in Game 7 and a place in NHL playoff history. The next two weeks, the references will be that M…
What we learned: Maple Leafs force Game 6
No shortage of indigestion in the Hub of Hockey from morning till midnight Saturday. And likely beyond for a few more days. With the Bruins up 3 games to one 1, the first buzz was the status of Patrice Bergeron for Game 5. “We will make that decisi…
What we learned: Bruins push Leafs to edge in Game 4 win
No sooner had Patrice Bergeron been nominated for a fifth Selke Award Wednesday than the heart-and-soul of the Black and Gold was ruled out of Game 4 with an upper-body injury just minutes before the opening faceoff Thursday. So much for Bruce Cassid…
