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…
“K’s” and “O’s” impacting Bruins-Maple Leafs series
In any game, X’s and O’s are a given; in the Bruins-Maple Leafs series, it’s also about K’s and O’s. In Game 1, the postgame sideshow was the scuttlebutt around Brad Marchand’s second kiss of the season that, indeed, began with K – as i…
Nash and Kuraly returns key Game 1 victory
“At the end of the day, that’s the lineup we chose,” Bruins coach Bruce Cassidy said hours before Game 1 against the Maple Leafs. “Game 2, we’ll see how it plays out, hopefully it plays out very well.” It played out very well, ind…
5 things the Bruins must do to beat the Maple Leafs
The Boston Bruins are about to enter their 71st playoffs in their storied franchise since 1924. In only six of those years did the Black and Gold reach the pinnacle of any NHL season — hoisting the Stanley Cup. In the last three seasons, the fr…
What we learned: Opportunity lost as Bruins falter in finale
When the final horn sounded Saturday night for the Bruins’ 5-2 win over Ottawa, the Tampa Bay Lightning were just entering overtime at Carolina with Bruce Cassidy and his coaching staff huddled backstage watching. A Tampa win gives the Lightning th…
