Daily links: State of the Bruins edition
Good afternoon and welcome to the first edition of the daily links for the upcoming 2011-12 season. Here’s a look at the latest Bruins and league news throughout the Internets… News from The Hub… Tonight, the Black and Gold will add…
Bad call booing Wideman
A name now synonymous in the Hub for turnover specialist and team’s scapegoat, Dennis Wideman received an unnecessary ‘welcome’ from the fans of his former city. A city that keeps its players under a microscope – in all major spor…
Bruins lineup in Rochester, N.Y.; Wideman, Bitz in for FLA
As posted by Kevin Oklobzija on the Rochester Democrat and Chronicle a couple of hours ago, the Boston Bruins vs. Florida Panthers lineups should look something like this tonight inside the Blue Cross Arena: Forward Milan Lucic–David KrejciR…
Five reasons to like the Horton trade
The trade: Boston sends defenseman Dennis Wideman, the 15th overall pick this Friday, and their third-round pick in 2011 to Florida in exchange for center Gregory Campbell and right-winger Nathan Horton. After swirling this trade around in my head ov…
Boston Bruins report card: No. 6 Dennis Wideman
Name: Dennis Wideman Position: Defense Age: 26 Height: 6’0″ Weight: 196 Shoots: Right Status: $3,937,500 cap-hit through 2011-12 season 2009-10 Defensive partners: (dobberhockey.com) Playoffs, EV: 55.87% w/ Matt Hunwick Playoffs, PP: 72.3…
Bruins’ costly turnovers primarily to blame
The “giveaway” and “takeaway” stats in the NHL are tricky. NHL monitors in certain cities have different criteria for what merits a giveaway or a takeaway — all depending on the individual. Some stingy. Some biased. Last…
