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Brad Marchand explains why this year’s Leafs are built ‘different’

April 23, 2024

A handful of Bruins remain from the last playoff meeting with the Maple Leafs in 2019. But only one is left standing from the first Boston-Toronto matchup 11 years ago. Brad Marchand had already achieved a hockey player’s dream of hoisting the Stanley Cup when the Bruins met the Leafs in 2013. Little did he […]

Takeaways: Bruins not second-guessing Ullmark decision after Game 2 loss

April 22, 2024

In the beginning, Game 1 resembled similarities to Game 2. The trends began with speculation around Boston’s starter in net and continued with William Nylander’s status.  But even without one of the cogs from Toronto’s core five, the Leafs compiled multiple quality looks against Linus Ullmark throughout Monday’s tilt. They eventually took advantage of a […]

How Pat Maroon’s contagious energy resonates with his new club

April 21, 2024

The Boston Bruins addressed their physical and net-front needs at the trade deadline. In doing so, they received an added caveat with one of their newcomers. Pat Maroon arrived from Minnesota with three championship rings to his credit during his time with St. Louis and Tampa Bay. But the veteran winger had to wait patiently […]

Takeaways: Jeremy Swayman shines as another goaltending decision awaits

Jim Montgomery kept a passionate fanbase on edge regarding the Game 1 starter in net. But by the end, 17,850 of the Causeway faithful stood in unison to celebrate a 5-1 victory. Jeremy Swayman stopped all but one of the 36 shots he faced, allowing his only marker early in the third on David Kampf’s […]

Keys to a Bruins first-round series win over the Maple Leafs

April 19, 2024

For the first time in five seasons, a pair of Original Six foes will renew acquaintances in the first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Amid a transitional season, the Bruins swept the regular season series over the high-octane Leafs. In fact, Jim Montgomery’s club came out victorious in each of the last seven meetings […]

3 reasons for optimism and concern for a potential Bruins playoff run

April 18, 2024

A year after a record-breaking regular season and a bitter first-round exit, the Boston Bruins made decent use of a transitional roster to finish second in the Atlantic Division. As another first-round matchup with the Toronto Maple Leafs approaches, Bruins fans have their share of causes for optimism and concern for a potential deep run. […]

Takeaways: Another Bruins-Maple Leafs series awaits.

April 16, 2024

The first 82 are now a distant memory. The next goal for the Boston Bruins: 16 postseason victories. Jim Montgomery’s club secured their first-round matchup with the Toronto Maple Leafs following Tuesday’s 3-1 loss to the Ottawa Senators. Here’s what we learned from Boston’s regular-season finale. Another first-round matchup with the Maple Leafs awaits. The […]

Takeaways: Bruins experience drop-off against desperate Capitals

April 15, 2024

Ideally, the Boston Bruins should avoid a first-round matchup with the Tampa Bay Lightning. And judging from Monday’s outing against a desperate Washington Capitals squad, the Bruins lived up to that development. Jeremy Swayman bounced back in likely his final start of the regular season. But the turnover-prone Bruins were in coasting mode from the […]

4 developments to watch as the Bruins close out their 2023-24 regular season.

April 13, 2024

Come next weekend, the Boston Bruins will put the finishing touches on their Round 1 preparations. But they enter the final weekend of the 2023-24 regular season without a clear indication of their potential playoff opponents. The Bruins enter Saturday’s tilt in Pittsburgh a mere one point in front of the Panthers in the Atlantic […]

Bruins-Hurricanes: what we learned from Boston’s sloppy loss

April 10, 2024

For the last month, the Boston Bruins acquainted themselves with the playoff-like grind accordingly. Over the last two weeks, in particular, Jim Montgomery’s club earned victories through various means against teams fighting for playoff positioning. But they also endured some hiccups and setbacks against some of the heavier squads they’ve faced during the last month. […]