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5 things on Don Sweeney’s off-season to do list
May 10, 2018
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 months back on September 7 before rookie camp began. Thursday, it was: “You want to take […]
Read More »Rash of Bruins injuries revealed on breakup day
May 9, 2018
We’re three days removed from the Boston Bruins’ season-ending loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning in Game 5, and the Monday Morning Quarterbacking is still strong. Costly turnovers, breakdowns during 5-on-5 play, a lack of secondary scoring and Brad Marchand licking another human being are just a few things that went wrong for the Black […]
Read More »What we learned: Lightning strikes on the Bruins’ 2017-18 season
May 6, 2018
Unlike their first-round series against the Toronto Maple Leafs where they were on the other end of a three games to one series lead, the Boston Bruins dug themselves too big of a hole against the Tampa Bay Lightning in Round 2. In their first attempt to close out the series, the Lightning overcame David […]
Read More »Who will the Bruins dress for Game 5?
May 5, 2018
The Bruins are now in must-win territory — perhaps earlier than they expected to be. Despite a statement victory in Game 1, the Black and Gold have now lost three straight games to the Tampa Bay Lightning after a 4-3 overtime loss in Game 4. A fourth defeat will send them home for the summer, […]
Read More »Officiating, yet again, rears its ugly head in pivotal moment
“I don’t have anything to say about the officiating,” Charlie McAvoy said moments after the Bruins’ Game 4 overtime loss to the Lightning. McAvoy easily could have vented about the men in stripes, again, after another frustrating night full of head scratching calls and non-calls. After all, McAvoy was on the receiving end of the most […]
Read More »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 the proverbial must-win category. To get by Game 4 with […]
Read More »What will the Bruins’ lineup look like with Ryan Donato in?
May 4, 2018
Bruins fans were hoping to see Ryan Donato in the lineup for Game 7 against the Maple Leafs eight days ago. That didn’t happen, but the decision to re-insert Danton Heinen into the third line — after a Game 6 healthy scratch — was just one Jack Adams worthy decision from Bruce Cassidy during Boston’s […]
Read More »What we learned: Bruins “slow and stubborn” in Game 3 loss
May 3, 2018
Flat. Uninspired. Lethargic. Those three adjectives best describe the Bruins’ Game 3 performance against the Lightning. The only silver lining was Tuukka Rask (33 saves) keeping things close. Now, the Black and Gold trail the best-of-seven series two games to one heading into a pivotal Game 4 Friday night. “We were slow at times, and […]
Read More »No need to panic after Bruins’ Game 3 loss
The postseason is a grind. Ask any Bruin — or any hockey player for that matter — and they’ll likely raise their eyebrows, shrug, and nod in agreement. The potential for 60 minutes or more of hockey almost every other night, paired in between with travel to cities thousands of miles away, makes for a […]
Read More »Game Day Preview: Bruins-Lightning Game 3
May 2, 2018
Splitting the first two games with the Lightning in Tampa wasn’t all that bad for the Boston Bruins. But the Black and Gold know they have to be better as the series shifts to Boston beginning Wednesday night in Game 3. More puck possession and a better start are two areas the Bruins hope to […]
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