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Charlie McAvoy exits Bruins-Habs game with lower-body injury
March 3, 2018
As if things weren’t hard enough with Patrice Bergeron out of the lineup, the Bruins may have another significant injury to deal with. Just 37 seconds into Saturday’s matchup with the Canadiens at TD Garden, Charlie McAvoy was slashed by Canadiens forward Brendan Gallagher in the defending end and hobbled his way down the tunnel. […]
Read More »Brian Gionta leaves good first impression in Boston debut
March 2, 2018
First impressions are all too important these days. But making a good first impression is exactly what Brian Gionta did Thursday night in the Bruins 8-4 beatdown of the defending Stanley Cup champion Pittsburgh Penguins. “Again, as advertised, quick, still got good legs, great in front of the net,” head coach Bruce Cassidy said about […]
Read More »What we learned: Bruins topple Penguins in wild win
There’s a chance that if you watched Thursday’s 8-4 victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins, you may have seen something you’ve never seen before. Eight combined first period goals, a Zdeno Chara fight, a David Krejci hat trick, and three goals on the Bruins’ first five shots were just a handful of highlights from Boston’s second […]
Read More »Deadline quartet making themselves at home
To anyone that thought the Bruins locker room chemistry would take a hit after adding Rick Nash, Brian Gionta, Nick Holden and Tommy Wingels during the trade deadline period, they’ve been sorely mistaken. Not only have the deadline quartet been fitting in with their new teammates away from the rink, but they’ve quickly made themselves […]
Read More »Game Day Preview: Bruins vs. Penguins
March 1, 2018
A pair of trade deadline acquisitions, Rick Nash and Tommy Wingels sparked the Boston Bruins in their come from behind victory over the Carolina Hurricanes Tuesday night. Another pair of newcomers, Brian Gionta and Nick Holden, will make their debuts 48 hours later as the B’s welcome the red-hot Pittsburgh Penguins to TD Garden in […]
Read More »Josh Hennessy relishing in de facto leader role
Josh Hennessy has given the phrase “been around the block a few times” a whole new meaning throughout his 13-year pro hockey career. Starting with the Cleveland Barons in 2005, then the American Hockey League affiliate of the San Jose Sharks, the 33-year-old — born in Brockton and raised in Rockland — had an additional […]
Read More »What we learned: New additions key Bruins OT win
February 28, 2018
After a five-game road trip last week leading up to Monday’s trade deadline, the Bruins returned to TD Garden Tuesday night against the Carolina Hurricanes looking a bit different from the gang that ran the table from December to mid-February. Departing via general manager Don Sweeney’s wheeling and dealing were Ryan Spooner, Matt Beleskey and […]
Read More »Filling in for Bergeron, Riley Nash does his part
No one on the Bruins roster can completely fill Patrice Bergeron’s shoes. One can only try to make up for at least some of what the Bruins have lost in his absence. On Tuesday, Riley Nash did just that. In the first game since confirmation that the four-time Selkie award winner would miss a minimum […]
Read More »Patrice Bergeron out at least two weeks with small foot fracture
February 27, 2018
Bruins fans were holding their breath when Patrice Bergeron left the Air Canada Centre Saturday with a walking boot on his left foot. They breathed a sigh of relief the very next day when he was in the lineup against the Sabres in Buffalo less than 24 hours later. That, along with Rick Nash’s debut, […]
Read More »Putting Don Sweeney’s trade deadline in perspective
February 26, 2018
Don Sweeney made his most notable trade deadline transaction to date 24 hours ago when he acquired Rick Nash from the New York Rangers. His other transactions were also noteworthy in a busy trade deadline period. Sure, the Rick Nash haul cost them a talented defensive prospect in Ryan Lindgren, a 2018 first round pick […]
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