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Bruins acquire Nick Holden from Rangers
February 20, 2018
It might not be the move Bruins fans were hoping in a trade with the Rangers, but Don Sweeney added a little insurance to the blue-line Tuesday morning. In a minor deal, the Bruins acquired defenseman Nick Holden from New York in exchange for Rob O’Gara and a 2018 third-round draft pick. Acquired by the […]
Read More »What we learned: Bruins bounce back after Vancouver letdown
February 19, 2018
If you caught Monday afternoon’s contest with the Calgary Flames, you surely were entertained. After their most lopsided loss of the season in Vancouver Saturday night, the Bruins bounced back Monday with an impressive 2-1 overtime victory. Following Saturday’s letdown, the Bruins needed a better effort in their second of five straight on the road. […]
Read More »Game Day Preview: Bruins at Flames
As good as the Bruins have been in 2017-18, they were on the wrong side of the fence in their ugly 6-1 showing in Vancouver Saturday night. Less than 48 hours later — in Game 2 of their five-game road trip — the Black and Gold hope to avoid losing two straight since December when […]
Read More »What we learned: An ugly start to the road trip
February 18, 2018
If their ugly 6-1 loss to the Canucks Saturday night was any indication, the Bruins may need to acquire defensive help sooner rather than later. Or one could just chalk it up as a rare lapse in judgment on the back end. In an unusual stinker, the Black and Gold, despite outshooting the Canucks 45-24, […]
Read More »Game Night Preview: Bruins at Canucks
February 17, 2018
Twenty-seven games remain for the Boston Bruins, but their tests are about to get a little tougher as the Feb. 26 Trade Deadline approaches. Entering Saturday trailing the league-leading Tampa Bay Lightning by three points, the Black and Gold begin their five-game road trip Saturday night against an improved, but still rebuilding Canucks squad. Unlike […]
Read More »Trying to make sense of the Ryan McDonagh trade chatter
In nine days, the National Hockey League will close its trading season for the remainder of the 2017-18 campaign. By 3 p.m. — or soon after when all the trades are officially announced — the buyers hope to add a key cog or two to increase their Stanley Cup aspirations, while the sellers try to […]
Read More »Bruins’ toughest tests to come in jam-packed last leg
February 15, 2018
The 2017-18 Bruins have played 55 games. That’s the second-fewest of any NHL team, and David Krejci knows it. Of course, the 11-year veteran also knows what’s ahead: a schedule jam-packed with a Canadian road trip, then at least a game every other day until the regular season ends. His approach won’t change. “It comes […]
Read More »1977-78 team stands alone in Bruins lore
February 14, 2018
(Video by Peter Manderino, Bruins Daily) Call them the “20-Karat Goal Club,” standard bearers of the record for 20-plus goal scorers in a single season in NHL history. Those 11 members of the 1977-78 Bruins roster with 20-plus goals each were honored prior to the team’s game against the Calgary Flames Tuesday night. “Very difficult […]
Read More »Pastrnak’s third-line demotion is a reminder, not a dog house
Bruce Cassidy was clearly joking when he called his own decision a “stroke of genius, huh?!” after the Bruins’ 5-2 win over the Flames on Tuesday night. The decision — swapping in David Backes for David Pastrnak on his prolific first line — was a tough call that absolutely shifted the momentum of the game. […]
Read More »What we learned: Bergeron stays hot as Bruins extinguish Flames
With the 1977-78 Boston Bruins being honored for their historic achievement of having a league-record 11 20-goal scorers, the current core of Black and Gold were looking to leave a good impression against the Calgary Flames Tuesday night. It took them a little while, but the B’s found their groove against a pesky Flames squad. […]
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