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What we learned: Young Bruins ignite red-light barrage
December 19, 2017
Three in four; four in six. That would be the Black and Gold workweek, beginning with the Columbus Blue Jackets Monday night at TD Garden. Twenty-four hours later in Buffalo. Thursday and Saturday back at TD Garden against the Jets and Red Wings. Think young legs are needed? Maybe that’s why Bruce Cassidy benched Jake […]
Read More »A pair of firsts for Charlie McAvoy
It started with a fight and ended with an assist. By the time the final buzzer sounded, Charlie McAvoy notched another pair of firsts. Fifty-three seconds into the third period of Monday’s 7-2 victory over the Columbus Blue Jackets, McAvoy dropped the gloves with Blue Jackets forward Pierre-Luc Dubois in the first career fight for […]
Read More »Game Day Preview: Bruins vs. Blue Jackets
December 18, 2017
The Metro blitz continues. After back to back losses to the Capitals and Rangers, the Bruins host yet another tough Metropolitan Division opponent in the Blue Jackets Monday at TD Garden. The Black and Gold stole a point in Columbus after coming back from 3-0 down in the first meeting of the season back on […]
Read More »Bruins power play sputters early, ties game late
December 16, 2017
Bruce Cassidy did not beat around the bush about the Bruins’ power play issues during Saturday’s 3-2 overtime loss to the New York Rangers. “If you watched the game, clearly we struggled on the power play. I’m not going to hide from that. There were problems getting into the zone and there were problems in […]
Read More »What we learned: Conference struggles continue
Thursday night a 5-3 thumping by the Washington Capitals. Saturday afternoon Round 2 in a three-game set at TD Garden with another beast in the East in the arch-rival New York Rangers. Monday, the Columbus Blue Jackets come to TD Garden. After a slow start, the Rangers caught fire on Halloween, winning 15 in 20 […]
Read More »Searching for extra point, Bruins get caught with too many men
For those that are unaware of some of the unfortunate bounces in the Bruins’ 94-year history, Google “Too many men Bruins.” At the very top of the first page, you’ll see the infamous too many men penalty from the third period of Game 7 of the Bruins-Canadiens Stanley Cup semifinals at the old Montreal Forum […]
Read More »Game Day Preview: Bruins vs. Rangers
This is the part of the schedule where the Bruins don’t get a break. As they begin their third game of their 7-game-in-11 day pre-Christmas break stretch, the caliber of opponents the Bruins isn’t easy, to say the least. Tonight, they go up against a Rangers squad that has won six straight over the Black […]
Read More »Anders Bjork hits the rookie roadblock
December 15, 2017
The ups and downs of a rookie season are rites of passage for NHL players, and Bruins right winger Anders Bjork is no exception. A hard hit to the head from Toronto’s Matt Martin Nov. 11 was the first down for the speedy 21-year-old. Sitting out for the next seven games was next. Even when […]
Read More »What we learned: Caps extend hex
Starting to get that feel-good sense about the Black and Gold just 11 days before Christmas? Nine wins in their last 11 games have Bruce Cassidy’s gang locked into third place in the Atlantic Division. Just a month ago, any playoff hopes were, well, just hopes. Wednesday night, a come-from-behind win in OT at Detroit […]
Read More »Wilson’s takedown of Marchand “unnecessary” says Cassidy
All it took was one shift for Tom Wilson to draw the Bruins attention. The pesky forward exchanged words with the Bruins as he completed his opening shift. It was much of the same for the remainder of the night between Wilson and the Bruins. Any time another team’s player goes about agitating ways, whether […]
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