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Marchand, Spooner, and Backes fit right in during returns
November 30, 2017
“He hasn’t missed a beat tonight in his return,” Kenny Albert said of Brad Marchand while doing the play-by-play for NBC Sports Network’s Wednesday Night Rivalry. “You can say he’s been the best forward so far,” said Mike Milbury, Albert’s partner in the booth. Marchand took part in his first game back after missing the […]
Read More »What we learned: Bruins weather Lightning
“Speaking of injuries,” Bruce Cassidy said with postgame glee, “we didn’t have any tonight, so we’ll have 10 extra minutes tonight to talk about the game.” Indeed, a rarity in the Hub of Hockey, while the revolving door of injured players keeps, well, revolving. David Krejci, Jake DeBrusk and Anders Bjork out Wednesday. Bjork’s last […]
Read More »Bruce Cassidy makes right call with Tuukka Rask
It didn’t matter how pretty or how ugly. It didn’t matter how easy or how difficult. All that mattered was that in front of Tuukka Rask, the Bruins played well and in playing well, translated that into two points. They did both. After Sunday’s tough loss to the Edmonton Oilers, a game that marked Rask’s […]
Read More »No situation too big for Charlie McAvoy
Of all the rookies to don the Black and Gold this season, Charlie McAvoy by far and away is making the most noise. Picking up right where he left off from his debut in the first round series against the Ottawa Senators in the spring, McAvoy has solidified himself as Zdeno Chara’s defensive partner on […]
Read More »Game Day Preview: Bruins vs. Lightning
November 29, 2017
Bruce Cassidy will need more contributors and fewer passengers against the league’s best. Just when the Bruins are able to get healthy bodies back, they still can’t fully escape the injury bug. That makes Wednesday’s contest against the league-leading Tampa Bay Lightning even tougher. The good news is Brad Marchand (upper body), Ryan Spooner (undisclosed) […]
Read More »Another day in the Bruins goaltending controversy saga
November 28, 2017
On Wednesday, the Bruins welcome the best team in the league, the Tampa Bay Lightning. The biggest question for Bruce Cassidy – until someone proves they can solidify the top spot – is who he’ll start in net: Anton Khudobin or Tuukka Rask? That decision will be made on Wednesday by Cassidy. But the Bruins […]
Read More »What we learned: Oilers barrel over Bruins
November 27, 2017
Raise your hand if, just a week ago, you had visions of a five-game Black-and-Gold win streak to end the Thanksgiving weekend. Or that the Edmonton Oilers with the best player on the planet – that came within a game of playing for Lord Stanley in the Western Final last spring – would have four […]
Read More »The kids are (still) all right
November 25, 2017
The beat goes on for the Bruins’ young guns. While most Bruins fans knew that the team’s young stars were going to play a huge role this season, very few of them may have expected this kind of production. And yet, here we are still talking about those youngsters. The up-and-coming talent was on display […]
Read More »Tuukka Rask gets the nod vs. Oilers
Call this another turn in the goaltending saga on your own accord, but it was inevitable that Tuukka Rask would get another start before the month of November came to a close. In the midst of a four-game win streak, all of which saw Anton Khudobin perform solidly – if not spectacularly – Bruce Cassidy […]
Read More »What we learned: Bruins get good Black Friday deal in 4-3 win
November 24, 2017
Black Friday for the masses. Among the TD Garden 17,565, across the Hub of Hockey and well beyond on a national NBC audience, however, one of Black-and-Gold. The Boston Bruins with a few deals going into their matchup with the two-time defending Stanley Cup champion Pittsburgh Penguins. One good deal: The Pens without their second-leading […]
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