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A night after Cassidy’s comments, Bruins blue-line provides the spark
November 17, 2017
LOS ANGELES — It appears the Bruins got the message from a blunt Bruce Cassidy following Wednesday’s 4-2 loss to the Ducks on the other side of the Freeway. In particular, the Bruins defense heard Cassidy’s honest, but brutal message from the night before loud and clear. “Other than Charlie [McAvoy], these guys have played […]
Read More »Little room for error with these Bruins
November 16, 2017
ANAHEIM, Calif. — Even with a healthy lineup, the margin of error in the National Hockey League is thin. One mistake and a team is chasing. Even if they respond after giving up a goal or two, they can still find themselves behind the proverbial 8-ball. For the injury-plagued Boston Bruins, that margin of error […]
Read More »Game Day Preview: Bruins at Ducks
November 15, 2017
ANAHEIM, Calif. — A couple of weeks ago, the Bruins eeked out a 2-1 win over the Vegas Golden Knights. Both teams had their share of injuries heading into their second ever matchup at TD Garden. A similar storyline awaits the injury-plagued Black and Gold – without Brad Marchand, Anders Bjork, David Krejci, Adam McQuaid, […]
Read More »Injured Bruins stagger west
November 13, 2017
Monday morning practice at Warrior Arena a picture of fragmented pieces on the ice. It ended with Bruce Cassidy’s press conference and a final question about what Wednesday’s lineup might look like in Anaheim. After 10 minutes about patchwork lineups, he said with necessary humor: “Ryan Spooner is out!” The upcoming four-game sweep across southern […]
Read More »What we learned: Second verse same as the first
November 12, 2017
The back end of a home-and-home affair. Friday night in Toronto a 3-2 overtime loss. Saturday night back at TD Garden where the Bruins were 5-2-2 and 6-5-4 overall. More than teetering at the .500 mark 15 games in are two glaring facts. First, the Bruins yet to win two consecutive regulation games. Second, the […]
Read More »Brandon Carlo admits to being the “Achilles heel”
It’s just like a Homeric poem. To this point, the Boston Bruins 2017-18 season has been a bit of an odyssey. By his own admission, Brandon Carlo played the role of Achilles on Saturday night. The Bruins had it tough during their 4-1 loss to Toronto – their second in as many nights to the […]
Read More »Injury-plagued Bruins shooting themselves in the foot
November 11, 2017
Any player or coach will tell you that injuries are part of the game. Some teams that deal with the injury bug can overcome missing players. Other squads might tread water or find the task too tall to overcome without key members of the roster. Right now, without the likes of David Krejci, David Backes, […]
Read More »What we learned: Bruins suffer tough loss in Toronto
November 10, 2017
Entering the road portion of their home and home with the Toronto Maple Leafs, the Bruins got some good news north of the border as both Brad Marchand and Noel Acciari returned from injury. The Bruins also lucked out as the Leafs were without star forward Auston Matthews who missed his second straight game with […]
Read More »Game Day Preview: Bruins at Maple Leafs
It’s not a full lineup by any means, and they won’t have that for quite some time, but the Boston Bruins are getting some healthy bodies back for Friday’s game against the rival Toronto Maple Leafs. Fresh off their 4-2 loss to the Rangers in New York on Wednesday, the Bruins will likely have both […]
Read More »What we learned: A local product transforms into a ‘Bruins Killer’
November 8, 2017
Over a month into the 2017-18 season and the Boston Bruins are still looking for back to back wins. That feat will have to wait, once again, as the injury-plagued Bruins, despite playing well enough in the second and third periods, couldn’t overcome a sloppy opening 20 minutes against the New York Rangers at Madison […]
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