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What we learned: Bruins edge Devils in Stafford’s debut
March 5, 2017
Get out your pencil and circle the 18 games left in the regular season in the should-get-two-points variety. Seven are against teams currently not among the top eight in each conference. Starting with the New Jersey Devils, languishing at third-worst in the Eastern Conference into Saturday night’s encounter at TD Garden. The Devils, however, no […]
Read More »Bruins resilient in hard fought victory
With where the Bruins currently sit in the Atlantic Division standings, and the number of teams knocking on their door, Bruce Cassidy’s club cannot afford to leave points on the table against teams like the New Jersey Devils. Despite Jersey’s recent run of success on the road — 8-2-1 in their last 11 games away […]
Read More »Bruins get their own version of a Stafford ‘loan’
March 4, 2017
As he arrived in Boston on Thursday from Winnipeg, Drew Stafford was looking forward to a new opportunity. An opportunity that may only last a few months. With a pair of practices under his belt in a short 48-hour span, Stafford made his debut in Black and Gold Saturday night against the Devils. The former […]
Read More »Game Day Preview: Bruins vs. Devils
Thanks to Toronto’s loss to Anaheim Friday night, the Bruins will keep their third place spot intact at least until the Maple Leafs next game on Tuesday against the Red Wings. On Saturday, the Black and Gold will look to help their own cause in the tight Eastern Conference Playoff race when they host the […]
Read More »What we learned: Playoff-type game – advantage Rangers
March 3, 2017
March 2. Game No. 64. Eighteen left; 11 at TD Garden. Thursday night, the New York Rangers in town for the first official matchup in the push to postseason play. Yeah, the two wins against the San Jose Sharks since Bruce Cassidy took over were impressive. Ok, the win over the reeling Montreal Canadiens on […]
Read More »Late interference call caps off B’s frustrating night vs. Lundqvist
No human being is expected to leap over tall structures like the Prudential Tower or Empire State Building, including David Backes. At least it seemed that way to Backes when trying to avoid contact with Henrik Lundqvist at a pivotal point of Thursday’s anticipated Bruins-Rangers showdown. Trailing 2-1 and with momentum on their side with […]
Read More »Trade Deadline proves Sweeney’s trust in Bruins locker room
March 2, 2017
Without shaking up the roster, Don Sweeney did two things on deadline day. The first was keeping his future assets like Charlie McAvoy and Jakub Forsbaca-Karlsson in the pipeline. The second – and in the short term most important – thing was proving his trust to the players in the Bruins locker room. That theory […]
Read More »Game Day Preview: Bruins vs. Rangers
With the trade deadline officially over, the Bruins have opted to keep the roster intact while making a minor move in acquiring Drew Stafford from the Winnipeg Jets. With Don Sweeney giving Bruce Cassidy and the rest of the team a vote of confidence, the B’s turn their attention to another red-hot team of late, […]
Read More »Don Sweeney gives Bruce Cassidy stamp of approval
When Claude Julien was fired days after the Bruins ugly 6-5 loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs on February 4, Bruce Cassidy was named interim head coach. No disrespect to Cassidy, but he was given the promotion because at the time there was no better choice out there. Sure, Cassidy may have been a consideration […]
Read More »Sweeney makes minor upgrade, keeps future intact
March 1, 2017
For the second straight year, Don Sweeney opted to make a minor upgrade to his club in hopes of returning to the postseason. As first reported by ESPN’s Pierre LeBrun moments after the NHL’s trade season officially came to a close, the Bruins announced that they acquired Drew Stafford, who is in the final year […]
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