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What we learned: Habs’ hexes end in convincing shutout win
February 13, 2017
THE GAME on back-to-back Sundays for Boston fans. Last Sunday the Super Bowl. Seven days later, the Bruins’ encounter with archrival Montreal. No better week “end.” Unless they meet in the playoffs, Sunday’s tilt was the last until next year. When you finally shovel your way back to the office, here’s your water-cooler Q No. […]
Read More »Game Day Preview: Bruins vs. Canadiens
February 12, 2017
January 12, 2012. That is the last time the Boston Bruins defeated the hated Montreal Canadiens during a regular season matchup at TD Garden. In that five-year span, the Bruins have lost eight straight on Causeway Street against their historic rivals (not including the 2016 Winter Classic). Tuukka Rask, who gets the start this evening […]
Read More »What we learned: Cassidy changes lead to win
February 11, 2017
Three games in four nights. Three snowstorms in the same span. If Thursday night’s game was any measure of how the Bruins will fare under Bruce Cassidy – and any coincidental adversities outside TD Garden – the weekend set against two Canadian teams will keep The Hub of Hockey basking in the afterglow of last […]
Read More »Peter Cehlarik complimentary in his NHL Debut
Lost in the shuffle of the Claude Julien debacle on Tuesday was another news item: the Bruins recalling Peter Cehlarik. After practicing with the team throughout the week, Chelarik, who had 33 points in 40 games with the Providence Bruins, made his National Hockey League debut on Saturday against the Vancouver Canucks in the B’s […]
Read More »Loui Eriksson adjusting to life in Vancouver
To this day, the Tyler Seguin trade is still an absolute head scratcher. Joe Morrow is the only one remaining from that trade that also included Loui Eriksson, Matt Fraser and Reilly Smith. Morrow has appeared in 65 games with the Bruins since the 2014 trade, with 17 coming this season. There’s no doubt Eriksson […]
Read More »Bruins honor Super Bowl champion Patriots
Just six days ago, the New England Patriots completed a comeback for the ages against the Falcons for their historic fifth Super Bowl win. As New England continues to honor Tom Brady, Bill Belichick and company, the Bruins welcomed the champs to TD Garden for their Saturday matinee against the Canucks. A handful of Patriots, […]
Read More »Game Day Preview: Bruins vs. Canucks
The first game of the Bruce Cassidy era resulted in an up-tempo and efficient Bruins squad that played with a chip on their shoulder in their 6-3 win over the San Jose Sharks. The second game represents another Western Conference foe, the Vancouver Canucks, who come in off an impressive 3-0 win in Columbus. Although […]
Read More »Offensively, Bruins getting the job done
February 10, 2017
More often than not, anytime you score five times in the National Hockey League, you’re going to walk away with two points. Unfortunately for the Bruins, that was not the case Saturday night at TD Garden as they dropped a wild contest 6-5 to the Toronto Maple Leafs. Five days later, this time with the […]
Read More »What we learned: Cassidy’s baptism under blizzard brings the ‘W’
Reminiscent of the lore of the Blizzard of ’78 when thousands of Beanpot fans were stranded at old Garden, Thursday’s whiteout also took on a historic setting for the first game in the new Black and Gold era. For 10 years, Claude Julien rode his ascent to the winningest coach in Bruins’ history and the […]
Read More »With new coach, Bruins adjusting on the fly
February 9, 2017
David Backes is no stranger to seeing coaches fired in the middle of the season. A coaching change was made twice during Backes’ 10 years in St. Louis. In 2009-10, Davis Payne replaced Andy Murray. Two seasons later, Payne was shown the door in place of another recently fired head coach, Ken Hitchcock. The Hitchcock […]
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