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Claude Julien releases statement
February 9, 2017
Any coach who loses his job will tell you that it’s a tough pill to swallow, especially before the end of a regular season. Now that the reality has sunk in for Claude Julien after Tuesday’s unceremonious announcement of his firing, the now former Bruins bench boss will unquestionably be looking towards his future. But […]
Read More »Bruce Cassidy not here to “reinvent the wheel”
February 8, 2017
If you’re expecting a completely different style of play when the Bruins take to the ice Thursday night for the first time under Bruce Cassidy, you better think again. “We’re not going to reinvent the wheel system-wise. I thought there’s a lot of good things in place,” Cassidy said Tuesday where he met the media […]
Read More »Where do the Bruins go from here?
February 7, 2017
On a day where New Englanders woke up ready to celebrate their now five-time Super Bowl Champion New England Patriots with a parade through the streets of Boston, just a few miles away from the parade route, another Boston-based team was certainly doing no celebrating. Tuesday morning the Bruins announced that head coach Claude Julien […]
Read More »Management’s mishandling of Julien turns into a PR nightmare
He was a puppet on a string for the last few seasons trying to make the most out of asset and personnel mismanagement by the front office. As a result, Claude Julien wound up being the scapegoat. All while the Patriots were parading through Boston celebrating their fifth Super Bowl win in front of nearly […]
Read More »The inevitable has arrived: Bruins fire Claude Julien
On a day where the Patriots are celebrating their fifth Super Bowl win, the Bruins have decided to dump a news item hoping that few in Boston will notice. It’s a pretty important news item too. Just moments ago, the Bruins sent a press release announcing the firing of head coach Claude Julien after 10 […]
Read More »What we learned: Saturday night was all right (again) for Toronto
February 5, 2017
Now they begin to really count. Two months left in the regular season. First home game in February. Twenty-seven to go after Saturday night’s affair vs. conference rival Toronto, one of the teams the Bruins must finish ahead of to play after Game 82. The home slate at 12-12-0. Five days off until Joe Thornton’s […]
Read More »It was 4-1, but it wasn’t a Bruins comeback
February 4, 2017
Stop me if you’ve heard this before: the Toronto Maple Leafs had a three-goal lead on the Boston Bruins. A 4-1 lead to be exact at TD Garden. Four notable differences from Saturday’s outcome and that memorable Game 7 night in 2013. One: Tuukka Rask, starting his 12th straight game, was pulled after allowing the […]
Read More »Game Day Preview: Bruins vs. Maple Leafs
As each game becomes more important for the Boston Bruins, the stakes in Saturday’s game against the Maple Leafs are pretty high. Although they come in losers of three straight, the Leafs, who have five games in hand on the B’s, should feel pretty good about themselves having beaten the Black and Gold in both […]
Read More »Brad Marchand named LGBTQ ambassador
February 3, 2017
Partnering with organizations like You Can Play, the National Hockey League has been pretty open-minded in supporting and protecting the LGBTQ community. In its effort to continue to spread awareness, the league recently announced its first 30 LGBTQ ambassadors earlier this week. One of those names includes the Bruins’ own Brad Marchand. “When I was […]
Read More »Bergeron day-to-day while Rask takes maintenance day
The bad news? The Bruins missed two familiar faces during Friday’s practice at Warrior Ice Arena. But the announcement of Patrice Bergeron and Tuukka Rask’s status could have been worse. Prior to practice, the team announced that Bergeron will be day-to-day with a lower-body injury. The Bruins assistant captain left Wednesday’s game against the Capitals […]
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