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What we learned: A very bad night, indeed
December 21, 2016
‘Twas the last home game before Christmas And all through the packed Garden House, Bruins’ faithful stirring for an easy-win douse. Prepped daily by Claude for a plus-.500 home mark, Maybe St. Nicholas delivers Tuesday at the 10:00 pm mark. NESN viewers ready, all snug and well fed, Visions of a two-goal win in many […]
Read More »Cellar dwellers having their way with Bruins at TD Garden
TD Garden is supposed to be a house of horrors for opposing teams, but over the course of the past two seasons, it’s been more of a fun house for visiting clubs. The Bruins entered Tuesday’s contest with the New York Islanders with just eight wins on home ice, eighth fewest in all the National […]
Read More »Homecoming for Boston boys
December 20, 2016
They are at polar opposites in paydays, but not in production. Tuesday night, former Bruins’ defensemen Dennis Seidenberg and Johnny Boychuk will be side by side once again on the TD Garden blue line. But adorned in orange and blue – not black and gold after hoisting Lord Stanley together in 2011. Boychuk, the beloved […]
Read More »Game Day Preview: Bruins vs. Islanders
Notching points against teams in the bottom of the standings is something that every team hopes to take advantage of, especially at home. Over the last few years, that hasn’t been the case for the Boston Bruins. The alarming trend is carrying over into 2016-17. Last week alone, their losses to the lowly Avalanche and […]
Read More »Now or never for Jimmy Hayes
Most would agree that, so far, it has not been the ideal homecoming for Bruins forward and Dorchester’s own Jimmy Hayes. With 13-16-29 totals and a -12 rating in 75 games a season ago, things have taken an even further downturn for Hayes, registering only two points, both goals, for the B’s this season. The […]
Read More »Frank Vatrano on verge of early Christmas present
December 19, 2016
BRIGHTON — Having encountered physical and mental hurdles during his road to recovering from a foot injury sustained during an off-ice session at training camp, an early Christmas present couldn’t come soon enough for Frank Vatrano. Instead of having his stocking filled with pucks from games he scored in, Vatrano instead went through a period of rehab, […]
Read More »What we learned: One goal and one-goal affair favors Bruins
December 18, 2016
Claude Julien’s sentiments before Thursday night’s game vs. Anaheim about the persistent plethora of one-goal outcomes: “The win is what matters. If it means they’re one goal games all the time as far as 2-1, 3-2, 4-3, if we’re going to be on the winning side of it, it’s still the same two points as […]
Read More »All about consistency with Colin Miller
As the Bruins look for stability on their blue-line, Colin Miller is hoping to remain a stable presence on the back end. Over the last two games, he is giving head coach Claude Julien a reason to keep him in the defensive rotation. “Well, today and last game I really thought Colin has really played […]
Read More »Bruins home allergies gettinng more contagious
Until they improve their record at TD Garden, the Bruins will continue to use repetitive buzzwords like “we want to be tough to play against in front of our home crowd” or “we want to give our fans something to cheer for.” Don’t believe me? Well, the old cliches were thrown around again in the […]
Read More »David Pastrnak day to day following elbow procedure
December 17, 2016
It appears that “Popeye elbow” has caught on with the Boston Bruins in 2016-17. A month after David Backes underwent the same procedure, David Pastrnak joined his fellow teammate as the two Black and Gold members to remove an olecranon bursa. The Bruins’ leading goal-scorer is considered day to day and will likely miss the […]
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