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Takeaways: Bruins continue to progress through preseason
September 29, 2023
Many Boston Bruins’ veterans made their preseason debuts Friday night In a more experience-heavy lineup than their previous two contests. Some of the notable familiar names included Brad Marchand, David Pastrnak, Charlie McAvoy, and Hampus Lindholm. “What we expected is kind of what we saw in the first period,” assistant coach Joe Sacco said. “Guys […]
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A glimpse into a new-look Bruins’ top six
September 27, 2023
Even with several spots up for grabs at training camp, the Boston Bruins had a pretty good idea of their personnel within the top six. Indeed, Jim Montgomery and the coaching staff could alter his first and second lines between now and Boston’s season opener against the Chicago Blackhawks on Oct. 11. With opening night […]
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Takeaways: Bruins prospects showcase growth in preseason opener
September 24, 2023
Whether any of the Bruins’ prospects make the leap to the NHL level out of training camp is anyone’s guess. But a trio of future B’s made a good impression on Boston’s preseason opener against the New York Rangers on Sunday. Matthew Poitras (a goal and an assist), Johnny Beecher (one goal) and Brandon Bussi […]
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Brad Marchand ascends to the captaincy
September 20, 2023
At the beginning of his Boston tenure, Brad Marchand stood out as an agitator with a productive scoring touch. Over time, he overcame his “little ball of hate” persona to grow into one of the team’s top leaders and became a bonafide top-tier left winger. While his edgier traits still popped up at times — […]
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“It just feels like home again.” – Milan Lucic on his Boston return
September 8, 2023
The Boston Bruins entered a transition period upon Don Sweeney’s first season as general manager. One of Sweeney’s first transactions came during the 2015 off-season. With two first-round picks intact, the Bruins acquired another opening-round draft pick after sending fan favorite Milan Lucic to the Los Angeles Kings. Lucic spent one year in sunny So. […]
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Bruins taking leadership by committee approach at captains’ practice
September 7, 2023
An initial sign of hockey season began with the first of three captain’s practices commencing at Warrior Ice Arena during an unusually warm early fall day on Tuesday afternoon. As did the first skate of the post-Bergeron/Krejci era of Boston Bruins hockey. The Bruins knew this day would come for the past few seasons. The […]
Read More »After 15 seasons, David Krejci to retire “going down memory lane”
August 15, 2023
The news of David Krejci’s retirement hardly came as a shocker to Bruins fans. Nevertheless, reality struck on Monday as the organization lost another franchise center to father time in three weeks. Krejci – an anchor down the middle for 15 seasons — returned to Boston last summer on a one-year contract following a single-season […]
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Patrice Bergeron goes out on top with “no regrets”
July 26, 2023
At age 37, Patrice Bergeron’s game didn’t decline one bit. The 2003 second-round selection had just captured his sixth Selke Award given to the best two-way forward, tallying 58 points on 27 goals and 31 assists in 58 games. Jim Montgomery didn’t hesitate to deploy Bergeron in pivotal even strength and special teams situations. Bergeron […]
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Bruins’ free agency takeaways: Depth signees highlight Day 1
July 1, 2023
Don Sweeney entered the first day of free agency with a little over $13 million in cap space. The additional space from the Mike Reilly buyout and the trade with the Blackhawks involving Taylor Hall and Nick Foligno wasn’t enough to lure back Dmitry Orlov or Tyler Bertuzzi, two of Boston’s prized acquisitions at last […]
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Connor Bedard says ‘Hawks “will win a lot of games” with Hall and Foligno
June 28, 2023
NASHVILLE — Connor Bedard arrived to great fanfare in the Music City for the NHL Entry Draft. And on Wednesday, he donned the No. 98 Blackhawks sweater for the first time upon arriving on the Bridgestone Arena stage as the top overall pick. Even with the uber-talented Bedard on board, Chicago’s rebuilding stage will continue. […]
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