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Addressing the Bruins backup goaltending situation
December 16, 2016
“Tough call, eh?” Those were the three words stated by Claude Julien when I asked him about whether or not Anton Khudobin will be the starter in Thursday’s game against his former team, the Anaheim Ducks. In theory, the decision seemed easy enough in context for Julien. On the second game of another back-to-back and […]
Read More »What we learned: Wild swings and two-goal lead go for naught
Go figure. In the last four contests, the Black and Gold lose two games last week to the lowest rung of the NHL ladder in Colorado and Toronto – both at home. This week, they beat the best team in the league and historic archrival Montreal, and then push the defending Stanley Cup Pittsburgh Penguins […]
Read More »Game Day Preview: Bruins vs. Ducks
December 15, 2016
Getting one point in their last two games against the Canadiens and Penguins would have been a pretty decent accomplishment in and of itself for the Boston Bruins – especially coming off back to back losses against the lowly Avalanche and Maple Leafs. Earning three of a possible four points, the Bruins have at least […]
Read More »Dream comes true for Charlestown’s Matt Grzelcyk
December 14, 2016
PITTSBURGH- Growing up Matt Grzelcyk spent a lot of time around TD Garden. Born and raised next door in Charlestown, Grzelcyk lived just a stone’s throw away from the home of the Boston Bruins. Matt’s father, John Grzelcyk, remains a member of the TD Garden bull gang. As a child, Matt Grzelcyk shared the dream of […]
Read More »Game Day Preview: Bruins at Penguins
In one of the more physical and entertaining games of the 2016-17 season, the Bruins snapped their three-game losing streak with a 2-1 win over the Canadiens on a night where Claude Julien gave his team some much-needed line changes. Things won’t get any easier for the Black and Gold, however, as they finish their […]
Read More »No discipline for Torey Krug after hit on Andrew Shaw
December 13, 2016
On a night where the Bruins and Canadiens were far from civil compared to previous meetings, the last thing Torey Krug now has to worry about is the league reviewing a particular circumstance. As first tweeted by Chris Johnston of SportsNet, the NHL Player Safety Department will not discipline Krug for his hit on Andrew […]
Read More »What we learned: Two goals stand up in customary nail biter vs. Habs
Game No. 30 of the season. That worn fact front and center Monday at the Bell Centre in Game 3 of the four-game season set with the Bruins’ No. 1 nemesis. Twenty of 29 games in the books with the Black and Gold scoring a measly two or fewer goals. Four of six in December; […]
Read More »Game Day Preview: Bruins at Canadiens
December 12, 2016
In desperate need of offense, head coach Claude Julien is switching things up. The Bruins head into tonight’s matchup with the Atlantic Division leading Montreal Canadiens having scored three goals in their last two games against two of the worst defenses in the league in the Colorado Avalanche and Toronto Maple Leafs. They sit tied […]
Read More »Bruins line changes come at inevitable time
December 11, 2016
BRIGHTON — Three goals in two games. A problem for a team under any circumstance. For the Boston Bruins, that problem is magnified to a different degree after back to back losses to two of the worst defensive teams in the league – let alone two teams in the bottom of the standings – against the […]
Read More »What we learned: Lack of “O” becoming offensive
Some 20 of 29 and counting – the number of games in which the Boston Bruins have scored two or fewer goals this season. Thursday, a 4-2 stinker in losing to the NHL-worse Colorado Avalanche at home. Saturday night, last in the Atlantic Division Toronto Maple Leafs were in town. “Start on time, execute well […]
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