;
Taylor Hall returns to Boston on a 4-year deal
July 23, 2021
Taylor Hall’s play fizzled out a bit in the second-round loss to the New York Islanders. Before that dissapointing finish, the 2010 top overall pick made a solid initial impression with the Boston Bruins after arriving from Buffalo at the trade deadline. Hall wanted to stay in Boston for the long-term. General manager Don Sweeney […]
Read More »
Jeremy Lauzon Seattle bound; Taylor Hall reportedly close to signing new deal
July 21, 2021
The pomp and circumstance surrounding the Seattle Kraken’s inaugural roster felt subdued as leaks found their way on social media. Come Wednesday evening; the Expansion Draft event became a proverbial hype machine with the likes of Shawn Kemp, Marshawn Lynch, Sue Bird and even an octopus announcing selections for the NHL’s 32nd franchise. Much like […]
Read More »
Final projections for Bruins’ Expansion Draft protection list
July 13, 2021
The 30 NHL teams who fell short in 2021 enter an intriguing off-season with their own question marks. Some teams, like the Buffalo Sabres, hope to put a plan in place for future success in their seemingly never-ending rebuild. Others, such as the Boston Bruins, aim to upgrade their roster for one more Stanley Cup […]
Read More »
4 crucial items on Don Sweeney’s off-season to-do list
June 17, 2021
Nostalgia kicked in on Tuesday as the Boston Bruins celebrated the 10th anniversary of their latest Stanley Cup triumph. Now here we are 3,650-plus days later. The Bruins endured close calls in the Cup Final in 2013 against the high-octane Chicago Blackhawks and again six years later, falling in a bitter Game 7 loss to […]
Read More »
On Tuukka Rask’s future and the never-ending hot takes
June 11, 2021
Tuukka Rask played most of his 2021 season with a torn labrum. He labored through the pain during two intense playoff series with the Washington Capitals and the New York Islanders. Yet, some deemed Rask’s competitiveness as selfishness. These are the same deniers who didn’t give Rask the benefit of the doubt for leaving the […]
Read More »
What we learned: Is the Bruins Stanley Cup window closed?
June 9, 2021
Another off-season of uncertainty awaits for the Boston Bruins. This season-ender didn’t come in a bitter Game 7 Stanley Cup Final loss or a nail-biting overtime affair. Instead, it came with the Bruins putting forth their worst effort of the series against an opportunistic New York Islanders bunch. It didn’t matter if the Bruins faced […]
Read More »
Have the officials and the Islanders poked the bear?
June 8, 2021
The higher-ups at the National Hockey League have dented the wallets of a handful of Boston Bruins personnel during their second-round series against the New York Islanders. They handed out their largest amount of fines on Tuesday: $25,000 for Bruce Cassidy after he sounded off on the head-scratching officiating in Game 5 and $5,000 for […]
Read More »
What we learned: Officiating, goaltending and penalty kill woes highlight Game 5 loss to Islanders
The Boston Bruins had significant chances to extend their 1-0 lead in Game 5 after David Pastrnak’s wicked one-timer found its way past Semyon Varlamov. They didn’t. As it turned out, the Bruins battled two teams on the ice, an opportunistic Islanders bunch and another head-scratching officiating crew. Bruce Cassidy watched as his struggling penalty […]
Read More »
Is one change enough for the Bruins’ bottom-six?
June 7, 2021
Bruce Cassidy hinted at potential lineup changes the morning after the Bruins’ 4-1 loss to the Islanders in Game 4. Specifically, he discussed the struggling bottom-six. Nick Ritchie has hit his roughest patch of the season. Jake DeBrusk’s inconsistent season reared its ugly head in a defensive breakdown of Mat Barzal’s go-ahead goal on Saturday. […]
Read More »
What we learned: Frustration mounts for Bruins in Game 4 loss to Islanders
June 6, 2021
The Boston Bruins didn’t develop as many quality scoring chances against a physical New York Islanders bunch in Game 4 Saturday night. Even when they did, Bruce Cassidy’s squad failed to convert on significant opportunities aside from David Krejci’s second-period power-play marker. Tuukka Rask did all he could in net to keep Boston’s chances alive. […]
Read More »