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What We Learned: Lightning easily roll past Bruins in Game 3
August 27, 2020
After opening the series with a win, the Boston Bruins are now trailing the Tampa Bay Lightning 2-1 following two losses in less than 48 hours. The Lightning put their stamp on the series with a demoralizing 7-1 rout of the Bruins Wednesday night on the second night of a back-to-back. Tampa Bay took a […]
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Halak to start again as Bruins ponder 7 D option
August 26, 2020
Bruce Cassidy slept over his decisions shortly after watching the Boston Bruins fall to the Tampa Bay Lightning in overtime in Game 2. One announcement came as expected during his pregame media availability for Game 3: starting Jaroslav Halak in the second game of a back-to-back. The next news item from Cassidy’s presser came as […]
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What we learned: Lightning strikes back to even series with Bruins
August 25, 2020
Punch. Counterpunch. The Boston Bruins and Tampa Bay Lightning have lived up to the series expectations through the first two games. Both games were decided by a mere one goal. They needed overtime on Tuesday. This time, the Bruins found themselves chasing things after Brad Marchand’s thrilling equalizer late in regulation. It didn’t take the […]
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What we learned: Bruins strike Lightning to open ‘vengeance’ series
August 24, 2020
The Boston Bruins and Tampa Lightning entered the postseason with vengeance in mind. On Sunday night, the Bruins took the first step toward avenging last year’s bitter ending in the Stanley Cup Final. Bruce Cassidy’s squad had to persevere through the final moments after Victor Hedman scored twice to cut Boston’s lead to 3-2. But […]
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3 Keys to a Bruins’ series win over the Lightning
August 23, 2020
The Boston Bruins and Tampa Bay Lightning appeared to be on a collision course for another postseason matchup in 2019. But the Columbus Blue Jackets had other ideas, upsetting the Presidents’ Trophy-winning Bolts in a sweep following Tampa’s best regular season in franchise history. A year later, the two teams will meet again in the […]
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What We Learned: Bruins weather Hurricanes; advance to conference semifinals
August 19, 2020
The Boston Bruins will return to the Eastern Conference Semifinals after defeating the Carolina Hurricanes in five games. It was a hard-fought series, but for the second consecutive postseason, the Bruins toppled the Hurricanes in decisive fashion. Bruce Cassidy’s squad put the final nail in the coffin Wednesday afternoon, as a pair of second-period power […]
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What we learned: Third period storm propels Bruins to 3-1 series lead
August 18, 2020
No matter the postseason environment, the Boston Bruins can still overcome a deficit against a James Reimer-led squad. No, it wasn’t 4-1 this time. But in the city where Reimer began his career, the Bruins found their groove in the final 20 after trailing 2-0 in a pivotal Game 4 against the Carolina Hurricanes on […]
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What we learned: Bruins earn an emotional Game 3 win over Hurricanes
August 15, 2020
The Boston Bruins encountered a little turmoil heading into their important Game 3 matchup with the Carolina Hurricanes on Saturday. Yet, just moments after Tuukka Rask announced his exit from the Toronto bubble, Bruce Cassidy’s squad remained focused en route to one of their best performances since returning to play. Jaroslav Halak (29 saves), now […]
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Tuukka Rask exits the bubble for family reasons
The Tuukka Rask news cycle extended into the 48-hour mark on Saturday. In an unexpected twist, Rask, a couple of days removed from his comments surrounding the playoff atmosphere inside the Toronto bubble, announced his departure from the postseason to return home to his family. The announcement sent shockwaves around social media and the never-ending […]
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On Tuukka Rask’s comments during an unusual postseason
August 14, 2020
Even in a pandemic, the hot take machine continues to strike its venom on Tuukka Rask. Yes, the all-time winningest goaltender in Bruins franchise history isn’t immune from criticism. Some critiques were warranted. Others not so much. And here we are in the middle of August for the latest controversy — if you want to […]
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