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What Don Sweeney must do this off-season
June 14, 2019
The sting of their Game 7 loss to the St. Louis Blues will last an entire off-season and beyond. But the Boston Bruins still have a core in place for another long playoff run in 2019-20. The window for another championship with Patrice Bergeron, Zdeno Chara, David Krejci, Brad Marchand and Tuukka Rask is shrinking. […]
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Reflecting on the 2018-19 Boston Bruins
June 13, 2019
This Boston Bruins embarked on an incredible journey in 2018-19. They started the calendar year thousands of miles away in China for a preseason extravaganza with the Calgary Flames. They hit the midway mark with a come-from-behind Winter Classic win over the Chicago Blackhawks at historic Notre Dame Stadium. The season ended with a bitter […]
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What we learned: A bitter end
Their 2013 loss in Game 6 to the Chicago Blackhawks left a shocking impact. Their seven-game series loss to the St. Louis Blues six years later — again on home ice — left a bitter and disappointing taste in their mouths. The Boston Bruins peppered and rattled Jordan Binnington again. But they couldn’t take advantage […]
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Charlie Coyle about to realize his Game 7 dream
June 12, 2019
Every hockey player dreams of one day playing for the Stanley Cup from the first time they lace up the skates. Pretending to amongst the Game 7 euphoria is a national pastime like no other. They simulate said scenario every time they touch the ice be it at a youth hockey practice, a local pond […]
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What Matt Grzelcyk’s potential Game 7 return means for the Bruins
It wouldn’t be a Game 7 without potential lineup implications for the 2018-19 Boston Bruins, would it? Enter Matt Grzelcyk: the second-year Bruins defenseman who missed the last four games with a concussion following a head hit from Blues forward Oscar Sundqvist in Game 2. The Charlestown native donned a red no-contact practice jersey during […]
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Tuukka Rask gets one more chance at another big game performance
June 11, 2019
The 2018-19 NHL season comes down to one final game between the Boston Bruins and St. Louis Blues Wednesday night at TD Garden. Every player in the National Hockey League envisioned themselves playing for hockey’s ultimate prize as a young kid growing up on frozen ponds. Brad Marchand, who first lived that dream in 2011, […]
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Patrice Bergeron’s pregame speech motivates Bruins to a Game 7
June 10, 2019
The Boston Bruins stared death in the face entering Game 6 in St. Louis Sunday night. Trailing three games to two in the series after a frustrating and controversial Game 5 loss, they needed their best players to show up on and off the ice in order to keep the dream of hoisting Lord Stanley […]
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What we learned: The Bruins wouldn’t be denied a Game 7
ST. LOUIS — It will all come down to one last battle for hockey’s ultimate prize. The Boston Bruins put any championship celebration from the St. Louis Blues on hold in Game 6 Sunday night. Bruce Cassidy’s squad executed everything in a timely fashion. Boston’s man advantage struck for the first time since Game 3 […]
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The Bruins are moving on Game 6
June 9, 2019
ST. LOUIS — They’re moving on. Easier said than done after Kelly Sutherland kept his whistle in the pocket when Tyler Bozak tripped — or even slew footed — Noel Acciari leading directly to David Perron’s backbreaking tally in Game 5. The Boston Bruins, despite another head-scratching night from the men in stripes, had a […]
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NHL Officiating gives Stanley Cup a “Black Eye”
June 7, 2019
The 2019 Stanley Cup Final has been a seesaw battle from the start, with the Boston Bruins and St. Louis Blues taking turns grabbing momentum of the series. But something else is taking center stage this series: controversial officiating. High dangerous hits, no calls, coaching influencing and a glaring lack of consistency has dulled the […]
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