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During the NHL’s hiatus, we at the Last Word on Hockey are going to look back at each date’s historical significance to the game. We’ll remember the moments that shaped the sport of hockey that happened on this day. Here’s our look at this date in hockey history for May 27th, featuring Bernie Parent. Today […] READ MORE
While being a model of consistent greatness is one of the best things an NHL franchise can be, it comes at a cost. The Boston Bruins are a prime example of this. Consistent playoff hockey requires high-end talent, and that talent comes with a big paycheck. With so many talented stars on the roster, the […] READ MORE
In the 2013 Stanley Cup Playoffs, the Boston Bruins blue line was decimated with injuries. To fill a role in the back end, the team called up an undersized, 5-foot-9-inch defenceman from the Providence Bruins. To that point in his career, he had only played in three NHL games. Needless to say, there was a […] READ MORE
The Boston Bruins had a successful season concluded by a near miss. As they were one game away from winning their seventh Stanley Cup, the St. Louis Blues got better of them in Game 7 at TD Garden. Now, the Bruins turn the page. In two months, a new regular season begins. The Boston Bruins […] READ MORE
The Boston Bruins have salary cap issues. After the salary cap went up to only $81.5 million, instead of what had been expected to be $83 million, the Bruins find themselves in an awkward situation. With two restricted free agent defencemen in Charlie McAvoy and Brandon Carlo still to sign, and just over $8 million in cap space, […] READ MORE
From the moment the Boston Bruins completed their Game 7 rout of the Toronto Maple Leafs, their fourth line of Joakim Nordstrom, Sean Kuraly and Noel Acciari has had a different name — a name given to them by controversial Bruins superstar and team playoff points leader Brad Marchand (7G-11A-18P). In response to an Instagram post about the […] READ MORE
Boston Bruins right winger Chris Wagner has been ruled out for the team’s next match-up against the Carolina Hurricanes. The forward took a shot off the right forearm late in the third period of the Bruins game three victory. The shot came from Hurricanes defenseman Justin Faulk. Wagner immediately clutched his wrist as he headed […] READ MORE
Tuukka Rask Was Hard to Solve Goaltending will take a team a long way in the post-season and Tuukka Rask is proving that theory. Rask was phenomenal with 35 saves and led his team to victory. He has stopped 85 of 90 shots in this series to display his dominance in net. The win moves […] READ MORE
The Boston Bruins got power-play goals from Marcus Johansson and Patrice Bergeron within 28 seconds of the third period to overcome the Carolina Hurricanes, 5-2, in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference final. Game 2 will be Sunday afternoon in Boston. Johansson finished with a goal and an assist while Brad Marchand assisted on both […] READ MORE
The Boston Bruins are still in pursuit of the home ice advantage in the first round of the playoffs as they take on the Columbus Blue Jackets tonight. They will have to do so without forward Danton Heinen, who is under the weather. Heinen will miss tonight´s game due to an illness. He was playing […] READ MORE