The Boston Bruins are one of four teams in the National Hockey League that are over the salary cap, and may have to trade a key contributor to get under that cap. The Bruins are currently $809,143 over the cap, and two young players in defenseman Torey Krug, and forward Reilly Smith remain unsigned. Many […] READ MORE
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Bruins Cap Issue will Necessitate Further Moves
The Boston Bruins may have been the best team in the National Hockey League during last year’s regular season, but lacked skating and scoring depth which was a big reason why they could not beat the more versatile Montreal Canadiens in the second round of the 2014 Stanley Cup Playoffs. With the early exit for a […] READ MORE
NHL Free Agent Frenzy: RFA Offer Sheet Targets
Now that the dust has mostly settled on another NHL free agency period, it’s time for general managers to pick through the scraps and see what might be left out there to help their teams. Of course NHL free agency isn’t all about the UFAs, as there are a number of quality restricted free agents still […] READ MORE
Rookie Post-Season Primer
It’s no secret that to be a Stanley Cup contender, a team needs experience. The post-season is unforgiving. Any team that’s going to survive needs veterans who can lead their teammates through adversity, keep early success in perspective and, if nothing else, actually grow decent playoff beards (sorry, Sid). But just because a team needs […] READ MORE
Bruins Need a Healthy Adam McQuaid Down The Stretch
The Boston Bruins currently have one of the strongest defense in the NHL, even if a large portion of the defense at the moment are rookies. During the last two games before the Olympic Break the team even let Zdeno Chara go early to carry the flag for the Slovakian team during the Opening Ceremonies. […] READ MORE
Injuries to Bruins Defence Have Allowed Kevan Miller to Make His Mark
With all the injuries that the team has suffered this season, the Boston Bruins have had to make adjustments to their roster. It seems like it has been a very long time since we have seen a fully healthy team and with certain players suffering season ending injuries, including Dennis Seidenberg, we won’t see a […] READ MORE
Tomas Hertl Injury Opens Up Calder Race
Through the first two and a half months of the NHL season, San Jose Sharks forward Tomas Hertl has been leading the race for the Calder Trophy as top rookie in the league, and not just because of his amazing four goal game back in October. He leads all NHL rookies with 15 goals and […] READ MORE
Bruins Push Forward While Missing Many Key Players
Lately it seems like the Boston Bruins are slowly turning into Providence Bruins. The team is missing many key players, yet they seem to show no signs of difficulties. Adam McQuaid is out for the second time this season, with the same/ similar injury. He is suffereing from a lower body groin/hip injury he sustained […] READ MORE
Bruins Loss to Detroit Exposes Some Flaws
On Wednesday night the Detroit Red Wings beat the Boston Bruins 6-1, exposing a number of issues on a team that many consider the best in the East. The Wings superior speed was evident in this game. Detroit skated circles around Boston for most of the game and it was clear that the this led […] READ MORE
Bruins Quarter Season Recap
The Bruins have had a pretty good start to the season despite an offseason of turnover with various trades and free agent defections and signings. After the first quarter of the season, they are in first place in the new Atlantic Division with twenty-one games played, wth a 14-6-1 record for 25 points. The biggest […] READ MORE
