Boston Bruins Mid Season Prospect Update: Part Two

In the event that you missed Part One of this series, you can find that here. Back in the early preseason, I provided something for you that you won’t find on any prospect coverage. A production forecast for each prospect.  Now, some of you may scoff at the idea and that’s okay. It has doneContinue reading “Boston Bruins Mid Season Prospect Update: Part Two”

Are the Boston Bruins in the Market for a Defenceman?

Back in the preseason, everyone was talking about the strengths of the Boston Bruins roster: Goaltending and defence. The goaltending has been as expected but there are genuine concerns on the blueline. Charlie McAvoy has missed time due to injury and suspension and can’t seem to get into a grove; Hampus Lindholm is not playingContinue reading “Are the Boston Bruins in the Market for a Defenceman?”

Boston Bruins Mid Season Prospect Update: Part One

With the Holiday season fast approaching, we’ve reached the unofficial half-way point of the season when it comes to Boston Bruins prospects. This is part one of a series of updates to come your way in the coming days. Each season I have been doing this, I gave you what I call “prospect chances”. ThatContinue reading “Boston Bruins Mid Season Prospect Update: Part One”

Boston Bruins Monday Morning Prospect Update Week Ending: December 17, 2023

On Monday, Team USA easily handled Slovakia in the opening matchup of the 2023 World Junior A Challenge. Beckett Hendrickson scored his first of the tournament to put the Americans up 3-0 but it was the setup by Chris Pelosi that was the highlight. Pelosi took a pass on the left faceoff dot, patiently waitedContinue reading “Boston Bruins Monday Morning Prospect Update Week Ending: December 17, 2023”

Boston Bruins Monday Morning Prospect Update Week Ending: December 10, 2023

On Tuesday, the London Knights defeated the Sarnia Sting 4-1 in OHL action. Jackson Edward did not register a point and had 3 SOG in just over 20 minutes TOI. He played almost the entire game as the right defence and for the most part did not look out of place. At this point ofContinue reading “Boston Bruins Monday Morning Prospect Update Week Ending: December 10, 2023”

The Boston-Providence Affiliation

NHL-AHL affiliation agreements are difficult to understand at the best of times and the agreement between the Boston Bruins and Providence Bruins is no different. In the end, the AHL is the top minor league in the world, a separate entity running a business and looking for profits just like the NHL. But they areContinue reading “The Boston-Providence Affiliation”

An Early Look at the Bruins Next Offseason

The Boston Bruins are the winningest regular season team in the salary cap era. When franchise cornerstones Zdeno Chara and Tuukka Rask moved on in free agency and retirement respectively, along with an aging Patrice Bergeron and David Krejci, we were supposed to see a downgrade. Instead, the remained near the top of the league.Continue reading “An Early Look at the Bruins Next Offseason”

Boston Bruins Monday Morning Prospect Update Week Ending: December 3, 2023

In SHL action on Tuesday, Linkoping dropped a 2-0 decision to Frolunda dropping them to 9th place in the SHL standings with an 8-3-8-3 record (3-2-1-point system). Jonathan Myrenberg had zeroes across the board in this game with 17:09 TOI. Myrenberg is on pace to hit the preseason targets I had set for him. ThenContinue reading “Boston Bruins Monday Morning Prospect Update Week Ending: December 3, 2023”

Boston Bruins Monday Morning Prospect Update Week Ending: November 26, 2023

On Wednesday, Boston University improved to 9-3-1 with a win in a non-conference matchup over Quinnipiac who dropped to 9-4-1, with a 3-2 decision. Ty Gallagher continues to get a little more ice time than he did to start the season, but not to the point we expected him to be at. After scoring 3Continue reading “Boston Bruins Monday Morning Prospect Update Week Ending: November 26, 2023”

Boston Bruins Monday Morning Prospect Update Week Ending: November 19, 2023

Controversy surrounded the Swift Current Broncos before their Tuesday night matchup against the Medicine Hat Tigers. And interim coach Taras McEwan called it the best complete game of the season. We’ll agree to disagree. While they won on the scoreboard 6-3, they were outshot 37-25. If not for goaltender Reid Dyck, this game could haveContinue reading “Boston Bruins Monday Morning Prospect Update Week Ending: November 19, 2023”