Frank Seravalli on Insider Notebook: A lot of people have pointed to Pavel Zacha as a trade chip. I think you need more Pavel Zacha not less. Maybe the guy you try and move is Casey Mittelstadt. Totally agree. The moment you move Pavel Zacha is the moment you start searching for a player justContinue reading “Summary Sunday: January 4, 2026”
Category Archives: Boston Bruins
Revisiting the Charlie Coyle Trade
At the 2025 NHL Trade Deadline, Bruins general manager Don Sweeney continued his roster reset, moving out additional veteran pieces. Sweeney shifted his focus to Colorado, sending Charlie Coyle and a 2026 fifth‑round pick to the Avalanche in exchange for Casey Mittelstadt, Will Zellers, and a 2025 second‑round selection originally acquired from Carolina — theContinue reading “Revisiting the Charlie Coyle Trade”
Summary Sunday December 28, 2025
For those who celebrate, hope you enjoyed a very Merry Christmas — and a happy holiday season to everyone else. Wherever you go to celebrate New Years, please, be safe and responsible. The calendar hasn’t flipped to the new year just yet, but there was still plenty of hockey chatter to unpack this week. TheContinue reading “Summary Sunday December 28, 2025”
Summary Sunday: December 21, 2025
Elliotte Friedman on 32 Thoughts about the Bruins: I know they’re still looking for a scoring winger; I’m not sure if Mattias Maccelli‘s gonna be their guy still or they look for someone else. It’s no secret the Bruins kicked the tires on Maccelli over the summer. Based on the market set by Friday’s transactions,Continue reading “Summary Sunday: December 21, 2025”
Boston Bruins Monday Morning Prospect Update Week Ending: December 14, 2025
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Summary Sunday: December 14, 2025
Chris Johnston on the Chris Johnston Show about Jordan Binnington: I don’t think they’d part with him easily, but you can never say never especially because they could get to a point where they are doing something of a bit of a retool on the fly. Frankly, it’s difficult to decipher exactly what Johnston isContinue reading “Summary Sunday: December 14, 2025”
Summary Sunday: December 7, 2025
On Thursday, the IIHF confirmed the inevitable: Patrice Bergeron is headed to the Hall of Fame. A member of hockey’s exclusive Triple Gold Club, Bergeron stands alone as the only player to capture World Championship gold before World Juniors U-20 gold. His resume further includes two Olympic gold medals and a World Cup of HockeyContinue reading “Summary Sunday: December 7, 2025”
Message to Sweeney, Sturm and Essensa: This Is Unsustainable
From the opening of camp, management left no room for interpretation. The mandate was unmistakable, distilled into a single word: Playoffs. Even with marquee names sidelined—Charlie McAvoy, David Pastrnak, Viktor Arvidsson, Casey Mittelstadt among them—the Bruins remain firmly in the playoff chase. Beyond the Morgan Geekie surge, Jeremy Swayman has emerged as the other headlineContinue reading “Message to Sweeney, Sturm and Essensa: This Is Unsustainable”
Summary Sunday: November 30, 2025
Like every NHL general manager, Don Sweeney is active in trade chatter, but when rival executives inquire about Boston’s prospect pool, the focus isn’t on James Hagens (they’re realistic), Dean Letourneau, or Fabian Lysell. The name drawing consistent attention is Matthew Poitras, the young center viewed as the piece in any potential deal. Poitras hasContinue reading “Summary Sunday: November 30, 2025”
Summary Sunday: November 23, 2025
Chris Johnston on the Chris Johnston Show said “I’m a little more bullish for those who are cheering for trades in the NHL; it just feels like conversations are picking up, there’s a little bit more urgency in some spots.” There’s certainly some truth to that. Teams like the Vancouver Canucks, Toronto Maple Leafs, andContinue reading “Summary Sunday: November 23, 2025”