I am no rockets scientist. Heck, I didn’t even finish college. But even if I had, I don’t believe I’d be able to explain why Boston Bruins Defenceman Urho Vaakanainen has performed so well at the NHL level, yet in the AHL he leaves you wanting more. That’s not to say Vaakanainen has not shownContinue reading “Making His Case: Urho Vaakanainen”
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BOSTON BRUINS DEFENCE: MY ANALYSIS
When the season began, I was doing these once a week. It became a lot of work so I paused the weekly breakdown. Now, when we look at it 30 games into the season, all signs point in the same direction: The Bruins need to add a defenceman. The season ending injury to Jakub Zboril,Continue reading “BOSTON BRUINS DEFENCE: MY ANALYSIS”
DECISION LOOMS FOR BRUINS GM DON SWEENEY
Depth. It’s something every National Hockey League General Manager requires because you never know when injuries will occur. And with COVID-19, that requirement is compounded. It’s no different for Boston Bruins GM Don Sweeney. And he will soon need to make a decision on defenceman John Moore. The Bruins have already lost defenceman Jakob ZborilContinue reading “DECISION LOOMS FOR BRUINS GM DON SWEENEY”
ZBORIL DONE FOR THE SEASON
Jakub Zboril had surgery for a torn ACL and will miss the remainder of the regular season. Zboril was injured during a December 2 matchup against the Nashville Predators. Sweeney confirmed the surgery took place on Thursday December 16 at Mass General Brigham. The surgery couldn’t come at a worse time for both Zboril andContinue reading “ZBORIL DONE FOR THE SEASON”
IF THE NHL PASSES ON THE OLYMPICS, COULD WE SEE SOME BRUINS PROSPECTS GO?
While for Patrice Bergeron, Brad Marchand, David Pastrnak and Charlie McAvoy it would, to put it bluntly, suck, it could open up the door for some prospects to attend the Olympics. While the NHL has made it clear it does not want the players to attend, Commissioner Gary Bettman has left the decision up toContinue reading “IF THE NHL PASSES ON THE OLYMPICS, COULD WE SEE SOME BRUINS PROSPECTS GO?”
WHAT’S JAKE DeBRUSK’S TIMETABLE NOW?
Everyone knows Jake DeBrusk and his camp have asked for a trade, but with all that is happening now with the Boston Bruins, when could we finally see a deal come to fruition? The Bruins have several players out due to COVID-19 protocol and would anyone be surprised to see more players added to theContinue reading “WHAT’S JAKE DeBRUSK’S TIMETABLE NOW?”
WHATEVER HAPPENED TO
You’re probably wondering why I am doing a “whatever happened to” about a player who is still Boston Bruins property. It’s true that he remains Bruins’ property, but we will probably never see him in the Spoked B again. I’m talking about 2013 third round pick Peter Cehlarik – the 90th pick in his draftContinue reading “WHATEVER HAPPENED TO”
SO, YOU’RE LOOKING FOR A LOOPHOLE TO BRING DAVID KREJCI BACK?
If you haven’t read my Wednesday Mailbag from last week, it might help to read it first so I don’t have to rehash it all over again here. Even if you don’t read it in its entirety, it might help to read the question about David Krejci. You can find it here. Ever since IContinue reading “SO, YOU’RE LOOKING FOR A LOOPHOLE TO BRING DAVID KREJCI BACK?”
GAUGING THE BRUINS DEFENCE ONE WEEK AT A TIME NOVEMBER 28, 2021
Well, Boston Bruins Head Coach Bruce Cassidy went with the defensive pairings I was hoping to see at some point Wednesday evening against the Buffalo Sabres. And he kept them together throughout the game. Cassidy paired Matt Grzelcyk and Charlie McAvoy on the top unit, although as the three pairs went, they received the leastContinue reading “GAUGING THE BRUINS DEFENCE ONE WEEK AT A TIME NOVEMBER 28, 2021”
GAUGING THE BRUINS DEFENCE ONE WEEK AT A TIME NOVEMBER 21, 2021
Don’t look now but the Boston Bruins are playing hockey! In each of the previous weeks I talked about the lack of games the Bruins have played and the effect it has had on not just the defence, but the team as a whole. Let’s face it. You can’t replicate games during practice and playersContinue reading “GAUGING THE BRUINS DEFENCE ONE WEEK AT A TIME NOVEMBER 21, 2021”
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