Boston Bruins Monday Morning Prospect Update Week Ending: February 12, 2022

I am periodically asked how I set my expectations for a player at the start of the season. Well, there are two things. First, I watch what some might say is too much hockey. But in order to get a sense of how a player is progressing, there is no other choice. Not only areContinue reading “Boston Bruins Monday Morning Prospect Update Week Ending: February 12, 2022”

Boston Bruins Monday Morning Prospect Update Week Ending: February 5, 2023

More on that a little later. I get asked often enough to make a case for Brett Harrison playing wing or playing center. Today, I will make the case for him to be a winger. A couple of weeks ago, when I was speaking here about Frederic Brunet I said “when you put good playersContinue reading “Boston Bruins Monday Morning Prospect Update Week Ending: February 5, 2023”

Boston Bruins Monday Morning Prospect Update Week Ending: January 29, 2023

Decision day is fast approaching Boston Bruins General Manager Don Sweeney in regards to trade deadline on March 3, 2023. There are also two decisions facing the GM not pertaining to trade deadline and that date could come in mid to late March. And the question is: what to do with Dustyn McFaul and QuinnContinue reading “Boston Bruins Monday Morning Prospect Update Week Ending: January 29, 2023”

Boston Bruins Monday Morning Prospect Update Week Ending: January 15, 2023

It’s been said that the Boston Bruins have the best goaltending tandem in the National Hockey League. You will not get much of an argument from me there. It’s also been said that the Bruins prospect pool is one of the most lacking in high end talent. Again, you won’t get much of an argumentContinue reading “Boston Bruins Monday Morning Prospect Update Week Ending: January 15, 2023”

Boston Bruins Monday Morning Prospect Update Week Ending: January 8, 2023

Last week saw two key prospects traded in the Canadian Hockey League as trade deadline approaches quickly through the Canadian Major Junior ranks. If you’re a follower here, then you know I have been talking for a couple of weeks about the pending trade of Brett Harrison, the Bruins third round pick – 85th overallContinue reading “Boston Bruins Monday Morning Prospect Update Week Ending: January 8, 2023”

Boston Bruins Monday Morning Prospect Update Week Ending: January 1, 2023

Happy New Year everyone! I hope 2023 brings you good health and happiness. We are unofficially into the second half of the season so I thought this would be a good time to do some player grades on the season to date. A lot of it is based off my expectations coming into the seasonContinue reading “Boston Bruins Monday Morning Prospect Update Week Ending: January 1, 2023”

Boston Bruins Monday Morning Prospect Update Week Ending: November 6, 2022

On October 30, Guelph Storm Center Matthew Poitras, the Bruins second round pick at the 2022 National Hockey League Entry Draft was suspended for three games by the Ontario Hockey League for a slew foot. It was Poitras’ second suspension for the same infraction in a week – the fifth to an OHL player inContinue reading “Boston Bruins Monday Morning Prospect Update Week Ending: November 6, 2022”

Boston Bruins Monday Morning Prospect Update Week Ending: October 23, 2022

Congratulations to Philip Svedeback on being named the Hockey East Goaltender of the Week last week. One game, three prospects, same team; That was the situation Tuesday as Trevor Kuntar, Oskar Jellvik and Andre Gasseau and Boston College skated to a 3-3 draw with Northeastern. Jellvik set up Kuntar for his first goal of theContinue reading “Boston Bruins Monday Morning Prospect Update Week Ending: October 23, 2022”

Boston Bruins Monday Morning Prospect Update Week Ending: October 16, 2022

It was a busy week for Frederic Brunet and Rimouski Oceanic with 4 games that began with a 4-2 victory over the Victoriaville Tigres on Monday. Brunet had a powerplay helper on the game’s opening goal just over 7 minutes into the second period and Rimouski never looked back. It was the first game inContinue reading “Boston Bruins Monday Morning Prospect Update Week Ending: October 16, 2022”

Boston Bruins Monday Morning Prospect Update Week Ending: October 9, 2022

Let’s begin by looking at game action from the week: On Tuesday, Matias Mantykivi had a helper in Ilves Tampere’s Champions League victory over the Stavanger Oilers by a 4-1 score. It was Mantykivi’s first Champions League point. Roman Bychkov will miss time with a lower body injury. No word from the KHL club LokomotivContinue reading “Boston Bruins Monday Morning Prospect Update Week Ending: October 9, 2022”