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”
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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 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”
The Road to the NHL Takes Many Turns
Last week for my Wednesday Mailbag, the following question was raised: To give that the answer it deserves, it couldn’t come in the form of a paragraph in a question-and-answer format that is my Wednesday Mailbag. Instead, I informed Mike, I would give it the answer it deserves here. And here we are. The pathContinue reading “The Road to the NHL Takes Many Turns”
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 20, 2022
As you probably know by now, the Boston Bruins traded Jack Studnicka to the Vancouver Canucks for Goaltender Michael DiPietro and Defenceman Jonathan Myrenberg. My focus this week is on the right shot blueliner and what we can expect. Yes, he was a former fifth round selection – 140th overall – at the 2021 NHLContinue reading “Boston Bruins Monday Morning Prospect Update Week Ending: October 20, 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”
A Look at the Bruins Depth Charts: Defence
This is the second of a three-part series examining the Boston Bruins depth chart. We began by looking at the goaltending and if you missed that, you can find that here. Today, we will take a look at the Bruins blueliners. While there are injuries to start the season on the back end, I amContinue reading “A Look at the Bruins Depth Charts: Defence”
What Has Been Don Sweeney’s Best Draft?
When Don Sweeney took over as General Manager of the Boston Bruins on May 2015, he inherited a prospect pool that was lacking in depth and quality. It wasn’t just the on-ice product that was lacking. The scouting department needed a makeover as well. He moved forward with a plan to rectify both and itContinue reading “What Has Been Don Sweeney’s Best Draft?”
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