Just How Streaky is Jake DeBrusk and What Will His Next Deal Look Like?

I have to begin by saying that I do not know what the definition of a streaky player is, nor could I find anyone who cared to even try and define it with some logic and sense anywhere. I am sure everyone has their own definition and as sure as the sky is blue, thereContinue reading “Just How Streaky is Jake DeBrusk and What Will His Next Deal Look Like?”

Making a Case for Mason Lohrei; Jake DeBrusk Awakening; Fabian Lysell Fighting?

It appears that most people would agree. At training camp, Mason Lohrei made the Bruins decision to send him to the Providence Bruins of the AHL a difficult one. There were some obvious things Lohrei needed to work on and appeared that the opportunities to work on those things would be in Providence. And ofContinue reading “Making a Case for Mason Lohrei; Jake DeBrusk Awakening; Fabian Lysell Fighting?”

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”

The Curious Case of Jake DeBrusk

If you’re a goal scorer in the National Hockey League like Jake DeBrusk, you’d better be bringing something to the ice if you aren’t finding the back of the net. And DeBrusk has been struggling to bulge the twine with just one goal on the season. This is a contract year for DeBrusk and someContinue reading “The Curious Case of Jake DeBrusk”

Should the Bruins Acquire Nikita Zadorov?

By now you know disgruntled Calgary Flames defenceman Nikita Zadorov has requested a trade. There are two questions to be asked here: First, will Bruins GM Don Sweeney make a phone call? Second, should Sweeney make a phone call? Question one is the easiest to answer, and that answer is yes. Even if it isContinue reading “Should the Bruins Acquire Nikita Zadorov?”

Bruins, DeBrusk About to Get Serious with Contract Negotiations

Negotiations between Jake DeBrusk, his agent Rick Valette and Boston Bruins General Manager Don Sweeney along with Assistant General Manager Evan Gold are about to get serious. It all began in late August when DeBrusk told NHL.com “I’m hoping to stay [with the Boston Bruins]. It’s the only team that I know and the teamContinue reading “Bruins, DeBrusk About to Get Serious with Contract Negotiations”

Should the Bruins Consider Moving Jake DeBrusk?

Boston Bruins winger Jake DeBrusk is entering the final year of a two-year deal he signed on March 21, 2022 that carries a cap hit of $4 million. There are two debates going on among the Bruins faithful: The first suggests that if the Bruins can’t sign him by (insert random date here) then theyContinue reading “Should the Bruins Consider Moving Jake DeBrusk?”

At What Point Are the Bruins Uncomfortable with Frederic’s Contract

The Boston Bruins and Trent Frederic have yet to reach an agreement on what would be his third NHL contract. As you know by now, Frederic has filed for salary arbitration and the two sides have a hearing before the arbitrator set for August 1, 2023 if they can’t come to an agreement before then.Continue reading “At What Point Are the Bruins Uncomfortable with Frederic’s Contract”

Don Sweeney Has a Lot of Work to do This Off Season

The Boston Bruins lost in the first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs and I don’t know anyone that was expecting that, especially after General Manager Don Sweeney went all-in at trade deadline to give his team the best chance of winning the Stanley Cup. Why did they fail after a record setting regular season?Continue reading “Don Sweeney Has a Lot of Work to do This Off Season”

Boston Bruins Season Ending Cap

The 185 days of the 2022-2023 National Hockey League season used to calculate the cap is finally over and while the playoffs are set to begin – where there is no cap – there are those with one eye fixed on the cap and wonder how the Bruins move forward. The Bruins needed to useContinue reading “Boston Bruins Season Ending Cap”