In the event you missed it, you can look back to 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018. What constitutes a successful draft or a failing draft? The hockey community looks at NHL games played to determine success, although some choose to look at 100 games as successful while others look at 200 games. Fans in drovesContinue reading “A Look Back at Don Sweeney’s Draft History: 2019”
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Boston Bruins Offseason Prospect Update Part 4: Your Questions
PART 1 PART 2 PART 3 Mike has four questions: Lysell- interesting first half of the season, was called out, then showed marked improvement from what I can tell. What are the next steps for him to make that final push/jump? I maintained my belief in Fabian Lysell, and bluntly put, I thought he neededContinue reading “Boston Bruins Offseason Prospect Update Part 4: Your Questions”
Boston Bruins Offseason Prospect Update Part 3: The Rankings
PART 1 PART 2 The Boston Bruins prospect rankings are criticized for lacking top-tier prospects, attributed to their consistent competitiveness leading to low draft positions and trading high picks to pursue Stanley Cup victories. Building a championship-quality roster requires a variety of players. Despite lacking top prospects, the Bruins have a strong prospect pool forContinue reading “Boston Bruins Offseason Prospect Update Part 3: The Rankings”
Boston Bruins Offseason Prospect Update: Part 2
PART 1 This is the second in a series of articles covering Boston Bruins prospects. Today, we will analyze the player’s performance. In the past, I have utilized a formula to assess a player’s expected output. Some fans doubt its effectiveness, and that’s valid as their viewpoints are significant and not ignored. However, one NHLContinue reading “Boston Bruins Offseason Prospect Update: Part 2”
Boston Bruins Offseason Prospect Update: Part 1
The offseason has begun, and this is the first article in a series of four focusing on Boston Bruins prospects outside the AHL and the season just completed. Those of you that are regular readers here may remember this chart. This is what it looked like in the preseason: The chart shows my assessment ofContinue reading “Boston Bruins Offseason Prospect Update: Part 1”
Boston Bruins Monday Morning Prospect Update Week Ending: March 31, 2024
I have to clear up some Kristian Kostadinski news. Yes, he was listed on Frolunda’s roster for their SHL playoff matchup against Leksand on March 24, but he did not play. He does not have an SHL contract. Frolunda owns his SHL rights and they were short one of their seven defencemen for the gameContinue reading “Boston Bruins Monday Morning Prospect Update Week Ending: March 31, 2024”
Boston Bruins Monday Morning Prospect Update Week Ending: March 24, 2024
The Boston Bruins signed goaltender Michael DiPietro to a one-year, two-way contract worth $775,000 in the NHL and $200,000 in the AHL. The deal marks a substantial raise from his previous AHL salary of $80,000 and comes after the signing of Ryan Bischel. On Wednesday, the J20 Nationell Slutspel (playoffs) began and Frolunda won theContinue reading “Boston Bruins Monday Morning Prospect Update Week Ending: March 24, 2024”
Boston Bruins Monday Morning Prospect Update Week Ending: March 17, 2024
Off the ice, the Boston Bruins announced on Tuesday that they have signed NCAA free agent Drew Bavaro to an ATO for the remainder of this season and an ELC beginning with the 2024-2025 season. In case you missed it, my thoughts are here. In Tuesday’s SHL action, Linkoping lost to Orebro in a shootoutContinue reading “Boston Bruins Monday Morning Prospect Update Week Ending: March 17, 2024”
Boston Bruins Monday Morning Prospect Update Week Ending: March 10, 2024
The Canadian Hockey League announced it’s free games for the month on March and you can watch Reid Dyck on Friday March 15, 2024 at 7:00 pm ST (8:00 EDT) as the Swift Current Broncos entertain the Medicine Hat Tigers. You can find your viewing options here. The season is over for one of theContinue reading “Boston Bruins Monday Morning Prospect Update Week Ending: March 10, 2024”
Boston Bruins Monday Morning Prospect Update Week Ending: March 3, 2024
In Monday’s off ice news, Reid Dyck was named the WHL goaltender of the week for the second time in February for the week ending February 25, 2024. Dyck won his 3 starts and had a goals-against-average of 1.99 and a save percentage of .925. In bonus news, Samuel St Hilaire, who was invited toContinue reading “Boston Bruins Monday Morning Prospect Update Week Ending: March 3, 2024”