Saturday nights 9-4 shellacking of the Montreal Canadiens saw the return of several of the Bruins walking wounded, namely Brandon Carlo, Derek Forbort, Linus Ullmark and Matthew Poitras. The return of Forbort meant that they could no longer use his $3 million cap hit as LTIR. The others were on regular injured reserve and thusContinue reading “Bruins Get Healthy and Compliant, for Now”
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Decisions Loom as Derek Forbort Inches Closer to a Return to Action
The Boston Bruins are in the midst of a four-game road trip through the Western Conference. The roster below is what the Bruins will be carrying on the trip. Derek Forbort has been on long-term injured reserve since December 7, 2023 and has been eligible to return since the calendar flipped to 2024. But justContinue reading “Decisions Loom as Derek Forbort Inches Closer to a Return to Action”
Boston Bruins Mid Season Prospect Update: Part Three
Welcome to Part Three of the Boston Bruins Mid Season Prospect Update. Be sure to check out Part One and Part Two if you haven’t already. Here, we will look at prospects playing at the AHL level with the Providence Bruins and the ECHL level with the Maine Mariners. It must be noted that playersContinue reading “Boston Bruins Mid Season Prospect Update: Part Three”
Making Sense of the Bruins Roster Juggling
Along came video games, SIM leagues, Fantasy Hockey Leagues and even live betting. With those came an increase in hockey fan’s desire for trades. And lots of them. Venture onto any hockey forum chat rooms and you’ll see proposals and even “wishful thinking” trades. The fact is, trades are rare during the National Hockey LeagueContinue reading “Making Sense of the Bruins Roster Juggling”
Massive Logjam for Providence Bruins
We now know what the Boston Bruins roster will look like for opening night. What we don’t know, is what the Providence Bruins roster will look like with all the bodies the parent club has loaned to the AHL club. I’m a firm believer of keeping the young prospects under NHL contracts in prime positionsContinue reading “Massive Logjam for Providence Bruins”
Bruins Sign Jesper Boqvist
Boston Bruins General Manager Don Sweeney announced today that the team has signed 24-year-old center Jesper Boqvist to a one-year, one-way contract with a cap hit of $775,000. Boqvist will be a restricted free agent when this deal expires next summer and will have arbitration rights. The left shooting center is a native of Falun,Continue reading “Bruins Sign Jesper Boqvist”