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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Wednesday Mailbag October 18, 2023
Dalton via email asks: Dom, I miss your podcasts with Kirk (Luedeke) and Reed (Duthie). They were the best. Any chance you will do them again? Answer: Kirk and Reed are busy with their respective teams in their respective leagues and just don’t have the time. As for me, the answer is a simple one:Continue reading “Wednesday Mailbag October 18, 2023”
Boston Bruins Prospect Update: Preseason
As we get set for another season of Boston Bruins prospects from around the world, I thought it would be good to start with my preseason outlook and expectations. Let’s begin by looking at what I call my “chances” chart. Here, I determine what I believe the chances are of each prospect reaching a certainContinue reading “Boston Bruins Prospect Update: Preseason”
Bruins Walk Away from Matias Mantykivi
The Collective Bargaining Agreement states that an NHL team holds the rights of players drafted from Europe until the fourth June following the NHL Entry Draft they were selected in (as long as that nation has a transfer agreement in place with the NHL). It also states that they hold the rights to players draftedContinue reading “Bruins Walk Away from Matias Mantykivi”
A Busy Several Weeks Approaching the Boston Bruins
If you are reading this, then you are probably one of many that had hoped the Boston Bruins would still be playing right now. Instead, what we have to look forward to is a very busy offseason for General Manager Don Sweeney and his staff as they try to work their way through what willContinue reading “A Busy Several Weeks Approaching the Boston Bruins”
Boston Bruins Prospect Rankings
If you’re wondering whether there has been a change in where I ranked the players at the start of the season, the answer is yes. The criteria is this: 1) Must be playing in any league outside the NHL including the AHL and ECHL. 2) Must be drafted by the Boston OR 3) Signed asContinue reading “Boston Bruins Prospect Rankings”
Boston Bruins Monday Morning Prospect Update Week Ending: May 7, 2023
I guess we’ll begin with the top news story: The Bruins signed 2022 second-round draft pick Matthew Poitras to a three-year entry-level contract the team announced on Friday. With a June 1, 2023 deadline to ink Matias Mantykivi to his entry level contract, time is ticking away. Moving on to the Ontario Hockey League playoffs,Continue reading “Boston Bruins Monday Morning Prospect Update Week Ending: May 7, 2023”
Boston Bruins Monday Morning Prospect Update Week Ending: April 30, 2023
There are just two remaining prospects playing outside the AHL: Ryan Mast of the Sarnia Sting and Jackson Edward of the London Knights who are going head-to-head in the Ontario Hockey League Conference Finals and battling for the Wayne Gretzky Trophy and a chance at the OHL Championship and a Memorial Cup Birth. One ofContinue reading “Boston Bruins Monday Morning Prospect Update Week Ending: April 30, 2023”
Boston Bruins Monday Morning Prospect Update Week Ending: April 23, 2023
It was not a good week for our two remaining Bruins prospects in the OHL playoffs. Both Jackson Edward of the London Knights and Ryan Mast of the Sarnia Sting missed Tuesday’s action. Edward left the previous game after a (self inflicted) bad hit to the head. He would also miss Thursday’s game. The KnightsContinue reading “Boston Bruins Monday Morning Prospect Update Week Ending: April 23, 2023”
Boston Bruins Monday Morning Prospect Update Week Ending: April 16, 2023
Well, it wasn’t meant to be for Matias Mantykivi and his Ilves squad as they lost to the Pelicans 3-1 on Thursday and dropping the series in 6 games. Ilves will now play in the third-place game on April 20, 2023 against IFK Helsinki. Following that and the end of Liiga play is the IIHFContinue reading “Boston Bruins Monday Morning Prospect Update Week Ending: April 16, 2023”
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