Bruins Acquire Hathaway and Orlov

The Boston Bruins have acquired Garnet Hathaway and Dmitry Orlov of the Washington Capitals in exchange for Craig Smith, Boston’s first round pick in 2023, third round pick in 2024 and second round pick in 2025. They also received the rights to former Minnesota Wild prospect Andrei Svetlakov. I’ll have more on Svetlakov in myContinue reading “Bruins Acquire Hathaway and Orlov”

Bruins return Lauko to Providence; Set to Activate DeBrusk

On Friday, the Boston Bruins announced that Jakub Lauko has been returned to the Providence Bruins setting the stage to activate Jake DeBrusk from Long Term Injury Reserve. Some may view the return of DeBrusk as a trade deadline acquisition with the March 3 deadline about 2 weeks away. The Bruins haven’t been as successfulContinue reading “Bruins return Lauko to Providence; Set to Activate DeBrusk”

As Trade Deadline Approaches, Who Are the Boston Bruins Potential Trade Pieces

Trade deadline day is a little over three weeks away, the Bruins are in the midst of their bye-week and the phone lines are busy around the league. As in just about every other year, the Bruins are always linked to multiple players, even when it doesn’t make sense whatsoever. But hey, it’s that timeContinue reading “As Trade Deadline Approaches, Who Are the Boston Bruins Potential Trade Pieces”

They Said the Bruins Start Was Not Sustainable

Allow me to back track a bit because the title is not entirely fitting. It has more to do with some (a lot) of the negativity towards the Bruins 16-2-0 start and the next 18 games. So, let’s head back to the beginning. We all know the story, or we should by now. It wasContinue reading “They Said the Bruins Start Was Not Sustainable”

Wednesday Mailbag December 7, 2022

Well, the Boston Bruins are healthy. They have their cap under control, for now. They are the best team in the NHL. And their winning streak at TD Garden came to an end at 14 games – a new National Hockey League record. Still, plenty of things on fans minds so let take a crackContinue reading “Wednesday Mailbag December 7, 2022”

How The Bruins Got Cap Compliant

The National Hockey League salary cap has its issues when calculating it. Actually, keeping track of the salary cap is pretty simple with a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet. It’s when teams are using Long Term Injury Reserve that it will take careful navigating for those doing it at home. I missed the boat on this oneContinue reading “How The Bruins Got Cap Compliant”

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”

Wednesday Mailbag November 16, 2022

So many questions this week and plenty of duplicates. I hope I didn’t leave any out. Let’s get right to them: @dangermike via Twitter asks: Hey Dom- on one of your upcoming Monday prospect rundowns can you talk a little bit about typical journeys for these players? Using Brett Harrison for example- if he showsContinue reading “Wednesday Mailbag November 16, 2022”

McAvoy Activated; Bruins Buy Some Time

The Boston Bruins did some cap maneuvering Thursday which just delayed the inevitable. Earlier I wrote about what it would take in order for the Boston Bruins to activate Charlie McAvoy from Long Term Injury Reserve as the Bruins inched closer to a healthy roster. Unfortunately for the Bruins, Derek Forbort suffered a broken finger.Continue reading “McAvoy Activated; Bruins Buy Some Time”

Bruins Inch Closer to a Healthy Roster

If you had told me at the start of the season that the Boston Bruins would be 8-1 through the first nine games of the season, I would have gladly taken that while telling you that “you are off your rocker.” Hockey prognosticators were telling us that if they could remain slightly above hockey .500Continue reading “Bruins Inch Closer to a Healthy Roster”