Today, the Boston Bruins announced they have signed Johnny Beecher to his Entry Level Contract while also announcing an extension to Jakub Zboril. It is believed Beecher’s deal is worth $832,500 per season with a $92,500 signing bonus for a cap hit of $925,000, the maximum allowed under the Collective Bargaining Agreement. Drafted with theContinue reading “Bruins Sign John Beecher; Extend Jakub Zboril”
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Plenty of Questions Facing the Bruins in a Long Offseason
The Carolina Hurricanes eliminated the Boston Bruins on Saturday with a 3-2 victory in game seven and eliminating the Bruins from further contention for Lord Stanley’s Cup. The Bruins just could not find a way to beat the Canes in Raleigh just like the Canes could not find a way to win in Boston. ThisContinue reading “Plenty of Questions Facing the Bruins in a Long Offseason”
Bruins Fail to Clinch Playoff Spot Against the Sens
Entering Thursday night’s action, the Boston Bruins needed any combination of a win to go along with any type of an Islanders loss of one point to clinch a playoff spot for a sixth consecutive season. Well, the Bruins got some help from their next opponent in the Pittsburgh Penguins as they doubled up theContinue reading “Bruins Fail to Clinch Playoff Spot Against the Sens”
Has Hampus Lindholm Changed the Bruins Blue Line?
You bet he has. But you already knew that! Let’s begin by looking at some numbers prior to the arrival of Hampus Lindholm. While the analytics say that Matt Grzelcyk and Charlie McAvoy made a good pair for the Bruins (I am not denying they did) I always wondered whether McAvoy thought in the backContinue reading “Has Hampus Lindholm Changed the Bruins Blue Line?”
Wednesday Mailbag: February 9, 2022
Eugene Mannarino via Twitter has two questions: Question 1: Dom do you think the bruins will trade Lysell Question 2: Dom as we get closer to the deadline do you think the bruins will trade their First. Answer: If you don’t mind Eugene, I will answer this in one answer, but man you have aContinue reading “Wednesday Mailbag: February 9, 2022”
Making His Case: Urho Vaakanainen
I am no rockets scientist. Heck, I didn’t even finish college. But even if I had, I don’t believe I’d be able to explain why Boston Bruins Defenceman Urho Vaakanainen has performed so well at the NHL level, yet in the AHL he leaves you wanting more. That’s not to say Vaakanainen has not shownContinue reading “Making His Case: Urho Vaakanainen”
BOSTON BRUINS DEFENCE: MY ANALYSIS
When the season began, I was doing these once a week. It became a lot of work so I paused the weekly breakdown. Now, when we look at it 30 games into the season, all signs point in the same direction: The Bruins need to add a defenceman. The season ending injury to Jakub Zboril,Continue reading “BOSTON BRUINS DEFENCE: MY ANALYSIS”
GAUGING THE BRUINS DEFENCE ONE WEEK AT A TIME NOVEMBER 28, 2021
Well, Boston Bruins Head Coach Bruce Cassidy went with the defensive pairings I was hoping to see at some point Wednesday evening against the Buffalo Sabres. And he kept them together throughout the game. Cassidy paired Matt Grzelcyk and Charlie McAvoy on the top unit, although as the three pairs went, they received the leastContinue reading “GAUGING THE BRUINS DEFENCE ONE WEEK AT A TIME NOVEMBER 28, 2021”
GAUGING THE BRUINS DEFENCE ONE WEEK AT A TIME NOVEMBER 21, 2021
Don’t look now but the Boston Bruins are playing hockey! In each of the previous weeks I talked about the lack of games the Bruins have played and the effect it has had on not just the defence, but the team as a whole. Let’s face it. You can’t replicate games during practice and playersContinue reading “GAUGING THE BRUINS DEFENCE ONE WEEK AT A TIME NOVEMBER 21, 2021”
GAUGING THE BRUINS DEFENCE ONE WEEK AT A TIME NOVEMBER: 14, 2021
Last Thursday, the Boston Bruins faced off against Connor McDavid and the Edmonton Oilers and there is only one way to describe the Boston blueline as a group: It was a total shit show. There. I said it. You can agree or disagree, but I have no other way of describing it. Blown leads, badContinue reading “GAUGING THE BRUINS DEFENCE ONE WEEK AT A TIME NOVEMBER: 14, 2021”
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