If you regularly read this blog, you’re likely familiar with the chart below. For those who are seeing it for the first time, I use this chart to assess whether a player is meeting their expectations production wise. Scoring points is not the only indicator of success. For example, you wouldn’t expect a strong defensiveContinue reading “Boston Bruins 2024-2025 Preseason Prospect Update: Part Two”
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Boston Bruins 2024-2025 Preseason Prospect Update: Part One
We are gearing up for another season of coverage on Boston Bruins prospects. There’s no better moment to share my insights as players start to join their teams and leagues worldwide for the beginning of training camps. Every offseason, I start with the chart below. It helps me monitor the players during the season andContinue reading “Boston Bruins 2024-2025 Preseason Prospect Update: Part One”
A Look Back at Don Sweeney’s Draft History: 2023
Previous drafts: 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022. This post concludes the series examining the Boston Bruins’ draft record during General Manager Don Sweeney’s tenure and his restructured scouting team. Progress was made in the drafting unit when Sweeney expanded the team. However, the emphasis is not just on the number of staffContinue reading “A Look Back at Don Sweeney’s Draft History: 2023”
A Look Back at Don Sweeney’s Draft History: 2021
Previous drafts: 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 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 droves prefer to look at stats. Harman Dayal andContinue reading “A Look Back at Don Sweeney’s Draft History: 2021”
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: April 14, 2024
On Wednesday, Latvia played another exhibition game in preparation for the World Hockey Championships, this time against Finland. The Finns took this one by a score of 3-2 in overtime. After scoring once in regulation and another in a shootout in two games against Austria last week, Dans Locmelis was held off the scoreboard inContinue reading “Boston Bruins Monday Morning Prospect Update Week Ending: April 14, 2024”
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 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”
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