It is better to fail in originality than to succeed in imitation -Herman Melville Most people define success solely in terms of winning, and the NHL is no exception. In reality, only a few NHL teams are genuinely equipped to win the Stanley Cup. Therefore, the criteria for a successful season must vary for theContinue reading “Bruins Eliminated; Face a Long Offseason”
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The Curious Case of Jake DeBrusk
If you’re a goal scorer in the National Hockey League like Jake DeBrusk, you’d better be bringing something to the ice if you aren’t finding the back of the net. And DeBrusk has been struggling to bulge the twine with just one goal on the season. This is a contract year for DeBrusk and someContinue reading “The Curious Case of Jake DeBrusk”
What Can We Expect from Pavel Zacha?
On July 13, 2022 the Boston Bruins acquired the rights to Pavel Zacha in exchange for Eric Haula. There were some mixed reviews among Bruins fans, especially since Zacha was a restricted free agent without a contract at the time. It took about 3 weeks for Zacha to finally ink a deal – a oneContinue reading “What Can We Expect from Pavel Zacha?”
Don Sweeney Has a Lot of Work to do This Off Season
The Boston Bruins lost in the first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs and I don’t know anyone that was expecting that, especially after General Manager Don Sweeney went all-in at trade deadline to give his team the best chance of winning the Stanley Cup. Why did they fail after a record setting regular season?Continue reading “Don Sweeney Has a Lot of Work to do This Off Season”
Bruins Ink Pavel Zacha to a 4 Year $19 Million Deal
Following the Bruins 4-3 victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs at TD Garden Saturday night, the team announced they have signed Pavel Zacha to a 4-year, $19 million deal that carries an average annual value of $4.75 million. There was a lot of angst on social media as fans are worried this deal somehow affectsContinue reading “Bruins Ink Pavel Zacha to a 4 Year $19 Million Deal”
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”
Will the Real Pavel Zacha Please Stand Up
I for one was excited when the Boston Bruins traded Eric Haula for Pavel Zacha. Many Bruins fans however were not and it’s probably because they listened to too many New Jersey Devils fans on hockey message boards about the type of player Zacha was for them. In fairness to those Devils fans though, IContinue reading “Will the Real Pavel Zacha Please Stand Up”
Boston’s Darlings
The Boston Bruins are off to a 16-2-0 start, 11-0-0 at home – the only unblemished team at home remaining and ties an NHL record, have yet to lose after scoring the opening goal of the game (12-0-0), are the second (only?) team in NHL history to win 16 of their first 18 games (1929-30Continue reading “Boston’s Darlings”
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”
Bruins Acquire Pavel Zacha from the Devils for Eric Haula
In a surprise (?) move, Boston Bruins General Manager Don Sweeney sent Eric Haula to the New Jersey Devils in exchange for Pavel Zacha. Interesting enough, both can play center or left wing. The move clears Haula’s $2.375 million cap hit from the books. However, Zacha is a restricted free agent with arbitration attached afterContinue reading “Bruins Acquire Pavel Zacha from the Devils for Eric Haula”
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