Rumors Continue to Swirl Around the Bruins

Everyone knew something had to happen to help alleviate the Boston Bruins cap issues. And on NHL Awards Day with a few Bruins in attendance including General Manager Don Sweeney, the first shoe dropped when he dealt Taylor Hall and Nick Foligno to the Chicago Blackhawks in exchange for a couple of right shot defencemenContinue reading “Rumors Continue to Swirl Around the Bruins”

Bruins Trade Hall, Foligno to Hawks; Acquire Regula and Mitchell

You knew there was going to be some cap clearing trades involving the Boston Bruins and today the team has announced that they’ve traded Taylor Hall and pending unrestricted free agent Nick Foligno to the Chicago Blackhawks. In return, the Bruins receive the signing rights to Alec Regula and Ian Mitchell, both restricted free agents.Continue reading “Bruins Trade Hall, Foligno to Hawks; Acquire Regula and Mitchell”

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”

Boston Bruins Season Ending Cap

The 185 days of the 2022-2023 National Hockey League season used to calculate the cap is finally over and while the playoffs are set to begin – where there is no cap – there are those with one eye fixed on the cap and wonder how the Bruins move forward. The Bruins needed to useContinue reading “Boston Bruins Season Ending Cap”

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”

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”

Could Claude Giroux Wear the Spoked B?

Flashback February 24, 2008: After being approached by then Toronto Maple Leaf General Manager Cliff Fletcher about waiving his no trade clause, Leafs star Mats Sundin decided not to waive “after careful deliberation.” Fourteen years later, Cliff’s son Chuck Fletcher – the General Manager of the Philadelphia Flyers – is in the same boat, sortContinue reading “Could Claude Giroux Wear the Spoked B?”

Wednesday Mailbag: January 26, 2022

Just a small mailbag this week! As always, if you want to get questions in early for next week’s mailbag, you can always email your questions to ohlwriters@gmail.com Phil via email asks: Question – On Friday, you tweeted a video from Oshawa’s game. You said “No goals. Just this. Trying to keep it real.” I’mContinue reading “Wednesday Mailbag: January 26, 2022”

WEDNESDAY’S MAILBAG: DECEMBER 15 2021

So, this weekly mailbag is gaining in popularity. IF you ever want to send in a question, feel free to do so at any time. You can do so by emailing me at ohlwriters@gmail.com and I will answer your questions every Wednesday. Mike via email asks *Mike had a beautifully written, well thought letter withContinue reading “WEDNESDAY’S MAILBAG: DECEMBER 15 2021”

WEDNESDAYS MAILBAG DECEMBER 8

Colin Stead via Twitter asks Question – Do you think signing Ullmark to a hefty contract was a good idea if they bring Tuukka back for the stretch run? Answer – Yes, I do. I know that almost everyone reading here is sitting at home on their sofa reading and thinking the exact opposite. ButContinue reading “WEDNESDAYS MAILBAG DECEMBER 8”