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 28, 2024

Game 3 between the Dubuque Fighting Saints and the Youngstown Phantoms was a nail-biter on Tuesday, with the teams locked in a scoreless tie until late in the third period. Dubuque finally broke through to take a 1-0 lead at the 13:33 mark, but Youngstown evened the score at 1-1 with just 1:42 remaining toContinue reading “Boston Bruins Monday Morning Prospect Update Week Ending: April 28, 2024”

Boston Bruins Monday Morning Prospect Update Week Ending: April 21, 2024

Jackson Edward was in consideration for the OHL Player of the Week honors for the week ending April 14, 2024 by the OHL. On Monday, the Sioux Falls Stampede defeated the Tri-City Storm 6-5 in overtime to win game 1 of their best-of-seven playoff series. This marked the Stampede’s first postseason victory in 5 years.Continue reading “Boston Bruins Monday Morning Prospect Update Week Ending: April 21, 2024”

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 24, 2024

The Boston Bruins signed goaltender Michael DiPietro to a one-year, two-way contract worth $775,000 in the NHL and $200,000 in the AHL. The deal marks a substantial raise from his previous AHL salary of $80,000 and comes after the signing of Ryan Bischel. On Wednesday, the J20 Nationell Slutspel (playoffs) began and Frolunda won theContinue reading “Boston Bruins Monday Morning Prospect Update Week Ending: March 24, 2024”

Boston Bruins Monday Morning Prospect Update Week Ending: March 10, 2024

The Canadian Hockey League announced it’s free games for the month on March and you can watch Reid Dyck on Friday March 15, 2024 at 7:00 pm ST (8:00 EDT) as the Swift Current Broncos entertain the Medicine Hat Tigers. You can find your viewing options here. The season is over for one of theContinue reading “Boston Bruins Monday Morning Prospect Update Week Ending: March 10, 2024”

Boston Bruins Monday Morning Prospect Update Week Ending: February 25, 2024

Reid Dyck is on a roll. On Monday, he stopped 25 of 27 shots as the Swift Current Broncos defeated the Moose Jaw Warriors 5-2. Dyck won his eighth consecutive start and has helped the Broncos jump into 4th place in the WHL Eastern Conference standings. Dyck improved to 17-6-2 on the season. For comparison,Continue reading “Boston Bruins Monday Morning Prospect Update Week Ending: February 25, 2024”