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Tom Calautti is a graduate of UMass Amherst (Go UMass!) and a lifelong Bruins fan. I covered NCAA hockey while in college and now report on all things Bruins. Infamous in men's league and career 4th line energy guy who can chip in on offense.
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Boston Bruins Fandom was put on notice two days ago when Team USA announced that Charlie McAvoy would miss Monday’s 4 Nations Faceoff game against Team Sweden. The situation became even more volatile when the Bruins organization announced yesterday that McAvoy was admitted to Massachusetts General Hospital to undergo testing concerning an upper-body injury suffered earlier … Keep Reading
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For the second straight game, the Boston Bruins looked like a completely different team. After a six-goal outburst against the New York Rangers, the Black and Gold put together one of their best defensive efforts of the season, shutting out the Minnesota Wild and propelling themselves closer to the Eastern Conference playoff picture. Here’s how it … Keep Reading
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Last night, the Boston Bruins lost a 6-2 contest to the Western Conference-leading Winnipeg Jets. The loss, coupled with a victory by the Columbus Blue Jackets, plummets Boston out of the playoff structure, a spot they didn’t anticipate being in when the season started. A ton has gone wrong for the Black and Gold this … Keep Reading
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The Boston Bruins have an interesting offseason ahead of them. According to Bruins Cap Space on Twitter, the team will have approximately $20.9 million in space when the season ends. With five unrestricted free agents and three restricted free agents on the docket, General Manager Don Sweeney has some critical decisions to make about the franchise’s … Keep Reading
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The Boston Bruins can’t seem to get away from the injury bug. The team announced early this afternoon that center Mark Kastelic is being placed on injured reserve, a move that comes just six days after he returned to practice from injury. In a corresponding transaction, the Bruins have recalled Patrick Brown … Keep Reading
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On November 11, 2024, Boston Bruins General Manager Don Sweeney sent shockwaves through his team’s fandom when he sent sophomore forward Matt Poitras down to Providence. Many fans (this writer included) weren’t happy at the time and thought Poitras deserved an opportunity to grind through his struggles and stay at the NHL level. Fast … Keep Reading
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The Boston Bruins have a bad power play. There really isn’t any way to fudge the numbers or sugarcoat the stats to change that fact. The team’s man advantage currently ranks 31st out of 32 NHL, clicking at only 12.4 percent. As the team heads into one of its most important stretches of the season, it … Keep Reading
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The Boston Bruins are 1-6-1 over their past eight games and the wheels seem to be coming off the wagon. After a hot start under interim Head Coach Joe Sacco, the team has regressed back to their bad habits from the early season, and those bad habits reared their ugly head once again as … Keep Reading
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What a 48 hours this weekend must have been for Fabian Lysell and the Boston Bruins faithful. The former first-round pick woke up Saturday morning expecting to suit up for the team’s AHL affiliate when he got the call that he was coming to Boston.
Lysell donned the spoked-B for the first time Saturday night … Keep Reading
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Let’s call a spade a spade; there aren’t many areas where the Boston Bruins are a better team than last season. Overall, their scoring is down, Jeremy Swayman has been (somewhat of a) letdown based on his contract, and their defense hasn’t been as stout as predicted. One area you can look at and say, ‘This … Keep Reading
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