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By: Steve McClure | Follow me on Twitter / X @stmcclure1993
There is no doubt a correlation between the elite type of playoff performance a goaltender must demonstrate for his team in the NHL playoffs and the actual hoisting of the Stanley Cup. Few goalies in modern times can afford to play below regular season form over the grueling long haul that today’s playoffs demand. … Keep Reading
By: Steve McClure | Follow me on Twitter / X @stmcclure1993
As we approach the anniversary of the Boston Bruins’ first Stanley Cup celebration in 1929, it’s important to understand the contribution of one Cecil ‘Tiny’ Thompson, the 25-year-old who took over the team’s goaltending job in the fall of ’28.
Thompson had usurped Hal Winkler, who had accumulated 15 shutouts the prior … Keep Reading
By: Jason Cooke | Follow me on Twitter / X @cookejournalism
The Boston Bruins are in no shortage of goalies. On Wednesday afternoon, Bruins general manager Don Sweeney announced that Michael DiPietro has been signed to a one-year, two-way contract extension with a National Hockey League cap hit of $775,000. The other half of Boston’s minor league affiliate goalie tandem, Brandon Bussi, will … Keep Reading
By: Andrew Bluestein | Follow Me On Twitter / X @adbblue
For almost the last two decades, Boston Bruins fans have been spoiled with seeing great goaltending. There have been four Vezina Trophies from three different guys in that span. They currently have what is widely regarded as the best goaltending tandem in the league with Jeremy Swayman and Linus Ullmark.
They also have … Keep Reading
By: Max Weisman | Follow me on Twitter: @maweisman
The National Hockey League All-Star Break has come and gone, and for the second straight year, the Boston Bruins find themselves atop the NHL standings, albeit this time tied with the Vancouver Canucks. The record-setting Bruins of a year ago were 39-7-5 at the break, and this year, they’re a respectable 31-9-9 as they try to claim … Keep Reading
By: Max Weisman | Follow me on Twitter: @maweisman
On January 4th, 2024, Boston Bruins goaltender Jeremy Swayman allowed six goals in a 6-5 loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins. Since then, he’s made six starts and came in to relieve Linus Ullmark when he exited with a lower-body injury during the overtime period against the Arizona Coyotes. During Ullmark’s time out of the … Keep Reading
By: Tom Calautti | Follow me on Twitter @TCalauttis and Linktree
The 2022-23 season ended on a series of lows for goaltender Jeremy Swayman. After watching the first six games of Boston’s first-round playoff series against the Florida Panthers, he was thrust into action for game seven, allowed the series-clinching goal to Carter Verhagee in overtime on TD Garden ice, and entered the offseason without … Keep Reading
By: Andrew Bluestein | Follow Me On Twitter / X @adbblue
Per Mark Divver of New England Hockey Journal, the Boston Bruins recalled goalie Brandon Bussi Thursday morning from AHL affiliate Providence. Linus Ullmark exited in overtime of Tuesday night’s game against the Arizona Coyotes with what appeared to be a lower-body injury. The defending Vezina Trophy winner needed a lot … Keep Reading
By: Jason Cooke | Follow me on Twitter / X @cookejournalism
The tandem of Jeremy Swayman and Linus Ullmark isn’t the only goaltender duo in the Boston Bruins organization. The Providence Bruins, Boston’s American Hockey League affiliate, has a netminder tandem of their own. As of Thursday morning, that pairing of Brandon Bussi and Michael DiPietro appears to be set in stone for the remainder … Keep Reading
By: Andrew Bluestein | Follow Me On X (Formerly Twitter) @abblue
The Boston Bruins are amidst a four-game losing streak coming off the holiday freeze. There have been a lot of things to place the blame on during this skid, and goaltending is far down on the list.
Linus Ullmark and Jeremey Swayman have been perhaps the biggest bright spot on the team this season. … Keep Reading
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