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By Leon Lifschutz | Follow me @BruinsBreakdown
After a 14-year tenure with the Boston Bruins, Zdeno Chara is now a Washington Capital. The Caps will be the fourth team of his 22-year NHL career with a stop in Ottawa after being drafted and starting his career with the New York Islanders. The consummate team captain will leave a giant hole, figuratively and literally, … Keep Reading
By Leon Lifschutz | Follow me @BruinsBreakdown
With NHL games about to get started much attention will be given to who will make the team, what the line combinations will be, and how a team might change how they play from the previous year. All are worthwhile and exciting discussions we are fortunate to be having, even if a little delayed from their … Keep Reading
By: Patrick Donnelly | Follow me on Twitter @PatDonn12
As the Boston Bruins prepare to officially open up training camp in just a few days, it appears as if general manager Don Sweeney may not necessarily be done with his offseason shopping. David Pagnotta of The Fourth Period reported over the weekend that Boston could potentially be interested in unrestricted free agent defenseman Ben Hutton.
By Leon Lifschutz | Follow me @BruinsBreakdown
Now that we have some clarity on the NHL season we can start making predictions, bold or otherwise, about the season. In hockey, you need to score more goals than the other team to win so that seems like a good starting point for analysis and prognostication. Goal scoring has also been one of the leading anxieties for Bruins’ … Keep Reading
By: Ray Guarino | Follow me on Twitter @rayguarino
The Boston Bruins, coming off of a heartbreaking game seven loss to the St Louis Blues in the 2019 Stanley Cup Final, had a very quiet offseason. They signed Brett Ritchie and Par Lindholm on the first day of free agency and added some depth pieces for the Providence Bruins.
Entering the 2019-2020 season, the Bruins … Keep Reading
By: Ray Guarino | Follow me on Twitter @rayguarino
Coming into the 2018-19 season, the Boston Bruins are feeling pretty good about themselves after advancing to the second round of the 2017-18 NHL playoffs before losing to the Tampa Bay Lightning in five games. There were some important additions made for the upcoming season. Below we’ll take a look at them.
By Ray Guarino | Follow me on Twitter @rayguarino
As the Boston Bruins approach the 2018 trade deadline, they are steamrolling through the league. After a lackluster beginning of the season, they went 18-3-4 in December and January, including 18 straight games without a regulation loss. On February 1st, 2020, they are 30-11-8, good for 66 points. That puts them second in the Atlantic Division, … Keep Reading
By: Ray Guarino | Follow me on Twitter @rayguarino
As we continue our journey through Boston Bruins General Manager Don Sweeney’s trades, we reached the first trade deadline of his tenure. The Bruins record at the 2015-2016 trade deadline is 34-23-6, good for 74 points. That put them in fourth place in the Atlantic Division, one point behind the Detroit Red Wings. Ownership made … Keep Reading
By Ray Guarino | Follow me on Twitter @rayguarino
In the summer of 2015, Don Sweeney has been the General Manager of the Boston Bruins for just a little over two months, and he has already made four trades. There’s no sign of this trend slowing down as he tries to retool the Bruins and get them back into the playoffs. With that, we continue … Keep Reading
By Leon Lifschutz | Follow me @BruinsBreakdown
Now that we impressed our friends with our commentary on the Bruins’ forward group, it’s time to rub in our smarts (ahem, prove to them our nerdiness) with a discussion on the Bruins’ defenders. We will again perform an investigation looking at individual expected goals (iXG) in comparison to actual goals scored (goals or G). As we … Keep Reading
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