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Should Nikita Zadorov be Playing on Boston’s Defensive Top Pairing?

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By: Tim Burke | Follow me on Twitter / X @timsports3

On July 1st, the Boston Bruins made an aggressive move to bolster their defensive core by signing Nikita Zadorov to a six-year, $30-million contract. 
The 29-year-old defenseman has a history of being an impact player in the National Hockey League. He is a big, mobile defender who delivers big hits, kills penalties, … Keep Reading

Newcomer Elias Lindholm Has Been a Spark to the Boston Bruins Center Core

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By: Mark Allred | Follow me on Twitter / X @BlackAndGold277

Last season, the Boston Bruins showed organizational patience in addressing the center issues with the retirements of two B’s legends, Patrice Bergeron and David Krejci. With their absence and limited salary cap space available, the team chose to address the hole up the middle of the roster internally, relying on current … Keep Reading

Forgotten Bruins: Goaltender Chad Johnson

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By: Neil Simmons | Follow me on Twitter / X: @NSimmz

Hundreds of hockey players have donned the Boston Bruins iconic Spoked B sweater throughout the team’s one-hundred-year history in the National Hockey League. Some came to Boston as draft picks or by trade and spent over a decade in the Black and Gold. Most former Bruins were just around … Keep Reading

Forgotten Bruins: Defenseman Brad Stuart

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By: Neil Simmons | Follow me on Twitter: @NSimmz

Hundreds of National Hockey League players have donned the Boston Bruins iconic “Spoked B” throughout the team’s one-hundred-year history. Every Bruin alumni followed a different path in their career that led them to the Black & Gold. Whether they were fresh-faced draft picks, free-agent signings, or trade acquisitions, they all had a unique story and value … Keep Reading

The Deepest Boston Bruins ‘Draft Classes’ of the Past

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By: Steve McClure | Follow me on Twitter / X @stmcclure1993

Sometimes the NHL draft can be hit or miss enterprise. Despite all of the personnel scouting and calibrating of player potential and organizational needs, no team is immune from a complete miscarriage of an entire draft year, where none of the selections ever see more than a cup of coffee in the NHL. 

Draft … Keep Reading

Happy 36th Birthday to Bruin Alumnus Matt Bartkowski

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By: Steve McClure | Follow me on Twitter / X @stmcclure1993

Happy birthday to former Bruin Matt Bartkowski. The well-traveled defenseman turns 36 years old today.

The Pittsburgh native arrived on the Bruins’ scene in March of 2010 when his rights were traded from the Florida Panthers—which selected him in the 7th round of the 2008 NHL draft—along with fellow defenseman Dennis Seidenberg. He spent portions … Keep Reading