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Bruins Deal Linus Ullmark to Ottawa for Mark Kastelic, Joonas Korpisalo, and a 2024 First-Round Pick

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By: Jason Cooke | Follow me on Twitter / X @cookejournalism

Linus Ullmark is an Ottawa Senator. Less than an hour before puck drop of Game Seven of the Stanley Cup Finals, Don Sweeney and the Boston Bruins cracked the hockey airwaves with perhaps their most significant offseason decision this summer.

Ullmark, who was swirling around trade rumors dating back to the trade … Keep Reading

Bruins Ink Defenseman Ian Mitchell to One-Year, Two-Way Extension

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By: Jason Cooke | Follow me on Twitter / X @cookejournalism

It isn’t a Linus Ullmark trade, and it isn’t Jake DeBrusk news, but Don Sweeney and the Boston Bruins have kickstarted the offseason with their first roster decision. The Bruins announced on Sunday that Ian Mitchell has been signed to a one-year, two-way contract extension with a $775,000 hit to Boston’s … Keep Reading

Matt Poitras Could Play a Big Role for the Bruins Next Season

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By: Andrew Bluestein | Follow Me On Twitter / X @adbblue

After being eliminated in six games by the Florida Panthers in the second round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs, the Boston Bruins will have an interesting off-season. With a handful of pending free agents and a lot of money to spend, GM Don Sweeney will have some tough decisions. However, one thing … Keep Reading

Should the Boston Bruins Pursue a Trade for Nikolaj Ehlers

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By: Tom Calautti | Follow me on Twitter @TCalauttis

The calendar has flipped over to June, and summer is officially here, which means the NHL rumor mill is beginning to heat up. While Bruins fans patiently wait for news on their team’s pending free agents, yet another big name has emerged in trade chatter. The question is whether or not Boston is ready, willing, and able … Keep Reading

What a Linus Ullmark Trade Could Look Like for the Boston Bruins

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By: Tom Calautti | Follow me on Twitter @TCalauttis

What is the value of a number-one goaltender in the NHL? What kind of return should Bruins General Manager Don Sweeney expect when shopping former Vezina Winner Linus Ullmark? In an attempt to solve that very conundrum, I researched every goalie transaction over the last ten years and found eight examples that may provide some insight.… Keep Reading

Three Takeaways from the Bruins’ End of Season Press Conference

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By: Jason Cooke | Follow me on Twitter / X @cookejournalism

The Boston Bruins won’t be competing for a Stanley Cup in June, but that doesn’t mean management isn’t optimistic regarding the club’s future when the B’s hit the ice for the 2024-25 season in October. When CEO and alternate governor Charlie Jacobs, president Cam Neely, general manager Don Sweeney, and head … Keep Reading

What Will the Bruins’ Goalie Crease Look Like Next Season?

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By: Jason Cooke | Follow me on Twitter / X @cookejournalism

The Boston Bruins have had one of the most luxurious goaltender situations in the National Hockey League for the past two seasons. They have Linus Ullmark, the 2023 Vezina Trophy winner, in one stall. The veteran goaltender would be the starter on most of the teams across the league. But Boston was … Keep Reading

Boston Bruins General Manager Don Sweeney Addresses the Media Ahead of Game Five

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Boston Bruins General Manager Don Sweeney spoke with the media just after noon today ahead of his team’s departure to Florida before Game Five of their second-round series against the Panthers. Sweeney discussed many topics in his press conference, albeit not as expected by Bruins fans.

The press conference, which took place at Hanscom Air Base, began with Don Sweeney addressing … Keep Reading

Revisiting the First Bruins-Panthers Playoff Matchup in 1996—’The Year of the Rat’

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

The 1995-96 Bruins’ season was an unsettling one, even before it started. The team had high hopes that defenseman Al “The Planet” Iafrate would return from missing the prior year with a knee injury, but the organization received discouraging news that Iafrate had worked out on his own—without consent of the Bruins’ medical staff—and, in … Keep Reading

Boston Bruins Recall Veteran Forward Jayson Megna From AHL Providence

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By: Mark Allred | Follow me on Twitter @BlackAndGold277

Earlier this afternoon, the Boston Bruins announced that the team had recalled veteran forward Jayson Megna from the American Hockey League Providence Bruins. The 34-year-old center returns to the National Hockey League after his time with the Anaheim Ducks and Colorado Avalance in the 2022-23 campaign.

This season, with the top … Keep Reading

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