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Bruins Stats Corner: October Player Stats Tracker

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By Karoline Sears | Follow me on Mastodon: @spelled_with_a_k and Substack

Welcome to your weekly Bruins Stats Corner stats tracker round-up. Each week I will update this post within the month of October so we can all track this Centennial team. I have chosen some of my favorite stats to track: Defensive Points Share (DPS), Faceoff Wins Percentage (FOW%), Time on Ice (TOI), … Keep Reading

Bruins @ Sharks: Game Recap

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By Andrew Bluestein | Follow Me On Twitter @adbblue

The Boston Bruins improved to 3-0 Thursday night, defeating the San Jose Sharks 3-1. An ideal start to their West Coast road trip

After what seemed to be a counterproductive morning, the team clearly got the message and translated it over to the puck drop in San Jose. 

The Bruins were shot out of … Keep Reading

Three Things to Look for in the Bruins Centennial Season Opener

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By Andrew Bluestein | Follow Me On Twitter @adbblue

The Boston Bruins will start their 2023-24 campaign for their centennial season tonight. They will host the Chicago Blackhawks at TD Garden, and the highly touted first-overall pick Connor Bedard will be front and center. Old friends Taylor Hall and Nick Foligno will also be back in town after being traded to Chicago during the offseason.

A … Keep Reading

Bruins Stats Corner: Game Stats Tracker

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By Karoline Sears | Follow me on Mastodon: @spelled_with_a_k and Substack

The pre-season is over and it’s time to make some decisions. Most of the young players we saw over the past few weeks will return to minor league play to continue their development. Others were surprising standouts that showed us all that they are, in fact, ready to don that … Keep Reading

A McAvoy and Lohrei Pairing is More than Ideal for the Bruins

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By Andrew Bluestein | Follow Me On Twitter @adbblue

Boston Bruins 2020 second-round pick Mason Lohrei has certainly raised some eyebrows during training camp. The 6’4 defenseman got a lot of minutes in the preseason games he was in the lineup for and stood out.

In his first game against the Buffalo Sabres, he played 29:01, which led all skaters in ice time. The … Keep Reading

Takeaways From Preseason Game Number Three

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By Andrew Bluestein | Follow Me On Twitter @adbblue

The Boston Bruins played their third preseason game at TD Garden Friday night, losing to the Philadelphia Flyers 4-3 in a shootout. We got to see a lot of players for the first time this preseason. John Farinacci, Kevin Shattenkirk, Hampus Lindholm, Pavel Zacha, David Pastrnak, Linus Ullmark, and Brad Marchand, wearing the C … Keep Reading

Realistic Expectations for the 2023-24 Boston Bruins

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By Andrew Bluestein | Follow Me On Twitter @adbblue

With training camp underway and puck-drop to start the season being right around the corner, many questions linger about the expectations of the 2023-24 Boston Bruins. After coming off the greatest regular season a team has had in NHL history, things will undoubtedly look a lot different this year.

It is almost … Keep Reading

The Bruins Need Hampus Lindholm to Have Another Great Season

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By Andrew Bluestein | Follow Me On Twitter @adbblue

Hampus Lindholm was undoubtedly one of the best defensemen in the NHL last season, playing his first full season with the Boston Bruins. He provided the team with plenty of offense from the back end and was a key piece on the power play. The Swedish defenseman is entering his 12th NHL season and … Keep Reading

Bruins Stats Corner: Shattenkirk the Journeyman

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By Karoline Sears | Follow me on Mastodon: @spelled_with_a_k and Substack

Hindsight is 20/20 and I think it’s safe to say that Don Sweeny was specifically looking to add veterans to the lineup as a way to transition the Boston Bruins from their most recent golden age (2006-2025) into the next. I’ll get into why I think the current golden age … Keep Reading

Could the Next Salary Cap Savings for the Boston Bruins Come via Derek Forbort?

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

The Boston Bruins, one of the National Hockey League’s most storied franchises, are currently facing a familiar challenge – managing their salary cap. With restricted free agents Trent Frederic and Jeremy Swayman done with the arbitration periods and signed, per PuckPedia.com, the Bruins have 22 of 23 players locked up … Keep Reading

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