Author: Matt Barry
The Bruins Are Brad Marchand’s Team Now
Brad Marchand has spent the last 14 seasons developing into one of the top left wings in the National Hockey League. The pesky forward has gone from a league pest who crosses the line at times, much to the chagrin of opposing teams and their fans, to maturing into a threat to score every night […]
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Bruins’ Center Ready To Take The Top Spot
Pavel Zacha was the sixth overall pick in the 2015 NHL Draft by the New Jersey Devils, the same draft that produced stars Connor McDavid, Jack Eichel, and Mitch Marner. Zacha was the fifth center taken in a deep draft and was projected to be an elite offensive player. Eliteprospects.com viewed the young Czech as […]
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Can Charlie Coyle Step Into a Bigger Offensive Role for the Bruins?
Charlie Coyle grew up a Boston Bruins fan in Weymouth, Massachusetts. His dream of playing with his hometown team became a reality on February 20, 2018, when the Minnesota Wild traded Coyle to Boston in time for a run to the Stanley Cup Finals. In that postseason, Coyle had an immediate impact totaling 16 points […]
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Can Bruins New Center Expand on Impressive Analytics?
Boston Bruins General Manager Don Sweeney is working to fill the major voids left by the retirements of longtime centers Patrice Bergeron and David Krejci. It has been 20 years since the Bruins had neither one of Bergeron and Krejci in the lineup to start a season. Krejci missed the 2021-22 season with Boston to […]
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Boston Bruins Sign Former BU Star to PTO
The Boston Bruins have announced the signing of forward Alex Chiasson to a Professional Tryout Offer (PTO) on Monday. The agreement was announced by Bruins General Manager Don Sweeney. The 32-year-old Chiasson is a Boston University alum who played 20 games for the Detroit Red Wings last season, scoring six goals with three assists. The […]
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Eight Years Later, Bruins Fans Have Their Guy Back
Boston Bruins fans remember Milan Lucic as a prototypical Bruin. The 6-foot-3, 240-pound left wing provided physicality, some scoring punch, and a penchant for coming through in big games. Lucic seemed to embody everything Bruins fans love in a “big, bad Bruin,” the Vancouver native became an instant fan favorite, and fans adopted him as […]
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Who Is the X-Factor Offensively for the Boston Bruins?
The Boston Bruins were an offensive juggernaut during the 2022-23 season, leading them to a historic 65 wins and the President’s Trophy as the league’s best regular season team. Forward David Pastrnak scored a career-high 61 goals, and the Bruins had nine players with at least 16 goals in a balanced attack. Only the Edmonton […]
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Bruins Move On From Another 2018 Draft Prospect
Boston Bruins General Manager has taken some heat for his drafts over the years. It hasn’t all been, and as Sweeney chose defenseman Charlie McAvoy in the first round of the 2016 NHL Draft, and blue liner Brandon Carlo was a good find in the second round of the 2015 draft. Goaltender Jeremy Swayman was […]
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The Bruins Might Solve Center Problems With Young Forward
It is finally that time for the Boston Bruins organization. Longtime centers Patrice Bergeron and David Krejci will not return for another season, and the moment is here when the Bruins have to find a way to replace their top two centers in one off-season. One candidate appears to be forward Pavel Zacha, who played […]
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Forgotten First Round Pick Looking For Chance with Bruins
The 2015 NHL Draft will go down in infamy in Boston Bruins’ lore and continues to be a stain on the career of General Manager Don Sweeney, who had just assumed his new role at the time. The Bruins had accumulated the 13th, 14th, and 15th overall picks after a fifth-place finish in the Atlantic […]
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