Author: Matt Barry

Will Bruins Take “Hard Look At Roster” This Time?
- Matt Barry
- May 12, 2023
At the end of the 2019-20 season, the Boston Bruins management team had an end-of-season media day. During that presser, Team President Cam Neely said, “We will take a hard look at our roster this off-season.” Speculation began to circulate that the Bruins might move away from some of their core members and that a […]
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Boston Bruins Final Grades: Defensemen
- Matt Barry
- May 10, 2023
The Boston Bruins won 65 games during the 2022-23 regular season, a National Hockey League record. The roster was bolstered by the trade deadline e acquisitions of Garnet Hathaway, Dmitry Orlov, and Tyler Bertuzzi, and all signs pointed to a deep playoff run. However, nobody could have predicted this type of ending to a season […]
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Boston Bruins Final Grades: Forwards
- Matt Barry
- May 9, 2023
The Boston Bruins won 65 games during the 2022-23 regular season, a National Hockey League record. The roster was bolstered by the trade deadline acquisitions of Garnet Hathaway, Dmitry Orlov, and Tyler Bertuzzi, and all signs pointed to a deep playoff run. However, nobody could have predicted this type of ending to a season that […]
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Bruins’ Promising Prospect Signs Entry-Level Deal
- Matt Barry
- May 5, 2023
The Boston Bruins announced on Friday that the team has signed forward 2022 second-round draft pick Matthew Poitras to a three-year entry-level contract beginning with the 2023-24 season worth an annual NHL salary cap hit of $870,000. The 19-year-old center spent the 2022-23 season with the Guelph Storm of the Ontario Hockey League. The Brooklin, […]
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Bruins Break-Up Day Answers Some Questions
- Matt Barry
- May 3, 2023
The season is over for the Boston Bruins much more abruptly than anyone thought. Record-setting wins and point totals highlighted a sensational year for a team that was primed to win their second Stanley Cup in 12 years. But a 3-1 series lead in the first round turned into a stunning four-games to-three series loss […]
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What Finally Did The Bruins In?
- Matt Barry
- May 2, 2023
As members of the Boston Bruins clean out their lockers after suffering a historic upset after winning 65 regular season games in 2022-23, the organization is left to wonder just what happened to a team that collected 135 points and lost to a Florida Panthers club that had 43 fewer points than Boston during the […]
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2023 Draft Prospect Profile: Will Smith
- Matt Barry
- May 1, 2023
National Hockey League 2023 draft prospect Will Smith was born in Lexington, Massachusetts, on March 17, 2005. The 18-year-old center is projected to be chosen in the top ten of this year’s draft. Smith is a 6-foot, 182-pound right-shot center who brings excellent offensive skills and an improving 200-foot defensive game. Will Smith is ranked […]
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Who Is In The Bruins Lineup For Game 7?
- Matt Barry
- April 30, 2023
The Boston Bruins head into Game 7 against the Florida Panthers after missing two chances to advance to the second round of the best-of-seven series with losses at home in Game 5 and on the road in Game 6. The last defeat was a wild 7-5 loss in which the Bruins had a lead with […]
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Time For Jim Montgomery To Lead Bruins To Critical Victory
- Matt Barry
- April 29, 2023
Boston Bruins Head Coach Jim Montgomery was hired in the off-season to be a stark contrast to previous coach Bruce Cassidy. Montgomery is viewed as an overly positive players’ coach who brings that energy daily. Cassidy was a tell-it-like-it-is, no-nonsense head guy who told his players and the media what was missing on a nightly […]
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Which Bruins’ Goaltender Gets The Net for Game 6?
- Matt Barry
- April 28, 2023
Goaltending can carry National Hockey League teams to win Stanley Cups, but it can also cause good teams to lose to inferior teams. The Boston Bruins had the best goaltending tandem in all of hockey all season long, and there was no question that entering the series against the Florida Panthers, goaltending was a huge […]
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