Boston Bruins

Matt Poitras, the Boston Bruins, and the World Junior Championship a Win-Win-Win

Ahead of the 2023 World Junior Championship, Team Canada received a boost following the news out of Boston regarding the Bruins budding 19-year-old center, Matt Poitras. After much speculation, it was made official Poitras would leave the Bruins, briefly, to help his native Canada compete. Bruins General Manager Don Sweeney spoke regarding the decision “There’s […]

Bruins-Wild Game Preview with Projected Lines

Bruins Benders Podcast Bruins Game Day Preview Game 30: Minnesota Wild (12-13-4) at Boston Bruins (19-5-5) Date: Tuesday, December 19 Time: 7:00 pm TV: NESN Radio: 98.5 The Sports Hub DraftKings Sportsbook Betting Lines: MIN -1.5 BOS +1.5 O/U 6 Minnesota Wild Notes: Second night of a back-to-back for the Wild after a 4-3 loss […]

Four Boston Bruins Who Have Exceeded Expectations

Coming off a historic regular season, followed by a crushing first-round playoff defeat to the Florida Panthers, it was hard to set expectations for how the 2023-2024 Boston Bruins would perform. GM Don Sweeney had gone “all in” last season trying to win the Stanley Cup with the additions of Dmitry Orlov, Garnet Hathaway, and […]

Bruins-Islanders Game Preview with Projected Lines

Bruins Benders Podcast Bruins Game Day Preview Game 28: Boston Bruins (18-5-4) at New York Islanders (14-7-7) Date: Friday, December 15 Time: 7:30 pm TV: NESN, ESPN+ Radio: 98.5 The Sports Hub DraftKings Sportsbook Betting Lines: BOS -1.5 NYI +1.5 O/U 5.5 Boston Bruins Notes: The Bruins have scored at least three goals in 21 […]

Trade Rumor Regarding the Anaheim Ducks, New Jersey Devils, and John Gibson

With the Anaheim Ducks recent losses to the last place Chicago Blackhawks and Winnipeg Jets, they’ve put themselves in a very difficult position to be a playoff team this year; if anything, they seem very likely to be a top contender for the Celebrini sweepstakes. The Ducks struggles make them an immediate consideration when it […]

It’s a Wednesday Night Bruins/Devils Reunion in Newark

It is official: the Boston Bruins will be without former New Jersey Devil Pavel Zacha for their Wednesday night matchup against the Devils in Newark. On the other side, defensemen Dougie Hamilton, a draft selection of the Boston Bruins way back when, is out indefinitely with a torn pectoral. Which, on paper, is unfortunate. Regardless […]

Sabres Snap Losing Skid, Beat Bruins 3-1: Three Thoughts

After a a few games off, I’m back. I hope that the Sabres are back as well. This last stretch of hockey has been painful, to say the least. But a win against arguably the best team in hockey is a good start. Let’s get to it. Positive Strides on Defence A great sign tonight […]

Bruins-Sabres Game Preview with Projected Lines

Bruins Benders Podcast Bruins Game Day Preview Game 15: Buffalo Sabres (10-14-2) at Boston Bruins (17-4-3) Date: Thursday, December 7 Time: 7:00 pm TV: NESN Radio: 98.5 The Sports Hub DraftKings Sportsbook Betting Lines: BUF +1.5 BOS -1.5 O/U 6 Buffalo Sabres Notes: The Sabres are winning on 44.6 percent of their faceoffs, which is […]

Opinion: Why Lyon Should be the Red Wings’ Starting Goaltender For Now

Going into this season, the Detroit Red Wings were in an enviable position. They had three goalies with varying levels of success in the league. Their starter, Ville Husso, got off to a great start with the team last year before faltering in the second half of the season while backup goaltender James Reimer has […]

Bruins Are Seeing Real Value in Return From Taylor Hall Trade

In a cost-cutting move during the offseason, the Boston Bruins traded from number one overall draft pick Taylor Hall and veteran Nick Foligno to the Chicago Blackhawks for two young defensemen. Moving on from Hall created much-needed cap space. At the time of the trade, CapFriendly estimated the Bruins had less than $5 million in […]