Nick Foligno
Bedard, Blackhawks First Week Recap
The start of the 2023-24 NHL season has been an interesting one so far. Some teams have been surprising, whether it is in a good way, or in a bad way. Toronto Maple Leafs’ Auston Matthews, Vancouver Canucks’ Brock Boeser, Columbus Blue Jackets’ Boone Jenner, and Anaheim Ducks’ Frank Vatrano all have already recorded hat-tricks, […]
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Penguins Game Preview: Penguins vs Blackhawks
Tonight, the Pittsburgh Penguins open their 2023-24 season against the Chicago Blackhawks. The puck drops tonight at 8 P.M. Eastern at PPG Paints Arena in downtown Pittsburgh. The game can be watched on ESPN, Sportsnet, ESPN+, and TVA Sports. Blackhawks forward Connor Bedard will be making his NHL debut after being selected first overall in […]
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Predicting the NHL Teams With the Most Fights in 2023-24
While fighting isn’t as prominent in the NHL as it used to be, it certainly isn’t gone. In the 2022-23 regular season, there were 334 official fights where five-minute majors were handed out. Yes, that number was much higher twenty years ago, but hockey fans are still treated to a good scrap from time to […]
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Will Patrice Bergeron Return for One More Season?
After a devastating first-round playoff exit, the Boston Bruins face an uncertain future as they undergo significant roster changes, including the departures of Taylor Hall, Nick Foligno, and Tyler Bertuzzi, alongside the return of Milan Lucic and additions like Morgan Geekie, Kevin Shattenkirk, and James van Riemsdyk. However, one burning question still remains: Will Patrice […]
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Boston Bruins: Hall’s Money Well Spent
After sending Taylor Hall and Nick Foligno to Chicago last week, many fans had hoped that Tyler Bertuzzi signing in Boston would be the end result. I had my doubts that I also wrote about, and ultimately, Bertuzzi ends up in Toronto. Many fans have been up in arms about that, desperate for a Bertuzzi-like […]
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Trade Grades: Taylor Hall and Nick Foligno to Chicago Blackhawks
For the Boston Bruins, this offseason was a cap nightmare. Don Sweeney’s biggest priority was to get the Bruins some flexibility to fill out their roster after carrying over $4.5m in dead cap space from the Bergeron and Krejci overages. The difficulty in the Flat Cap Era is that most teams don’t have any cap […]
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Chicago Blackhawks Acquire Taylor Hall
The Chicago Blackhawks have acquired Taylor Hall and the rights to Nick Foligno from the Boston Bruins in exchange for Ian Mitchell and Alec Regula. Hall will be joining his fifth team in the last five years after he spent the first six seasons with the Edmonton Oilers. He has 264 goals and 429 assists […]
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Will Bruins Take “Hard Look At Roster” This Time?
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: Forwards
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 Break-Up Day Answers Some Questions
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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