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Boston Bruins’ Awards for the 1st Half of the 2014-15 Season
January 12th, 2015
With their shoddy results through the first 41 games of 2014-15, the Boston Bruins need valiance points to round out any cases for hardware.
That said, although their postseason viability has been anything but stable, they have never strayed from lassoing distance of a decent seed. The fact that they are ...
Midseason Grades for Each Line on the Boston Bruins
January 11th, 2015
In the wake of several tweaks to their line combinations, the Boston Bruins have crossed the midway point of 2014-15 on a rare winning streak. That fact ought to underscore one of this team’s chief shortcomings in a mediocre 20-15-6 start through the 41-game mark.
That 20th win occurred this past Wednesday, ...
3 Key Factors for the Boston Bruins in Their Prime-Time Showdown with Pittsburgh
January 6th, 2015
Physical energy, mental freshness and emotional incentive should all be in sufficient supply for the Boston Bruins and Pittsburgh Penguins alike this Wednesday. Those factors alone will only make a difference if one team inexplicably fails to show up.
The latter prospect is particularly unlikely in that both parties are coming ...
The Best Highlight for the Boston Bruins’ Stars in 2014-15
January 5th, 2015
The Boston Bruins are one game away from reaching the midway point of the 2014-15 regular season. Beyond belief, despite a substandard 19-15-6 start, they have sprinkled a smattering of bright moments on the first three months of their itinerary.
This season will not likely yield any of the same hardware ...
5 Bold Predictions for the Boston Bruins in the New Year
January 4th, 2015
The Boston Bruins reran a familiar habit to present their first impression of the new calendar year in Saturday’s 3-2 overtime loss to Ottawa.
Letting a lead get away for the umpteenth time, they granted the opposition an automatic point via the regulation tie for the sixth time in 10 games. ...
The Top 5 New Year’s Resolutions for the Boston Bruins
January 2nd, 2015
Boston Bruins winger Milan Lucic made a sufficiently simple statement when reflecting on the past calendar year. Per Caryn Switaj of the team’s website, in the wake of Wednesday’s 4-3 shootout loss to Toronto, Lucic offered this to the assembled press corps:
It wasn’t a good 2014. I’m happy it’s over. ...
Ranking the Top Moments of 2014 for the Boston Bruins
December 29th, 2014
Not since before the turn of the decade have the Boston Bruins had a year as tumultuous as 2014. They went from reigning finalists and regular-season “champions” in April to a team confronting cap constraints, injuries and an identity crises.
Fourth-line reformation, with special emphasis on injecting speed, was a primary discussion ...
Ranking the 5 Best Boston Bruins Trades in the Peter Chiarelli Era so Far
December 28th, 2014
It is as simple as this: Boston Bruins general manager Peter Chiarelli should expect to field trade questions until a deal happens. Either that, or he can hope for the less likely event of a season-twisting hot streak by his current cluster of employees.
On the final day of the NHL’s ...
Ranking the 5 Worst Boston Bruins Trades in the Peter Chiarelli Era so Far
December 27th, 2014
With the NHL’s roster freeze set to let up this Sunday, Boston Bruins general manager Peter Chiarelli’s respite from scrutiny is raring to run out. That is, if he was entitled to such a thing to begin with.
Inaugurated, as it were, in July of 2006, Chiarelli is approaching the eight-and-a-half-year ...
Latest Updates on the Top Prospects for the Boston Bruins
December 23rd, 2014
With the halfway mark of the 2014-15 season still approaching, 11 individuals have already logged ice time for both the Providence and Boston Bruins.
There is ample time for any of those players currently in the minors to return to the parent club. On top of that, the pipeline will more ...