After their Game 7 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs, it became apparent that the Boston Bruins would have to roll out a lineup devoid of Dennis Seidenberg, Andrew Ference and Wade Redden once the second round began. Many saw that as a major disadvantage for the Bruins, factoring these injuries in their decision to ...
The Bruins were hitting, shooting the puck, connecting their passes and bringing a whole other level of intensity in Wednesday’s Game 1 win against the Toronto Maple Leafs.
So, about flipping that switch.
A big part of the mythology of free agency in professional sports is the idea that athletes put up large numbers in the final year of a contract, thus incurring an even bigger payday on their next deal. And in what has been a disappointing 2013 to date, Nathan Horton is doing his finest to ...
Despite the Jarome Iginla non-trade (which may not have been the worst thing), the Boston Bruins remain well positioned for success.
Bruins fans should know that the team is indeed committed to winning now. What else can you ask for?
By Wayne Whittaker, Boston Bruins Correspondent With names like Jarome Iginla, Martin St. Louis and Jaromir Jagr being casually tossed into conversation around Boston, it can be easy to get swept up in the hype of the upcoming trade deadline. The Bruins are positioning themselves for another deep playoff run, and will be looking to ...
The Boston Bruins are having a strange season. Strange in the sense that they’re considered a “struggling” team even with a top-five record in the NHL and strange in the sense that their once-sound defensive game is suddenly filled with cracks.
In conversations, columns and general musings, it has been difficult to classify this team. The Bruins have yet to really dominate a game but in the same breath, they haven’t exactly been bowled over either. They’ve made some pretty incredible comebacks but yet can’t hold a third period lead at times. Some players have looked elite at times while managing to disappear completely during stretches as well. We’ve been waiting for the team to take it to the next gear and finally break through for 30 games now. They haven’t.
It’s bad but it’s also not bad. Strange, right?
With the trade deadline less than two weeks away, it’s imperative that Peter Chiarelli add to the Bruins roster because the current team isn’t going to do much in the playoffs. But what does the team need to be successful? Glad you asked.
By Wayne Whittaker, Boston Bruins Correspondent In March of 2011, Michael Ryder was in a slump. 2 points in 12 games, and a -3 +/- rating. This couldn’t be considered an isolated incident either. Ryder had struggled on and off in his tenure with Boston, and in the final year of his contract, it seemed ...
This all seems too familiar.
It will be three years next month when I originally wrote a column on what a mistake it was extending Andrew Ference. And at the time, it sort of was. Ference finished the 2009-10 season playing in only 51 games, recording eight assists and no goals. He was even worse in the postseason after his contract extension. He never played in a game in which he could be considered a “plus” player and finished those 13 games with a -9.
The stats weren’t pretty, but Boston Bruins general manager Peter Chiarelli must have saw something in the oft-injured defenseman that warranted an $850,000 raise that bumped Ference’s annual salary to $2.25 million. Turns out Chiarelli was right all along.
Nathan Horton knows about being clutch. You’ve heard this narrative before.
Perhaps the most poignant part of any Bruins Stanley Cup montage came when Tim Thomas congratulated Horton after Boston clinched the Eastern Conference Championship.
“You did it again! I can’t believe it,” said Thomas.
Horton did it again on Tuesday night.
In the team’s sixth game of the season against the New Jersey Devils, Horton scored the game-tying goal with less than five minutes remaining in the third period, sending the game to overtime and an eventual 2-1 Bruins win.
The Boston Bruins step into the abbreviated 2013 with an excellent opportunity to continue their solid run of success in the Claude Julien era. However their season’s story depends on the answers to several significant questions – five of which are broken-down here. 1. Will a Lockout-Shortened Season Help or Harm the B’s Chances? ...
