Eric Converse
Life long hockey fan and pick up hockey player. Boston Bruins season ticket holder and Providence Bruins partial season ticket holder. Part time hockey writer and full time community support mental health counselor. Obtained degrees in psychology, history and business management. Currently working towards Master's degree in mental health counseling.
Author's Posts
Brad Marchand: Is There Another Level?
August 31st, 2013 With Brad Marchand coming off of the 2013 regular season, where he lead the Boston Bruins in goals scored and overall points, there arguably can be very few criticisms made about his play going in to this season. On top of that, Marchand made some key plays during the playoffs, such as scoring the overtime game winner in game 1...
Boston Bruins Fix Top Six Forwards
August 23rd, 2013 Many seem to forget that before the Bruins remarkable run in the playoffs to the Stanley Cup Final last season, they were a team steeped in offensive inconsistencies and prone to blowing multiple goal leads in the 3rd period. When their phenomenal playoff run came to an end and general manager Peter Chiarelli oversaw numerous...
Boston Bruins 3rd Line Battle
July 31st, 2013 This has certainly been a busy off season for the Boston Bruins organization with the departures of Nathan Horton, Andrew Ference, Rich Peverley, Tyler Seguin, Anton Khudobin, and Jaromir Jagr. With the additions of Jarome Iginla and Loui Eriksson, the Bruins now have one of the most well rounded top two forward lines in the NHL...
Bruins Potential Goaltending Nightmare
July 21st, 2013 With goaltender Tuukka Rask signing a giant $7 million/8 year contact with the Boston Bruins, this is Rask's city for years to come. Along with that large contract though comes less salary cap space for the backup goalie slot. Gone are the days of having two bonafied NHL starters on the team, where both Rask and Tim Thomas stood...
Bruins Bounce Back: History of Cup Final Losses
June 30th, 2013 WARNING: IF YOU ARE A HIGHLY SENSITIVE BOSTON BRUINS FAN, THIS POST MAY NOT BE SUITABLE FOR YOU. PROCEED WITH CAUTION. Life moves pretty fast. One moment the Boston Bruins are playing their hearts out in a must win game 6 in the Stanley Cup Finals and the next, the team is on the verge of making multiple significant deals to...
There Will Be Blood: The 1991 Bruins Penguins Series
May 31st, 2013 Two recent Stanley Cup winners in the Boston Bruins and Pittsburgh Penguins are set to faceoff this Saturday in what is expected to be a memorable Eastern Conference Finals regardless of the outcome. The Penguins are stacked with offensive talent in Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin, Chris Kunitz, Pascal Dupuis, James Neal, and Jarome Iginla,...
