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3 NHL Teams to Watch Next Season
May 26th, 2014 Over the course of the 2013-14 NHL regular season, I was able to watch more hockey than I had in a long time - thanks, mostly, to the nature of my job. I say that only to point out that I was exposed to more teams around the NHL than those I would normally pay attention to, and came to appreciate and get excited about a few of...
Bruins Core Goes Way Back
July 15th, 2013 The Boston Bruins made some news over the past couple weeks by locking up two important members of the team via long-term contract extensions: Patrice Bergeron signed for 8-years, $52 million, and Tuukka Rask agreed to an 8-year deal of his own, to the tune of $56 million. These extensions feed into an ongoing conversation about a Bruins...
Is the Boston Bruins Cup Window Getting Smaller?
July 9th, 2013 When the Boston Bruins acquired 3 draft picks in exchange for the rights to Phil Kessel back in 2009, they were afforded the unique opportunity to add some pieces to an already solid, young core of Stanley Cup hopefuls. And when one of those picks turned out the be the 2nd overall pick in the 2010 NHL Entry Draft, the Bruins gained an...
Boston Bruins Send Clear Message To Tyler Seguin
July 1st, 2013 In the hours leading up the 2013 NHL Draft, a firestorm was sparked when various hockey insiders began to send out some tweets regarding Tyler Seguin. This was a big one, for example: https://twitter.com/TSNBobMcKenzie/status/351017191732285442 Taken as gospel, trade speculation began to spread, with Tampa Bay and Calgary...
Bruins Proud, Even in Defeat
June 25th, 2013 The Boston Bruins may have lost in the Stanley Cup Final, but there's still much to be proud of about this bunch and what they accomplished.
Bruins On The Brink (Again)
June 23rd, 2013 The Boston Bruins find themselves in familiar yet altogether foreign territory heading into Game 6 of the Stanley Cup Final. One on hand, they face the task of holding serve on home ice in order to push the series to a deciding 7th game, a situation that has a distinct 2011 feel to it. At the same time, the 2013 version of this team...