Matt Fraser

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Bruins’ Stanley Cup Final Veterans Are Ready

Matt Fraser | May 27, 2019

Only six players remain as members of the Boston Bruins since the franchise’s last chance at the Stanley Cup in 2013, and five from the more memorable and rewarding experience…

Bruins Thrive Through ‘War of Words’

Matt Fraser | May 1, 2019

In a matter of five seconds and with just 22 words, the Columbus Blue Jackets’ Brandon Dubinsky may very well have provided the Boston Bruins with the push needed to…

Bruins’ Scoring Depth Silences Sweeney’s Doubters

Matt Fraser | April 29, 2019

Boston Bruins general manager Don Sweeney is surely breathing more freely as of Tuesday night. In what can be considered a satisfying sense of irony, given the unlikeliest of heroic…

Bruins’ 2018-19 Regular Season Report Card

Matt Fraser | April 22, 2019

The precedent for success generated by the Boston Bruins last season was exceeded in 2018-19. Thanks to the sensational play of their stalwarts and continued development of their young guns,…

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Bruins Need Pastrnak on the Second Line

Matt Fraser | April 1, 2019

Thanks in large part to injuries and perhaps somewhat out of curiosity, head coach Bruce Cassidy and the Boston Bruins are well rehearsed in the mixing and matching of line…

Bruins’ Wagner Has Rolled in Homecoming

Matt Fraser | March 28, 2019

Lost within the mass hysteria of last summer, surrounding All-Star John Tavares and “The Decision” to sign with his boyhood team, the Toronto Maple Leafs, was a low-risk, high-reward signing…

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Bruins Forged Identity Over Historic Streak

Matt Fraser | March 14, 2019

Over the course of their league-best 19-game point streak, which ended Sunday night in Pittsburgh, much came to light regarding the identity of the Boston Bruins. A deeper and more…

Bruins Prospects Primed & Ready After Debuts

Matt Fraser | February 28, 2019

It seems that the times of experimentation have come to an end for the boiling-hot Boston Bruins. With the additions of forwards Charlie Coyle, from the Minnesota Wild and Marcus Johansson…

‘Beat LA’ Has Become a Bruins’ Benchmark

Matt Fraser | February 19, 2019

For the second time in three seasons, the Boston Bruins have done their part in entirely fulfilling the notorious ‘Beat LA’ chants, which have rendered the city hoarse over the…

Bruins Stuck in Neutral on the Road

Matt Fraser | February 11, 2019

With a 4-3 shootout loss to the New York Rangers on Wednesday evening, the Boston Bruins continued an unfamiliar and concerning trend in 2018-19, mediocre play while away from the…

Former Bruins Forwards Making Noise

Matt Fraser | January 31, 2019

The Boston Bruins were one of 10 teams provided additional rest, via the National Hockey League’s mandated five-day break, beginning on the Sunday prior to NHL All-Star Weekend in San Jose. This, for better…

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Bruins Ready to Rake the Leafs This Spring

Matt Fraser | January 15, 2019

The playoff-type feel at Scotiabank Arena this past Saturday was not as premature as one might think, given that three months remain until the Stanley Cup tournament. The Boston Bruins…