Bruins Extend Paille, Bourque – Tim Thomas to Sit-Out Next Year? Bob Mand | June 1, 2012 Friday morning the Boston Bruins announced multi-year contract extensions for forwards Dan Paille and Chris Bourque – but revelations about Tim Thomas’ plans for 2012-13 may have upstaged the news of the signings.…
Trading Thomas: Will the Bruins Deal the Veteran ‘Tender? Bob Mand | May 23, 2012 Despite copious accolades and over a decade spent with the Boston Bruins organization, Tim Thomas may be headed for the trading block. The 38 year-old goaltender’s name has frequently come…
Boston Bruins Off-Season Preview: Let’s Make a Deal? Bob Mand | May 9, 2012 Two weeks have passed since the Boston Bruins dropped game seven in overtime to a Washington squad led by a plucky young goaltender. As the sting fades and with the…
Absence of Nathan Horton Instrumental in Bruins’ First-Round Loss Bob Mand | April 28, 2012 A day later and the sting has worn off a bit from the Boston Bruins early exit from the 2012 Stanley Cup playoffs. The significantly favored B’s dropped a seven-game…
Bruins’ Tyler Seguin Silences Doubters, Sends Series Back to Boston Bob Mand | April 22, 2012 Tied 2-2 on the road in the third period, Boston Bruins followers were already preparing themselves for a potential eulogy for the defending Stanley Cup Champs. Down three games to…
Boston Bruins on the Brink of Elimination after Loss to Caps Bob Mand | April 21, 2012 The Boston Bruins dropped game five of their best-of-seven series with the Washington Capitals 4-3 at TD Garden on Saturday afternoon. The Caps lead the series three games to…
Boston Bruins’ Anemic Attack Cause for Concern versus Caps Bob Mand | April 15, 2012 The Boston Bruins head to Washington following a disappointing split of their first two games against the Capitals. Both contests went to overtime and on each occasion the Black and…
Bruins vs. Capitals Series Preview Part V: Conclusion and Predicton Bob Mand | April 12, 2012 The Boston Bruins and Washington Capitals meet tonight in game one of their Eastern Conference Quarterfinal series. The Bruins enter heavily favored to dispatch Washington despite losing their season-series to…
NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs Seeds by the Numbers Bob Mand | April 11, 2012 A little under twenty years ago, the NHL moved from an intra-divisional playoff format to the modern method of conference-seeding. For a decade prior to the 1994 playoffs, teams…
Bruins vs. Capitals Series Preview, Part IV: Key Players and Intangibles Bob Mand | April 11, 2012 The second-seed Boston Bruins will face off against the seventh-seed Washington Capitals tomorrow in TD Garden. The Northeast Division champs lost three of four to the Caps during the regular season but hope to…
Bruins vs. Capitals Series Preview, Part III: Goaltending and Special-Teams Bob Mand | April 10, 2012 The second-seed Boston Bruins will face off against the seventh-seed Washington Capitals on Thursday in TD Garden. There, the Bruins hope to start their title-defense with a bang and the…
Bruins vs. Capitals Series Preview, Part II: Even-Strength Bob Mand | April 9, 2012 The Boston Bruins and Washington Capitals will meet Thursday in game one of their seven-game Eastern Conference Quarterfinal series. The Caps won three of four meetings between the clubs…
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