Posts About "Bruce Cassidy"
Bruins' Cassidy Calls for More Energy from Younger Players
August 28th, 2020 Boston Bruins head coach Bruce Cassidy and general manager Don Sweeney sent a clear message in late January. Despite a stellar start fueled mostly by other-worldly scoring clinics put on by David Pastrnak and Brad Marchand in the early months of the season, things needed to be, and were, shaken up. Related: 7 Worst Trades in Bruins...
Bruins' Cassidy Is Head of the 2020 Jack Adams Class
July 20th, 2020 For the second time in three years as head coach of the Boston Bruins, Bruce Cassidy is a finalist for the Jack Adams Award as the NHL’s top coach. Two years ago, Cassidy finished second in the voting, which is done by the leagues broadcasters, to former Vegas Golden Knights coach Gerard Gallant. Related: 10 Things You May...
Bruins' 2020 Playoffs: Healthy Players, Roster Decisions & Revenge
July 11th, 2020 On March 10, Boston Bruins goaltender Tuukka Rask celebrated his 33rd birthday by leading the team to a 2-0 shutout of the upstart Philadelphia Flyers. The victory also gave the NHL-leading Bruins 100 points on the season. Two days later, the league paused play in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. As it turns out, that game marked...
Bruins Enjoying Serious Success With Coach Cassidy
July 8th, 2020 It is never easy to be told that your services are no longer needed. As a head coach of a sports team, that day can come at any time. Just ask Boston Bruins coach Bruce Cassidy. Cassidy had his first shot as a National Hockey League head coach with the Washington Capitals 18 years ago. A young 37-year-old boss, he brought the...
Bruins News & Rumors: NHL Hub City, Player Playoff Availability & More
June 30th, 2020 In today's edition of Boston Bruins News & Rumors, head coach Bruce Cassidy discussed the potential for Toronto being a Hub City for the playoffs, the concern players may have about playing given the circumstances and he would announce his goalies for the playoffs. Additionally, Joakim Nordstrom has returned to Boston. Bruce...
Bruins Face Balancing Act in Round-Robin Tournament
June 25th, 2020 The Boston Bruins do not have to play their way into the 2020 Stanley Cup Playoffs, if they happen, because the team's regular season record left it atop the National Hockey League's standings. However, the round-robin tournament that would decide the top four seeds in each conference could cost Boston that position. The question is,...
Bruins' Stanley Cup Quest More Difficult With Proposed Playoffs
May 24th, 2020 Ongoing discussions about how to finish the 2019-20 NHL season appear to be making progress this week with various reports that the NHL and NHL Players' Association (NHLPA) are devising an unprecedented 24-team playoff format. While the timeline to close out the season remains undecided, the playoff format being discussed would create a...
Bruins Reaping Benefits of Internal Competition
February 11th, 2020 On Dec. 30, Boston Bruins forward Jake DeBrusk was noticeably absent from a large part of the first period of a game against the Buffalo Sabres. When he returned to the ice in the next period, he proceeded to score two goals in less than 20 seconds and helped the team to a 3-2 victory. After the game, it was revealed that it had been...
Are the Big Bad Bruins Back?
February 3rd, 2020 Are we seeing the return of the Big Bad Boston Bruins? It was only one game, but that one game showed signs of the Bruins' physical, bruising and fighting style of the 1970s and 1980s when they were the toast of the town. After showing no sign of being the physical and intimidating Bruins they used to be through the first 51 games of...
Bruins' DeBrusk Hitting Much-Needed Hot Streak
January 15th, 2020 A little over a week ago, I wrote about a problem the Boston Bruins have been facing: secondary scoring. The lack of scoring behind the Bruins' top line isn't a new issue, but rather one that the team has been aware of (but have been fortunate enough to overlook) for quite some time. It seems that Jake DeBrusk was listening. The...
Bruins Need Kuraly to Step Up
January 14th, 2020 It all began on April 21, 2017. That was the date then-Boston Bruins head coach Claude Julien elected to start a relatively unknown young prospect in Game 5 of the first round of the Stanley Cup playoffs in place of a struggling Ryan Spooner. Sean Kuraly found himself on the playoff roster that season because of a spate of injuries....
Bruins' Keys to Success in 2020
January 4th, 2020 Although they fell just short of the ultimate goal, 2019 was a pretty good year for the Boston Bruins. The team also started off the 2019-20 season with a bang but has faltered of late. Despite the December skid, the Bruins sit well atop the Atlantic Division standings, and halfway through the season look poised for another playoff...
Cassidy, Berube, Reirden, Gallant Named NHL All-Star Coaches
January 3rd, 2020 NEW YORK — Boston's Bruce Cassidy, Craig Berube of the St. Louis Blues, Washington's Todd Reirden and Gerard Gallant of the Vegas Golden Knights will be the head coaches at NHL All-Star Weekend later this month. Cassidy's Bruins (.702, 24-7-11), Berube's Blues (.690, 26-10-6), Reirden’s Capitals (.720, 27-9-5) and Gallant's...
