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What Will August Bring for the Bruins?

Mike Miccoli | August 8, 2015

Aside from the 2016 Winter Classic announcement at Gillette Stadium, the last four weeks totally contrast whatever it was that happened with the Boston Bruins from June 25 to July…

Categories Boston Bruins

Off-Season Fun: Every Team Signs Another Free Agent

Larry Fisher | August 6, 2015

Hockey news has slowed to a crawl, with the annual August lull upon us. Business will pick up again come September, but for now we’ll have to make up our…

Categories Editor's Choice, Free Agents

Off-Season Fun: Drafting Expansion Teams From Free Agents

Larry Fisher | August 4, 2015

Everybody is talking about expansion these days. It seems half our writers here at THW have already projected their team’s protected lists as if the expansion draft was happening this…

Categories NHL Expansion

Awful August: NHL Fans’ Least Favorite Month

Andrew Bensch | August 1, 2015

The National Hockey League season (games that count) runs from October through June. That only leaves three months (July, August, September) without meaningful hockey. While September isn’t quite October (casual…

Categories Commentary, Humor

Penguins Can’t Be Finished Making Moves

Michael Pityk | July 30, 2015

The Pittsburgh Penguins caught everyone by surprise two days ago. No fan, no spectator and no member of the media knew that the Penguins were planning to trade center Brandon…

Categories Penguins Transactions, Pittsburgh Penguins

Hockey News: Lou Lamoriello Named Leafs GM; Coyotes Not Moving

Marcy Di Michele | July 24, 2015

News broke yesterday that Lou Lamoriello had resigned his post in New Jersey. [Sporting News], [NY Daily News] and [Brick City Mashing] And then about five minutes later we learned that…

Categories Elsewhere on the Web, NHL News

Hockey News: Braden Holtby Contract; Where will Cody Franson Go?

Marcy Di Michele | July 22, 2015

Braden Holtby is asking for $8 million dollars a year. The Caps are offering just over $5 million. They’ll likely meet somewhere in the middle. [Hockey Feed], [Washington Post] Cody Franson…

Categories Elsewhere on the Web, NHL News

Bruins Interested in Cody Franson, Among Others

Dustin Nelson | July 21, 2015

In an interview on TSN on Tuesday, free agent defenseman Cody Franson said that he currently has interest from 5 or 6 teams and that one of those teams is…

Categories Boston Bruins, Free Agents, NHL News

Will the Bruins Make a Deal for Cody Franson?

Cam Hasbrouck | July 14, 2015

When the Twitter world broke out into rumors of the Bruins closing a deal with Cody Franson, Bruins fans prepared to see the 6-foot 5 inch defenseman in black and…

Categories Boston Bruins

Best NHL Free Agents Still Available

Devin Slawson | July 6, 2015

With five days down in the 2015 NHL Free Agency period, the frenzy has died down tremendously after an exciting first day. July 1st not only had 96 signings, but…

Categories Free Agents, Top 10 Lists

Canucks Need to Target Free Agent Franson

Colton Davies | July 4, 2015

Depth of Canucks Blue Line Still Lacking One of the question marks for the Canucks’ roster heading into this summer was how their defense would shape up, and despite a flurry…

Categories Free Agents, Trades Contracts and Transactions, Vancouver Canucks

Available Free Agents That Bear Watching For The Bruins

Joe Marraccino | July 4, 2015

Three days into free agency, the Boston Bruins have made some shrewd moves to improve their club for the foreseeable future. General manager Don Sweeney had a rocky start in…

Categories Boston Bruins, Free Agents
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