Posts About "David Backes"
Bruins Can't Catch a Break With NHL DoPS
March 28th, 2018 NHL officials and the NHL Department of Player Safety have been wildly inconsistent all season. It's nothing new in the world of sports to see a league get decisions wrong, but the consistent inconsistencies that have arisen this season in all walks of the game are laughable at best and its caused many to grow increasingly impatient and...
Breathtaking Bruins Beginning to Defy Logic
March 9th, 2018 With a swipe of his stick, Brad Marchand moved the puck less than a foot. In doing so, he authored another chapter of a tale that is becoming more and more epic by the day. And I use the word "epic" in the literal, literary sense. As in Odysseus's 10-year journey home following the Trojan War, or Dante's journey through Hell...
David Backes Suspended for Hit on Nielsen
March 7th, 2018 The NHL's Department of Player Safety (DoPS) has suspended Boston Bruins' forward David Backes for three games for interference. The incident occurred in the dying seconds of the first period of Tuesday's tilt between the Bruins and Detroit Red Wings. Backes initiated late contact up high on Red Wings' forward Frans Nielsen and was...
Backes & Bruins Batter Blues
February 2nd, 2018 When the Boston Bruins' 18-game point streak came to an end Tuesday night versus the Anaheim Ducks, it did so with a thud. In their first period of play after the All-Star break the B's looked like their hearts and minds were still in sunny Tampa Bay, despite the fact that their lone representative at the All-Star Game was not in...
Bruins Start New Streak
February 1st, 2018 It didn't take long for the Bruins to return to their winning ways after suffering their first regulation loss in 19 games against the Anaheim Ducks. Despite the team still missing Brad Marchand, Charlie McAvoy, Noel Acciari and now Anders Bjork, the Bruins showed no signs of slowing down Thursday night in a 3-1 victory over the St....
Bruins Depth Too Much to Handle
January 4th, 2018 With yet another "W" in the bag following Tuesday's 5-1 drubbing of the New York Islanders, one thing has become abundantly clear: The only thing capable of stopping the Boston Bruins right now is themselves. And the Washington Capitals. Regardless, the Bruins are cooking up something truly special these days. They're 16-3-2 since...
