Posts About "David Krejci"
Bruins Game 3 Takeaways: Halak, Krejci & Special Teams
August 16th, 2020 Prior to a pivotal Eastern Conference First Round Game 3 at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto Saturday, it was announced that Boston Bruins' Vezina Trophy finalist goaltender Tuukka Rask was opting out of the rest of the playoffs. That means that backup goalie Jaroslav Halak is going to be the main guy going forward for the B's against the...
Bruins' Playoff Success Banks on Production From Second Line
August 8th, 2020 Boston Bruins alternate captain David Krejci centered one of the best lines in the team's recent history when the Czech pivot and wings Milan Lucic and Nathan Horton steered it to Stanley Cup victory in 2011. Now, Horton and Lucic have been gone for several years, and the second line has never been as good. A huge part of the problem...
Do the Bruins Have the Best Olympic Roster?
July 27th, 2020 The recent extension of the Collective Bargaining Agreement until 2026 is positive news. While most of the focus has been on the NHL’s Return to Play plan, the agreement also includes potential Olympic participation in 2022 (Beijing) and 2026 (Milan/Cortina). I say potential because let's be honest, there is still plenty of time...
Bruins' News & Rumors: Playoff Dates, Players Return & More
July 10th, 2020 In today's edition of Boston Bruins' News & Rumors, we take a look at the NHL's return to play schedule as it pertains to the Bruins, some new faces who showed up to voluntary practice at Warrior Ice Arena for the first time since the NHL season paused and the possible living situation the Bruins will be dealing with during the...
Flyers' Top Opposing Players to Look Out for in Round Robin
June 13th, 2020 The Philadelphia Flyers are set to participate in a four-team round robin to determine seeding for the first round of the playoffs. Under this plan, they will play one game against each of the Boston Bruins, Tampa Bay Lightning and Washington Capitals. Any ties in the round-robin results will be settled by regular-season points...
Bruins Benefit from NHL Pause
June 9th, 2020 While the world has endured many difficulties in recent months because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the NHL’s recent announcement of a 24-team playoff has sparked a sense of optimism. Daily tracking of the outbreak has mercifully been replaced by the analysis of potential match-ups of the 24 postseason teams. Although the 16 play-in...
3 Potential Bruins Captains
May 12th, 2020 When the National Hockey League season was paused on March 12 amid the worldwide coronavirus pandemic, there was (and still is) no idea what is going happen to the remainder of each team's 10 to 12 regular-season games. The playoffs were and are also still are up in the air as well. While the answers to those questions are still...
Bruins' Top 5 Draft Picks of the 2000s
May 1st, 2020 Over the last two decades, the Boston Bruins have done very well with some draft picks, and not so well with others. In the last 10 years, the Bruins have made three trips to the Stanley Cup Final and some of those players that contributed to the team's success were drafted in the previous decade. Related: Bruins' 10 Best Players of...
Bruins Classic Games, Fun Segments Keep Fans and Players Connected
April 29th, 2020 There's no question, it's a rough time to be a sports fan. Instead of heading into the second round of the 2020 Stanley Cup Playoffs, National Hockey League fans are left missing the sport they love as we all wait for the global coronavirus pandemic to subside. For their part, the Boston Bruins have been employing some cool, unique...
Top 5 Bruins Games of the Season Before the Pause
March 20th, 2020 When the National Hockey League put a pause on the 2019-20 season due to the international COVID-19 outbreak, the Boston Bruins were sitting atop the league standings with 100 points. They are on track to win the Presidents' Trophy and have home-ice advantage throughout the Stanley Cup Playoffs should the season resume at some...
Golden Knights Should Be Thinking 'Defense First'
February 4th, 2020 Head coach Peter DeBoer is known to study video. Breaking down plays and systems is one of his signature strengths as a coach. He used a large portion of the All-Star break — the Vegas Golden Knights had 10 days between games — to pore over video and consider adjustments to how his new team will play. His immediate goal coming...
2010-11 Bruins: Where Are They Now?
January 31st, 2020 Last week, when the current Boston Bruins players were just beginning to embark on a nine-day bye week and All-Star break, former Bruins forward Milan Lucic delighted fans with a blast from the team's past by tweeting a photo of himself and former linemate Nathan Horton. Later, David Krejci, the pivot for one of the best lines in Bruins...
Bruins Should Play Pastrnak With Krejci
January 24th, 2020 Despite once again playing with a revolving door of wingers and starting the 2019-20 campaign slowly, David Krejci isn't having a bad season. Recording just one assist in his first five games on the year, Krejci and the Bruins second line have been drawing the ire of the Bruins faithful all season long. Outside of that start and...
