Posts tagged with "Don Sweeney"
Pastrnak Contract Hampering Bruins Roster
August 7th, 2017 It's been over a month since negotiations began and the Boston Bruins have yet to sign David Pastrnak to a contract. The 21-year-old is fresh off his first full NHL season, and it sure was an impressive one. Pastrnak's 2016-17 campaign featured 34 goals and 70 points in 75 regular season appearances. He topped off the year with two...
Boston Sports, Media, Fans Having a Rough 2017
August 5th, 2017 What a mess. Despite an era of tremendous success, the city of Boston continues to find drama and things to gripe about. Since the turn of the century, Boston has celebrated 10 championships across all four major sports. Four additional times the city has seen one of its teams come up just short, falling in the finals. In the past...
Bruins' Youth Will Determine 2017-18 Success
July 15th, 2017 If one thing has been made clear by the Boston Bruins' brass this summer, it's that the team is willing to gamble on their youth next season. Before free agency opened up on July 1, Boston's tactics for upgrading their roster was uncertain. Prior to free agency, Bruins general manager Don Sweeney made it clear that he was willing to...
Bruins' Sweeney Showing Improvement
July 13th, 2017 Boston Bruins general manager Don Sweeney has been justifiably panned since taking over two offseasons ago. In each of the two previous free agency periods, he’s shelled out money to sign a top available forward. This time, he’s taken a different tack. The Bruins have done nothing of note so far -- and that’s a good thing. Most...
Kenny Agostino: Sneaky-Good Signing for Bruins
July 2nd, 2017 In 2015, his first year at the helm, Boston Bruins general manager Don Sweeney waded into the waters on day one of free agency and made quite the splash, inking Matt Beleskey to a five-year, $19 million contract. Year two was kicked off with another July 1 signing, this time bringing David Backes into the fold on an even pricier...
Boston Bruins 2017 NHL Draft Primer
June 20th, 2017 The NHL offseason is in its busiest stage with the NHL Expansion Draft and NHL Entry Draft right around the corner. Once the Expansion Draft is complete and all 31 NHL general managers have an idea of where their teams stand, the next big task will be the 2017 NHL Entry Draft. The Draft is often the time of year when some of the bigger...
