Posts About "Matt Beleskey"
The Bruins' Left Wing Problem
August 3rd, 2017 Coming into the offseason, the Boston Bruins had a couple of weak points that needed to be addressed prior to the 2017-18 season. Some of those points have been taken care of. They agreed to terms with Ryan Spooner (though his future in Boston remains uncertain), added some defensive depth with Paul Postma and locked down Notre Dame...
Bruins' Beleskey & Big Benefits from a Bounce Back
July 18th, 2017 The 2016-17 season did not unfold the way that Matt Beleskey or the Boston Bruins had planned. A slow start was followed by a knee injury, resulting in a 24-game stint on injured reserve. Upon returning to the lineup his ineffectiveness continued, leading to multiple games down the stretch spent as a healthy scratch. When all was said...
Bruins Round Table: Who Will They Lose to Expansion?
June 20th, 2017 The Boston Bruins, along with the rest of the NHL, unveiled their protected lists on Sunday ahead of this week's Expansion Draft. Selecting which forwards to protect seemed straightforward, and with one clear starting netminder in Tuukka Rask, it was pretty simple to predict most of Boston's protected list. The one wild card came on...
2017 Expansion Draft Preview: Atlantic Division
June 13th, 2017 This is collaboration between Vegas Golden Knights writers Thomas Conroy and Shayna Goldman analyzing the 2017 NHL Expansion Draft by each division. The Vegas Golden Knights are in their final stage of preparation for this month’s NHL Expansion Draft. Team management has held multiple mock drafts since the beginning of the New Year,...
Former Bruins More Affordable Than Beleskey & Hayes
June 12th, 2017 Boston Bruins fans are sick of Matt Beleskey and Jimmy Hayes. The two combined for five goals and eight assists in 107 games during the 2016-17 season. To make matters worse, their combined cap hit is $6.1 million. Their poor performances for Boston this past season have deemed their futures with the team questionable at best. While...
Veteran Bruins' Stanley Cup Window Closing
May 30th, 2017 The Providence Bruins have hockey fans in Boston optimistic about the club’s future. Youngsters like David Pastrnak, Frank Vatrano and Brandon Carlo already find themselves with the club. Meanwhile, prospects like Zane McIntyre and Charlie McAvoy have gotten a taste of NHL action and want more. Accompanying them are players in their...
The 6 Million Dollar Men: Matt Beleskey & Jimmy Hayes
May 7th, 2017 As an organization, the Boston Bruins took a big step forward in 2016-17. The mid-season firing of Claude Julien electrified the team, as they finished 18-8-1 down the stretch. For the first time in three seasons, the team qualified for the playoffs. Once there, an undermanned Bruins squad displayed an admirable amount of character and...
Bruins Need Busy Offseason
April 26th, 2017 With the Boston Bruins’ swift exit from the 2017 NHL Playoffs, some changes can be expected. After missing the playoffs two years in a row, qualifying for the postseason wasn’t a bad outcome for this 2016-17 season. The goal the for the 2017-18 campaign, however, should be to make a run for the Cup. With that comes a number of...
Be Boring, Bruins
February 26th, 2017 The Boston Bruins are playing their best hockey of the 2016-17 season, putting them in the middle of a tight Eastern Conference playoff race heading into the trade deadline. Even with the exciting action on the ice and in the standings, the Bruins should elect to be boring at the deadline. Being boring does not mean GM Don Sweeney...
Preview: Blackhawks Set to Visit Struggling Bruins
January 20th, 2017 The Chicago Blackhawks will meet the Boston Bruins at the TD Garden on Friday evening for an Original Six battle. This matchup will mark the first meeting of the 2016-17 season between the teams. Both clubs are sitting in second place in their respective divisions, but their seasons are heading in different directions. Three...
Beleskey Looking to Bounce Back
January 18th, 2017 One season ago, the signing of Matt Beleskey generated a positive buzz throughout the Boston Bruins' loyal fanbase, but as the B's progress through the 2016-17 season, fans seem to have forgotten he is still on the roster. Beleskey has escaped the minds of Bruins' fans due to a knee injury he suffered against the Buffalo Sabres...
4 Bruins Vegas Fans Should Be Watching
January 10th, 2017 Last week we gave Vegas hockey fans four names on the Anaheim Ducks that are worth keeping an eye on. This week we take a look at the Boston Bruins, and Boston and Anaheim have something in common. Both the Ducks and Bruins have enough talent on their rosters that losing a player in next summer’s draft is going to hurt. Further...
Bruins Will Not Miss Beleskey
December 8th, 2016 On Monday it was announced that Matt Beleskey will miss the next six weeks due to a knee injury he sustained over the weekend in a game against the Buffalo Sabres. Six weeks is a long stint to be without a potential top six forward, but ultimately the Bruins will not miss Beleskey over that time. Beleskey is...
