All Entries in the "Boston Bruins" Category
The Bolts Beat, 09/03/10: With Special Guests Steve Downie and Puck Daddy’s Greg Wyshynski
In the latest episode of The Bolts Beat, JJ and co-host Mike Corcoran visit with Tampa Bay Lightning forward Steve Downie to discuss last season’s individual success, off-season training with Gary Roberts, rivalries and much more. Puck Daddy editor Greg Wyshynski drops in as well and touches on Ilya Kovalchuk, the recent Mt. Blogmore series, [...]
DAILY RUMORS: Rejection of the Bruins Trading Savard to the Kings
We at HockeyIndependent.com want to be your resource and filter for what is going on in the NHL. We try to disseminate the noise in the blogosphere. We don’t look to to attack those sources, but to question the veracity of the rumor with cold logic, hockey smarts and knowledge. To do that… we have [...]
Injuries? Already? B’s Likely Lose Whitfield For Season
Bruins fans are all too familiar with the injury woes that surrounded their club in 2009-10. In fact, most get nauseous when recalling the turbulent season where the club lost 187 man-games to injury. With Marco Sturm’s road to knee surgery recovery already testing the depth of the Bruins to begin the season, the depth [...]
Bruins’ Mikko Lehtonen Heading to Swedish Elite League
If we’re being honest here, Bruins fans didn’t get much of a look at Finnish forward and 2005 third round draft choice Mikko Lehtonen during his tenure with the organization. In fact if you weren’t paying attention to his 23 minutes and change of time-on-ice in just two NHL games, there’s a chance you’re reading [...]
Easy Way Out Of Boston: NHL Investigating Savard Deal
Take one deep breath and join me as we recap the past year in the world of Marc Savard, won’t you?
After putting up a career-year in 2008-09 and following that up with a tremendous playoff run, you’re not welcomed to Team Canada’s Olympic summer camp while line-mate Milan Lucic is. Then your line-mate and winger [...]
Bruins Add Doug Jarvis To Coaching Staff
The Bruins sign former Canadiens assistant coach Doug Jarvis, keeping him out of harms way from Carey Price’s stick.
The Future Is Official: Bruins Sign Seguin To Deal
When the B’s accepted the arbitration award given to Blake Wheeler for a year at 2.2 million dollars, there was just one player that could majorly impact the 2010-’11 club that remained on the list of unsigned Bruins. Consider that list finish with the inking of second overall pick Tyler Seguin to a three-year entry-level [...]
Breakout Or Bust: Will Wheeler Prove His Worth For B’s?
In the summer of 2008 when forward Blake Wheeler couldn’t/wouldn’t agree to terms with the Phoenix Coyotes, the 6′5″ forward hit the open market as an unrestricted free-agent and instantaneously became a marquee name among second-tier pool of free agents. Drawing interest from the Canadiens and Rangers along with the B’s, the Hub had every [...]
Bruins’ Wheeler Awarded 2.2 Million In Arbitration
Heading into the arbitration process, it’s safe to assume most Bruins fans had no clue what to expect when it came to forward Blake Wheeler.
Potential is what led to him being drafted fifth overall by the Phoenix Coyotes in 2004, and it’s what led to him being targeted so highly by the Bruins in their [...]
The Bruins Year That Was: Zdeno Chara
Has there ever been a more frustrating follow-up season for a Norris Trophy winner than Zdeno Chara’s 2009-10 season?
Rolling through 2008-09 on an unforgiving trail where he posted a career-high 19 goals and a +23 along with 28 points on the power-play, Chara led the Bruins to the Eastern Conference’s best record by example with [...]
The Bruins Year That Was: Johnny Boychuk
Reviewing defensmen Johnny Boychuk’s first real season with Boston and looking at his expectations in 2010-11.
Bruins Sign Campbell, McQuaid & Two Others
As cap-space dwindles for the Boston Bruins, the B’s have begun their Houdini-like escape out of salary-cap hell with the re-signing of four of their bundle of remaining restricted free-agents. With a focus on retaining depth players and fringe-NHLers with their signings, the Bruins have officially announced the signings of forwards Gregory Campbell and Jeff [...]
Seguin & Forwards Wow At B’s Rookie Camp
When the Bruins’ fourth-installment of their rookie training and development camp kicked off on Wednesday, there were no places to park outside and there were no places to sit inside the chilly confines of the Wilmington-based training facility. It was jam-packed, full of fans both young and old all with their eyes peeled for the [...]
Cap-Crunching Ahead: Bruins Extend Mark Stuart
Boston Bruins sign Mark Stuart to a one-year extension, but with two-million dollars left in cap-space, what’s next for the Bruins?
Bruins Sign Paille To Two-Year Extension & Bring Back Reich
Quick-hits on the Bruins’ moves so far along with my YouTube vlogging debut. [VIDEO INCLUDED].
Recap of today’s Free Agent Frenzy, Eastern Conference
Today was one of the most entertaining day of the season in the NHL, much more than the 2010 trade deadline, as most of the big names found a new home only five hours after the free agency period began. Let’s have a look at the key signings and trades that have occurred as of [...]
HOCKEYINDEPENDENT FREE AGENCY LIVE CHAT: 11am Start!
HockeyIndependent’s Free Agency Live Chat Show
B’s Enter Free-Agency With Big Needs & Little Money
It was a rainy day in March when the Bruins disappointed their fans by failing to pull the trigger on a trade that would’ve brought some much needed scoring up front to bolster a pedestrian offense. Despite a near-run to the Eastern Conference Finals amidst this lack of scoring, the B’s would once again come [...]
Paging Dr. Frankenstein: Are the Bruins re-working team chemistry?
So every fan has been living through rumor hell since the playoffs concluded. It started before the draft and has continued right through the start of the free agent signing period. It has been one rumor after another and it has been painful. Maybe the WAY the Bruins bowed out of the playoffs in a [...]
HOCKEY INDEPENDENT’s FREE AGENCY LIVE SHOW: 11am to 5pm on July 1st. Be There!
The LIVE CHAT will open at 11am. We will have a breaking news twitter feed in the chat so we all know at the same time as things break. Cut through the blogosphere and twittersphere noise and spend your Free Agent Frenzy day with us!
DAILY RUMORS: Lyle Richardson Deflates The Savard For Grabovski Rumor
We at HockeyIndependent.com want to be your resource and filter for what is going on in the NHL. We try to disseminate the noise in the blogosphere. We don’t look to to attack those sources, but to question the veracity of the rumor with cold logic, hockey smarts and knowledge. To do that… we have [...]
Bruins Officially Sign Recchi To One-Year Extension
There’s not much left for winger Mark Recchi to accomplish in his Hall of Fame career, but that didn’t stop the 42-year old ‘Recching Ball’ from coming back for a third round with the Boston Bruins. Signing of a one-year extension worth one million dollars with nearly a half-million more in various incentive, Recchi’s return [...]
Bruins Sacrifice Size For Skill On Draft Day 2.0
On day one of the 2010 NHL Draft in Los Angeles the Boston Bruins wasted no time in drafting the most-coveted center in this year’s crop of young talent when they called Plymouth Whaler Tyler Seguin up to the stage and adding another pivot to their arsenal down the middle. Done for the night with [...]
No Surprises: Boston Nabs Seguin With Second Overall
Taylor or Tyler?
That was the talk among fans the moment the Bruins found themselves out of the playoffs on May 14th. It was almost a relief that the end to a season that put B’s fans through more misery than their suddenly-winning-hearts could handle would present the club with the luxury of picking second overall [...]
30 thoughts/facts/predictions around the 2010 NHL draft/free agency ***updated***
Three hours away from the beginning of the 2010 NHL Entry Draft in Los Angeles, California, there is a lot of talk surrounding what is likely to happen tonight, and before the start of the NHL free agency on July 1st.
Below, you will find 30 thoughts/facts/predictions about the NHL that might happen in the next [...]
Tonight The Bruins Will Pick…
It’s hard to contest that the Boston Bruins have had a draft pick as important as this one since 1997 when the club selected center and future Art Ross winner (albeit not completely with Boston) Joe Thornton with the first overall pick. Now, 13 years later, the B’s find themselves in possession of the NHL’s [...]
DAILY RUMORS: Lyle looks at the Trade Rumors Swirling about Thomas and Savard of the Bruins
We at HockeyIndependent.com want to be your resource and filter for what is going on in the NHL. We try to disseminate the noise in the blogosphere. We don’t look to to attack those sources, but to question the veracity of the rumor with cold logic, hockey smarts and knowledge. To do that… we have [...]
A Marc-Savard-for-Tomas-Kaberle swap in the works?
According to different sources, the Bruins are rumored to be interested in Maple Leafs defenseman Tomas Kaberle. With the acquisition of Nathan Horton from the Florida Panthers, the Bruins have three quality centers in David Krejci, Patrice Bergeron and Marc Savard as well as Nathan Horton who can also play in middle and on the [...]
The Boston Bruins acquire forward Nathan Horton from the Florida Panthers
According to a TSN text message (and Bob MacKenzie’s Twitter account), the Boston Bruins have acquired forwards Nathan Horton and Gregory Campbell in exchange for defenseman Dennis Wideman, the Bruins’ 2010 Draft Pick (15th overall) and a 3rd round draft pick in 2011.
Horton has three years left on a six-year, $24 million contract extension ($4M/year) [...]
So, Let’s Say The Bruins Trade Tim Thomas…
At this time last season, a teary-eyed Tim Thomas was accepting the 2009 Vezina Trophy. Now, just a turbulent year later, the 36-year old goaltender could be shopping for a new home.
In a season of career-highs in 2008-09 where Thomas led the league in goals-against-average and save percentage for the Northeast Division-winning Bruins, the former-European [...]
DAILY RUMORS: Marc Savard, Blake Wheeler and 1st going to Columbus for the 4th Pick Overall? No.
We at HockeyIndependent.com want to be your resource and filter for what is going on in the NHL. We try to disseminate the noise in the blogosphere. We don’t look to to attack those sources, but to question the veracity of the rumor with cold logic, hockey smarts and knowledge. To do that… we have [...]
Presidencies & Rumors: A Quietly Busy Week In Boston
It’s been an interesting and eventful week in Boston, but the Boston Celtics and the trade (and ensuing riot via social-networking) of Jaroslav Halak to St. Louis by the Montreal Canadiens has really buried the Bruins’ headline-sweeping ability. However, with the temperatures approaching 90 degrees in the city of Boston, it’s probably the only time [...]
The Bruins Year That Was: Patrice Bergeron
Career-changing, franchise-changing, and even life-changing.
Those were some of the changes the hockey world thought the concussion woes of Patrice Bergeron would bring to the 24-year old forward and the Boston Bruins organization. After suffering his second major cocussion in just under 14 months, the concerns as to the well-being of the Bruins’ alternate-captain grew before [...]
Dear Bruins: One fan’s off-season open letter to the team, management, and coaches
My Dearest Bruins,
I write you this Sunday in June after having watched with great interest the triumph and celebration of an Original Six team, its fans and its city. Just five short years ago the management, staff and players of the Chicago Blackhawks made a commitment to the fans of the organization to “become a [...]
The Bruins Year That Was: Steve Begin
Delving into the first of an off-season series of pieces taking a look back at the Bruins’ season, starting with forward Steve Begin.
Bruins & Thornton Shake Hands On Two-Year Extension
The Bruins have signed enforcer Shawn Thornton to a two-year extension, have they committed to yet another over-payment?
Chemistry Test Coming For The Flyers
Yes, the Flyers world is abuzz with the stellar performance of Michael Leighton and the back to back shutouts over the Montreal Canadiens. Yes, The team has built a 2-0 lead. Yes, I have been imploring all my friends to worry about nothing but the next shift, next period, next game.
However, coming soon, the Flyers [...]
Bruins Need To Fix What Was Flawed From The Start
I suppose I could leave this entry blank and it’d say just as many words as there are. Nothing. Not a single word can be used to describe the events that transpired last Friday night at the TD Garden. For days it was impossible to even look at a box score, never mind gaze at [...]
Bruins failed to learn the lesson…
It seems like I barely was able to supplant the bitter disappointment of puck ricocheting off of Scott Walker’s shin and slipping past Tim Thomas in OT of game 7, with the elation of the 2010 Bruins team using their current playoff run as the final answer to the lofty pre-season expectations because the inevitable [...]
Broad Street Bounce Back Complete
The Philadelphia Flyers completed one of the most stunning comebacks in the history of North American professional sports by defeating the Boston Bruins 4-3 in game seven of the Eastern Conference Semifinals. The Flyers erased a 3-0 series deficit to earn a game seven, then shot themselves in the foot for the first fifteen minutes [...]
A Commercial Will Be Made
The NHL’s much parodied “History Will Be Made” series of commercials will undoubtedly be adding another to their number based on the events of tonight’s game seven between the Philadelphia Flyers and Boston Bruins at TD Garden in Boston.
Make It Seven: Bruins On Brink Of Ultimate Failure
Where to begin? Was it the season-ending wrist injury to the resurgent David Krejci in Game 3? Was it in Game 4 when the returning Simon Gagne played the hero in overtime, parked in front of the net uncontested by Zdeno Chara and Dennis Wideman on the play? Or was it the meltdown of a [...]
Will Bruins Put Flyers To Rest Tonight?
It was 40 years ago to the day that Bruins legend and NHL-changing defensemen Bobby Orr clinched the Stanley Cup with his iconic overtime goal where #4 soared through the air at the old Boston Garden. While the old Garden is merely rubble years later, the memories of yesteryear remain and the chance to give [...]
Dogfight Of A Series: Richards’ Bark & Savard’s Bite
Well, this didn’t take very long; After just two games, it appears that the Boston Bruins and Philadelphia Flyers are ready to pummel one another. Is anybody truly surprised? Two teams based off creating chances through hard work, rely on a barrel-full of toughness to generate energy in their buildings, and boast two of the [...]
Late Lucic Goal Gives Bruins 2-0 Series Lead
During the regular season, the Boston Bruins were unable to string more than two consecutive wins on home ice. Now, after some more late-game theatrics at the TD Garden, the B’s are heading to Philadelphia with a 2-0 series lead in the Eastern Conference Semifinals. I’m sure a ‘History Will Be Made’ parody could fit [...]
