All Entries Tagged With: "Peter Chiarelli"
Boston’s Case For A Blockbuster
With Nathan Horton being sidelined indefinitely with a concussion, and no timetable for a return after a “set back” occurred two weeks ago the Bruins were really put in a bad spot without their top-line right wing. Now, as news broke this morning that Horton’s replacement on the first line, Rich Peverley, has suffered a [...]
Bruins Happy To Have Boychuk Back In The Fold
On Tuesday afternoon, reports began to circulate that the Boston Bruins had come to terms on a contract extension with defenseman Johnny Boychuk. Those reports were later proven correct when B’s GM Peter Chiarelli revealed the details of the contract to the Boston media just prior to the team’s game against the Rangers at TD [...]
Boston’s Struggles Continue As Lundqvist Blanks B’s At TD Garden
Back in November, fans and hockey pundits alike began to recognize the fact that all the Bruins needed in order to secure themselves a spot in the Eastern Conference playoffs, and a chance to defend their Championship was to play .500 hockey the rest of the way. These sentiments would echo on through December and [...]
GameDay: B’s And Rangers Faceoff At TD Garden Plus Thoughts On Rick Nash Rumors
On Tuesday evening the best two teams in the Eastern Conference will clash for the second time this season. Henrik Lundqvist and the first-place New York Rangers will travel to Boston to take on the defending Stanley Cup Champion Boston Bruins at the TD Garden. Boston is coming of a thrilling come-from-behind victory against the [...]
B’s Use Third Period Rally To Edge Sens 4-3 At TD Garden
The surprising Ottawa Senators have drawn fame this season from their ability to overcome early deficits and rally from behind to win games in the third period. Unfortunately for the squad from Canada’s capital, these roles were reversed on Tuesday in a 4-3 defeat at the hands of the Boston Bruins. Recovering from a 1-0 [...]
Five Deals That SHOULD Be Made Before The Deadline
As the late February NHL trading deadline approaches rumors have began to surface in every corner of the hockey world. From buyers to sellers and rentals, a plethora of deals always seem to be made this time of year. This year, as a few top-tier players are slated to become Unrestricted free agents at year’s [...]
Fast Five: Predictions For the NHL’s Second Half
As we hit the all-star break this weekend with the Fantasy Draft kicking things off this evening at 8 P.M., the 2011-’12 NHL season has officially reached it’s mid-point. There have been many surprises — and equally as many disappointments — across the league this season on both an individual and team basis. In anticipation [...]
Gaborik Plays Hero As Rangers Edge Bruins In Battle Of Eastern Conference Elite
On Saturday afternoon, the New York Rangers came to TD Garden as the first place team in the Eastern Conference. When they left the snowy mess of New England, they we’re still atop the conference after an impressive 3-2 overtime win over the defending Stanley Cup Champions. With only 3.6 seconds left in overtime in [...]
How They Stack Up: Bruins Mid-Season Report Cards
Through forty-two games of the 2011-’12 regular season, the Boston Bruins have proven themselves a truly resilient bunch, and deserving of another chance at Lord Stanley’s Cup this spring. After a 3-7-0 start to the year, the Black and Gold have emerged from a slow start to build up a 59-point total through the mid-season [...]
Old-School Rivalry Taking On New Feel As B’s Sink Habs 2-1 At TD Garden
Once upon a time, the rivalry between the Boston Bruins and the Montreal Canadiens was revered as one of the best in all of sport. A time when every meeting between the two Original Six foes was regarded as “must-watch television”, where each and every hockey fanatic in New England and Quebec, casual and die-hards [...]
Thornton’s Penalty Shot, Third Period Domination Enough To Lead Bruins Past Jets
On what was a far more exciting Mid-January night than one would have expected, the Boston Bruins were able to use a strong third period effort to up-end the Winnipeg Jets 5-3 and right the ship after a Saturday matinee loss to the Vancouver Canucks just three days ago. Through forty minutes of surprisingly exciting [...]
Bruins Put Out The Flames, Route Calgary For 9-0 Victory
On a night less than 48 hours in advance of a highly anticipated Stanley Cup Finals rematch with the Vancouver Canucks, it would have been easy to expect a “let-down” of sorts in Boston on Thursday evening when the Bruins played host to the Calgary Flames. Also, in a game that the B’s would be [...]
Top 10 Bruins Moments Of 2011
First off, as I return from a week long vacation from the White Mountains of New Hampshire, I’d like to wish everyone a safe and happy New Year. Here’s to another splendid year in 2012… Now, with the year 2011 coming to a close tomorrow evening when the clock strikes midnight, I figured that now [...]
Divisional Series: The Beasts Of The Northeast
Over the next two weeks, the Boston Bruins will be given the luxury of a considerably light schedule, especially by NHL standards, with only three more games slated for the 2011 calendar year. This coupled with the beginning of winter break at colleges across the country, has left me with some extra time to write. [...]
Coach Julien Not Satisfied By Bruins’ 5-2 Win In Ottawa
Sometimes you just have to win ugly. As simple as that may sound, it’s often true in the game of hockey, especially in a league as competitive as the NHL. On Wednesday night, for the second consecutive evening the Boston Bruins won their second straight game without the services of captain Zdeno Chara. In a [...]
The Perfect Trade: 10 Months Later
In the NHL, most deadline deals orchestrated by genius General Managers in the heart of winter are one-sided. In a sense that you have “buyers” and “sellers”. One team looking to bolster their chances for a deep run in the playoffs, while the other is looking to collect assets to build upon for the future. [...]
Bruins’ Point Streak Comes To A Close As Pavelec Outshines Rask In Winnipeg
All good things must come to an end. Right? At least that’s what I’ve learned. On Tuesday night, in front of a raucous Winnipeg crowd, the newest incarnation of the Jets were able to halt the Boston Bruins’ four game winning streak and their 15-game point streak all in one foul swoop. Backstopped by 34 [...]
Chiarelli, Bruins Ink David Krejci To 3-Year Contract Extension
A mere 48 hours after I wrote about the possibility of GM Peter Chiarelli and the Bruins perhaps making a play for Anaheim’s all-pro winger Bobby Ryan, the Boston front office boss effectively ended those chances. The reason being that the focal point of the rumored package to be heading to Anaheim was none other [...]
Bobby Ryan A Bruin? Is There A Blockbuster On The Horizon?
Losers of seven in a row and thirteen of their past fourteen, there is little doubt that the Anaheim Ducks are in a complete tailspin. Their current streak has left them with a 6-13-4 (16 Points) record and has left them in 14th place in the Western Conference, a mere one point ahead of the [...]
Thomas, Kelly Lead Bruins To 4-2 Win Over Jets
On Saturday night the Boston Bruins extended their point streak to twelve games with a 4-2 victory over the Winnipeg Jets at the TD Garden. Over that stretch, the B’s have notched wins over five of the NHL’s seven Canadian-based franchises. Sparked by the magnificent play of goaltender Tim Thomas, who recorded his eight straight [...]
