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Gilles Gilbert, who played goal for the Boston Bruins from 1973 through 1980, died Sunday at the age of 74. R.I.P. Gilles Gilbert, age 74. Those of you who follow me on Facebook will find my 2009 visit with Gilles, who left Montreal with a perfect coaching record and never had more than six Bruins […]

The Boston Bruins have had a long line of impressive captains in the organization’s rich history, and Patrice Bergeron is one of them. Now, the Bruins have a tough decision as to who will replace him, but former head coach Bruce Cassidy thinks that Brad Marchand could handle the duties, per Boston.com. “I do,” Cassidy […]

The Boston Bruins have reportedly agreed on a two-year, $4.6 million contract with restricted free agent center Trent Frederic, according to Elliotte Friedman of SportsNet. The agreement means that the Bruins and Trent Frederic avoid going to arbitration to decide what he would have gotten. He will be an unrestricted free agent after this two-year […]

Over the past few months, not much has gone right for the Boston Bruins. After their historic 2022-23 regular season campaign, the Bruins were bounced in the first-round of the 2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs by the Florida Panthers. They followed that up by losing a handful of key pieces to their team early in the […]

The last couple of days have been quite emotional for the Boston Bruins and their fans. As expected, longtime star and team legend Patrice Bergeron has announced his retirement from the game of hockey. Without Bergeron on the ice, the Bruins are likely to have a new team captain next season. No official decision has […]

The Boston Bruins were dealt another tough blow in an offseason that has been full of them on Tuesday morning when it was revealed that Patrice Bergeron was calling it a career. After 19 seasons in the NHL, all of which he spent with the Bruins, Bergeron announced his retirement from the league, capping off […]

Boston Bruins captain Patrice Bergeron is retiring from the NHL. It isn’t because the Bruins center no longer loves professional hockey or is unable to play the game at a high level. Patrice Bergeron’s retirement stems from the time that it took for him to get ready for an NHL game and how he wants […]

It was a somber day in Boston on Tuesday after the news that one of the all-time great Bruins was hanging up the skates for good. Patrice Bergeron was the heart and soul of the Boston Bruins for 19 years, leading by example on and off the ice and helping bring a championship to Massachusetts […]

Boston Bruins center Patrice Bergeron announced his retirement on Tuesday after spending all 19 of his seasons in the NHL with the Bruins. Patrice Bergeron was a favorite of many in the Bruins fanbase. He is viewed as a slam dunk Hall of Fame player, so it is easy to see why he is so […]

Boston Bruins forward Patrice Bergeron, who turned 38 on Monday, is walking away from the NHL. The Bruins captain announced his decision to retire after 19 seasons in the NHL via a statement posted on Boston’s official website. “It is with a full heart and a lot of gratitude that today I am announcing my […]

The Boston Bruins suffered a crushing close to their 2022-23 campaign, which saw them blow a 3-1 lead in their first round series against the Florida Panthers after putting together the best regular season ever seen in NHL history. While there was a lot of good from Boston’s regular season campaign, their controversial signing of […]

The Boston Bruins marauded their way through the NHL during the 2022-23 regular season. After setting league-wide records for points and wins during their first 82 games, they stormed their way into the Stanley Cup playoffs — and promptly lost in the first round. The Bruins appear to be a much different team as they […]

It’s the middle of Summer, and hockey season is still months away. It’s that time in the offseason where so many get so bored while waiting that we can’t help but speculate on the future of the sport. To help keep us occupied, many game developers like EA Sports take the time to show off […]

The Boston Bruins have been waiting patiently for team captain Patrice Bergeron to make his decision on whether he is going to return to the team in 2023-24 or retire. Many expect Bergeron to hang up his skates and announce that his 19-year career is over. Since the Bruins played their last game April 30 […]

The Boston Bruins signed unrestricted free agent forward Jesper Boavist to a one-year, $775,000 pact on Wednesday, the team announced. The 24-year-old was not issued a qualifying offer by the New Jersey Devils in late June; he recorded 10 goals and 21 points over 70 games in Newark last season. With only one penalty taken, […]

The Boston Bruins had a storybook campaign in 2022-23, breaking the single-season NHL record for most wins and cementing themselves as one of the greatest regular season teams of all time. But that ended in heartbreak; not only did they blow a 3-1 lead to the Florida Panthers in the first-round of the Stanley Cup […]

The first weekend of NHL free agency is in the books, and what an interesting weekend it was. Most agreed that this free agency class was much weaker than in years past, as there weren’t any real star players available. However, we still saw some massive contracts handed out in just the first couple days […]

The Boston Bruins have brought back a familiar face that fans absolutely loved. Milan Lucic is heading back to Beantown on a one-year deal worth $1 million plus potential bonuses, as reported by Pierre LeBrun. The Bruins drafted Lucic in the 2006 draft in the second round and he played a key part in the […]

The Toronto Maple Leafs look likely to allow Michael Bunting to walk this summer. And predicting his free agency is more interesting than other players. Bunting is a good hockey player, but he is also one of the league’s most frustrating forwards. Bunting joined the Maple Leafs as a free agent in the summer of […]

Boston Bruins forward Tyler Bertuzzi will not re-sign with the team before NHL free agency opens on Saturday and will instead test the open market, according to Elliotte Friedman. The Bruins acquired Bertuzzi in March from the Detroit Red Wings for a pair of draft picks that included a conditional first-rounder. He played in 21 […]

The Boston Bruins were primed for a huge playoff run after a record-setting regular season that included late-season trades that brought the team Dmitry Orlov, Tyler Bertuzzi and Garnet Hathaway. Of course, the great playoff run never happened as the Bruins got bounced in the first round by the Florida Panthers, failing to advance after […]

Veteran winger Milan Lucic is free to speak to teams ahead of free agency opening on Saturday, and it seems that a reunion with the Boston Bruins is a strong possibility, according to Chris Johnston of TSN. Milan Lucic started his NHL career with the Bruins in the 2007-2008 season, and was a key part […]

The Boston Bruins are operating under the assumption that Patrice Bergeron and David Krejci will not be back next season, Bruins president Cam Neely said, according to Dan Rosen of NHL.com. Cam Neely and the Bruins are still hopeful that they will be back and that communication is still open with Patrice Bergeron and David […]

While some key members of the Boston Bruins were in Nashville for the 2023 NHL awards ceremony, back in Boston, general manager Don Sweeney was busy making some trades for the B’s. The biggest one that caught everyone’s attention involved the Bruins sending Taylor Hall and Nick Foligno to the Chicago Blackhawks in exchange for […]

The Boston Bruins hired head coach Jim Montgomery from the St. Louis Blues summer with high expectations. Montgomery came in to replace Bruce Cassidy after the team failed to go far in the Stanley Cup Playoffs. While the Bruins were disappointed in the playoffs this season, Montgomery certainly proved himself as a coach. He won […]

Boston Bruins captain Patrice Bergeron is not at the NHL Awards in Nashville. Despite that, the future Hockey Hall of Famer is taking home some hardware. And he absolutely ran away from the competition. Bergeron has won his sixth Selke Trophy, the NHL announced on Monday night. It’s the sixth time the Bruins star has […]

The Boston Bruins completed a trade with the Chicago Blackhawks that sent Taylor Hall to Chicago, and creates speculation that the Bruins could retain defenseman Tyler Bertuzzi as a result of the cap space that was gained in the move. The full trade details include Taylor Hall and the rights to unrestricted free agent Nick […]

When Dmitry Orlov was traded from the Washington Capitals to the Boston Bruins ahead of the NHL Trade Deadline, he was acquired by the best regular season team in the history of the sport. But after a stunning collapse against the Florida Panthers in the first-round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs, the smooth-skating Russian has […]

Defenseman Connor Clifton of the Boston Bruins had dreams of a remarkable spring when his team started the Stanley Cup playoffs as the NHL’s No. 1 seed. The Bruins went for it all last season, and the team delivered the Presidents Trophy while setting NHL records for most wins and most points in the regular […]

Milan Lucic is set to hit unrestricted free agency on Jul. 1 after signing a seven-year, $42 million contract with the Edmonton Oilers in the summer of 2016 — and the enforcer is considering a return to the Boston Bruins. “Obviously it’s a special place for me and it will always be a special place […]

Winnipeg Jets forward Blake Wheeler is likely not long for Manitoba. After a less-than-ideal 2022-23 season, and a public spat with head coach Rick Bowness, the former Jets captain is probably playing elsewhere next season. In a way, Wheeler is a fascinating player to analyze as it pertains to a potential trade. He has a […]

The Boston Bruins were all-in on the 2022-23 season. The first half of their plan could not have worked out better since the Bruins set NHL regular-season records for most wins and points as they earned the Presidents Trophy. But they were drummed out of the playoffs in the first round by the Florida Panthers, […]

The Boston Bruins 2022-23 season has been over for quite some time now after their shocking first-round series loss to the Florida Panthers, but the NHL season as a whole came to an end on Tuesday night when the Vegas Golden Knights beat those same Panthers 9-3 in Game 5 to win their first ever […]

The 2022-23 NHL season is officially over, as the Vegas Golden Knights have won the Stanley Cup. It was an incredible season of hockey, with many twists and historic feats to go around. With the offseason upon us, there is certainly going to be upheaval around the league. Many teams are shifting their focus to […]

The Boston Bruins have been out of action for over a month now, but they are still reminded of their failures in the 2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs thanks to the fact that the Florida Panthers have found their way into the Stanley Cup Final. Had the Bruins not found themselves eliminated by Florida in their […]

We are nearly a month removed from the Boston Bruins crushing Game 7 defeat at the hands of the Florida Panthers in the first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs, and it’s safe to say that the loss still stings pretty badly. After their historic regular season campaign, the Bruins coughed up a 3-1 lead […]

Weeks after concluding the best regular season in NHL history, the Boston Bruins have packed up their lockers and are done with their historic season, far sooner than they could have imagined. Three days since their Game 7 loss to the Florida Panthers, who overcame a 3-1 deficit in the series, the Bruins sent a […]

It’s going to take some time for the pain to completely subside for the Boston Bruins following their meltdown in the first round of the 2023 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs against the Florida Panthers. Bruins forward David Pastrnak perfectly encapsulates the feeling of losing the way they did to the Panthers in just three words. […]

Linus Ullmark struggled mightily for the Boston Bruins in the latter half of their series against the Florida Panthers, even losing the net in Game 7 — and according to ESPN’s Kevin Weekes, there’s a good reason for that. “Like all teams, players grit it out to play through major injuries in the Playoffs. My […]