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The Boston Bruins have kicked off their 2023-24 NHL season with a victory. Boston defeated the Chicago Blackhawks 3-1 to begin what the team hopes is another successful season. Bruins fans are certainly happy with the win, but not everyone is impressed. In fact, head coach Jim Montgomery was anything but. Montgomery spoke with reporters […]

The Chicago Blackhawks will attempt to win two in a row as they face the Boston Bruins, who are making their season debut, at the TD Garden. It’s hockey time, and we’re sharing our NHL odds series, making a Blackhawks-Bruins prediction and pick while showing you how to watch. The Blackhawks defeated the Pittsburgh Penguins […]

The 2023-24 NHL season is starting and the race for the Atlantic Division will be tight. It is time to continue our NHL odds series with a special winner of the Atlantic Division prediction and pick. Last year, the Boston Bruins won the division after they had the best record in the NFL and broke […]

The Boston Bruins are already midway through the preseason ahead of the 2023-2024 season, but the players are reflecting on last year’s heartbreaking playoff exit. The Bruins stormed through the regular season during the 2022-2023 season, breaking the NHL record for the most regular season wins with a win-loss record of 65-12. They accumulated over […]

The Boston Bruins put together one of the greatest regular seasons in NHL history during the 2022-23 season, only for it to shockingly end with a first-round exit in the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Perhaps the two men themselves knew it at the time, but the Bruins and their fans had to face a tough reality […]

The Boston Bruins kicked off their preseason slate of games on Sunday. And they got off to a promising start, fending off the New York Rangers and winning 3-0. Boston’s standout performer that game was one of their top prospects, as well. Forward Matthew Poitras scored a goal and dished out an assist in the […]

Off the ice, Brad Marchand is typically a guy with a sharp sense of humor. However, when Boston Bruins head coach Jim Montgomery named Marchand team captain on Thursday, the latter showed a side of him others rarely get to see. Brad Marchand cherished and savored that special moment, per MASS LIVE’s Matt Vautour. “As […]

Boston Bruins forward Jake DeBrusk requested a trade from the team a few years back. It inherently created some tension as rumors about his future swirled relentlessly. At the end of the day, though, cooler heads prevailed. DeBrusk rescinded his trade request, and he signed a two-year contract extension in March 2021. However, that contract […]

The Boston Bruins lost some key players this offseason, chief among them being their captain Patrice Bergeron. Bergeron closed the book on a legendary career with the Bruins, and while he will need to be replaced on the ice, his leadership presence needs to be replaced too. With the captain role up for grabs, many […]

The Boston Bruins will be a changed team from previous years, and there is a legitimate fear that they don’t have players who are close to the level of Patrice Bergeron and David Krejci who can man the center positions on the top two lines. But this is a team that has been a playoff […]

Boston Bruins defenseman Hampus Lindholm recently appeared with the media, and he answered the unsurprising question about what it will be like this season after Patrice Bergeron and David Krejci retired. “It’s obviously a question I’m going to get a lot,” Hampus Lindholm said, via Dan Rosen of NHL.com. “I can only speak for myself, […]

Milan Lucic made an obvious decision in NHL Free Agency, returning to the Boston Bruins on a one-year contract. Lucic has spent eight years away after being traded to the Los Angeles Kings in 2015. The veteran forward went on to spend time with the Edmonton Oilers and Calgary Flames, as well. Lucic returned to […]

Although Brad Marchand is the obvious choice as the next captain of the Boston Bruins after Patrice Bergeron retired this summer, the 35-year-old isn’t focused on that as the 2023-24 campaign approaches. “It’s not something that I really think about too much,” the Canadian superstar told reporters at Warrior Ice Arena in Boston this week. […]

Danton Heinen and the Boston Bruins could be reuniting after the veteran forward was signed to a professional tryout agreement, the team announced on Tuesday. The 28-year-old has already played over 200 games in a Bruins uniform after being drafted in the fourth round by the team in the 2014 NHL Draft. He spent the […]

The Boston Bruins are preparing for a hockey season without Patrice Bergeron and David Krejci for the first time in nearly two decades — and veteran center Charlie Coyle is ready for the challenge. “They’re world-class players and we’re going to miss them,” Coyle said on a recent appearance on WEEI’s The Gresh & Fauria […]

Boston Bruins left winger Jake DeBrusk recently made some eye-opening comments on his potential future with the Bruins. DeBrusk had a successful 2022-23 season with the Bruins despite missing time due to injury, and it appears that he won’t be looking for greener pastures when his contract expires after next season. “I’m hoping to stay […]

The Boston Bruins didn’t make a single trade after July 1, but the team still saw a mass free agent exodus in Massachusetts after one of the greatest regular seasons in National Hockey League history in 2022-23. The Bruins truly looked like a powerhouse that would march all the way to the Stanley Cup Final, […]

The Boston Bruins could certainly use a bit of center depth ahead of the 2023-24 NHL season. Boston saw their top two centers, Patrice Bergeron and David Krejci, retire this summer. As the season approaches, rumors have swirled that Boston could have interest in Calgary Flames forward Elias Lindholm. However, Bruins head coach Jim Montgomery […]

Although the Boston Bruins have already tried to bring Calgary Flames star Elias Lindholm to Massachusetts, the team will try again if he is still available on the trade market in September, according to Boston Hockey Now. “If Lindholm’s available next month, Bruins will circle back,” a source told the outlet on Thursday. “I think […]

When a player like Patrice Bergeron retires, a lot of hockey fans, Florida Panthers especially, and opposing players are happy because they don’t have to face a guy who tortured them for the better part of two decades. The former Boston Bruins captain retired in July after 19 NHL seasons and leaves with a very […]

The Boston Bruins inked veteran forward Alex Chiasson to a professional tryout agreement on Monday, the team announced. Chiasson scored nine points in 20 games with the Detroit Red Wings last season after spending time with their AHL affiliate. He’s played an NHL game with seven different teams, making his debut with the Dallas Stars […]

It’s no surprise to hockey fans that the Boston Bruins are going to look a lot different on opening night in 2023 than they did a year ago. The team has been absolutely gutted, most notably by the expected retirements of longtime faces of the franchise in Patrice Bergeron and David Krejci. Those two hanging […]

David Krejci has only been retired for 24 hours, and the former Boston Bruin has already shut down a potential career in coaching. The 37-year-old was made available to reporters on Tuesday morning, and made it clear that that is not a path he will consider anytime soon. “There’s no way I can do what […]

The Boston Bruins have now officially lost two longtime members of their team. Patrice Bergeron retired back on July 25 after a stellar 19-year career. And on Monday, David Krejci followed in his footsteps after spending 16 years of his career wearing a Boston Bruins uniform. This development isn’t an unexpected one. After they fell […]

It’s been a tough offseason for the Boston Bruins. After watching their historic campaign come crumbling down in front of them in the Stanley Cup Playoffs, they have lost several key pieces over the past few weeks. And on Monday morning, they lost another one in David Krejci, who followed in Patrice Bergeron’s footsteps and […]

Boston Bruins legend Patrice Bergeron recently announced his retirement after 19 years, and they might be without David Krejci, who is considering retirement as well. However, Bergeron said that he does not expect a drop-off in play from the Bruins without him on the ice next season. “I still expect the same thing from them,” […]

The Boston Bruins suffered a major disappointment this past season. After setting records and turning in the greatest regular season performance in NHL history, Boston failed to win the Stanley Cup. Not only that, they failed to even get out of the first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. The Bruins held a 3-1 series […]

Jeremy Swayman is done with a testy contract negotiation with the Boston Bruins. He and the Bruins had to go through arbitration to hammer out a one-year, $3.475 million contract, an experience that Swayman said he has zero interest in having ever again. “Now I’m here today and I am a Boston Bruin — I […]

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 […]