Coming off a Stanley Cup, it’s easy to think the Boston Bruins don’t have much to worry about heading into next season. But there’s always work to be done, and that applies to champions, too.

One area where a clear strategy will be needed is with the goaltending situation. This may seem odd given that Tim Thomas carried the team in the playoffs and won the Vezina Trophy, but it really isn’t. Coach Claude Julien has the task of keeping the 37-year-old fresh for the postseason, Read more…

The Boston Bruins will not be deterred by injuries during the upcoming hockey season. The amazing resiliency of the Boston Bruins is what led them to win the Stanley Cup this past season. Next season shall be no different as the mighty Bruins dominate the NHL with a breed of hockey not seen in many years.

The key behind the Boston Bruins dreams’ lies with Tim Thomas. This spectacular goalie carried the team on his back to Read more…

Coming off their first Stanley Cup championship in nearly 40 years, the Boston Bruins will seek to defend The Cup in 2011-12, and will face the unfamiliar challenge of being the team to beat. Champions always have the proverbial “bulls-eye” on their back, drawing every opponent’s best effort in the year following a win.

Defenseman Brad Marchand was a key player in the Bruins’ playoff run but remains unsigned for next year. Whether to keep him will be an important consideration for Bruins management this offseason. Veteran Marc Savard Read more…

Bruins Fans! You spent the last 6 months watching each and every game on your Directstartv.com satellite and you’re counting down the minutes until the season starts back up. We bet there are a few things you still don’t know about the Stanley Cup, though, since it hasn’t been in Boston since thirty years ago. Here are a few of our favorite facts:
The Stanley Cup was crafter in the hills of Sheffield, England and was first presented in 1893.
This makes the Stanley Cup the oldest trophy competed Read more…

It’s hard to look at two different teams from two different eras and determine which team is “tougher”. Comparing the 1970′s Boston Bruins teams with the current Bruins teams in terms of toughness is like comparing the pitching of today’s Philadelphia Phillies to the 1960′s Cardinals teams: it’s just hard to do. One of the reasons for this is how the game has changed. In the 1970′s the game was, at it’s core, tougher. You have more holding, more open ice checking, and more “cheap shots”. Today’s game is a lot more wide Read more…

If you are waiting patiently for Marc Savard to take the ice again for the Boston Bruins, you may just have to keep on waiting. With his second concussion in less then a year, and issues like memory loss effecting him when he’s on the mend, it may be a stretch to say that you’ll see Savard on the ice again this season for the Bruins (or ever again, in fact, as Savard has not made Read more…

While it may not exactly as insane as the crazy Western Conference race where 7 teams are separated by 6 points, the Eastern Conference has it’s own race going on. In one of the hottest races, the Boston Bruins lead the Montreal Canadians by only one point in the Northeast Division. The question is, though, can the Bruins keep the lead up through the final couple of weeks of the season. When you check out a hockey merchandise, www.hockeyshot.com/ you notice that the teams are two Read more…

With well over half the regular season games under the Bruins collective belt, it seems it’s only a matter of time before Canadiens fall by the wayside, despite a valiant first half effort. Already the frontrunners in the Northeast Division, Buffalo, Toronto and Ottawa all sit over 10 points back in the standings. Though Montreal is well within striking distance at the moment, further statistical analysis implies their record is indicative of good fortune more so than staying power. Looking around the league at the upper echelon of talented teams, goal differential appears to be a de facto dividing line between contenders and pretenders thus far in 2010-2011.The Flyers, Penguins, Bruins, Canucks and very nearly Red Wings all sit at the 30 threshold or better. Among legitimate division hopefuls, the Tampa Bay Lighting are the only squad in the NHL to sit in stark contrast to this trend, double digits deep in the red as they battle it out with the Washington Capitals atop the Southeast. Still, it could be argued that the 5 aforementioned leaders in goal differential are the top 5 teams in the league at this point, and missing among the short list is a Northeast divisional opponent.Though the Canadiens have compiled an admirable effort to date, Montreal simply lacks the offensive firepower to sustain their current level of play. Roughly averaging just 2.5 goals per game to 2.4 goals against, those ranks currently sit at 27^th in the league and 4^th in the league, respectively. The play of Cary Price should hold up to an extent, but as his GAA rises closer to his (very admirable, mind you) career average, as is logically inevitable, the team lacks the scorers to keep wins coming. Read more…

Heading into the season it looked as if Rask would be the primary goaltender between the Boston pipes. Now, only 13 games into the season, it appears as if a controversy may be on our hands. No surprise is it to see Tim Thomas perform well. After all, he’s a Vezina trophy award winner and one of the best goalies to ever grace a Bruins uniform. What’s more surprising is Rask’s struggles this season relative to past performances.On a team that is 9-5-1, with only two goaltenders appearing in games this season, Rask has jumped out to an early 0-4-1 performance. For mathematically challenged fans out there, that puts Thomas’ stellar start to the season at 9-1, winning 8 straight before notching his first loss against Ottawa on Saturday, then rebounding with a 28 save shutout against the Devils on Monday. This was supposed to be the year in which the 23-year old Rask wrestled away the lead goalie reigns from the 36-year old Thomas, however, considering the records thus far in the season, it’s tough to sit Thomas. Read more…

Northeast Division Finish:

1. Boston Bruins Call it home cookin’, optimistic, whatever what-have-you, but we honestly believe Horton will come into his own and add a little sizzle to last year’s fairly stagnant offensive scheme, not to mention continued dominance on the defensive end.
2. Buffalo Sabres The Bruins boast arguably the best goaltending tandem in the NHL, but the Sabres still have G Ryan Miller, best in the league until proven otherwise, which will keep them competitive until season’s end.
3. Ottawa Senators – Undoubtedly the most proven offensive squad in the division, unmatched in terms of top to bottom firepower, the Sens will certainly make the Northeast a 3 team race.
4. Toronto Maple Leaves Toronto has some nice pieces, but overall the Leafs can’t compete with the division’s top 3 teams over the course of a full season.
5. Montreal Canadiens Cary Price is nice in net, but letting G Jaroslav Halak slip away to the St. Louis Blues may be a move the Habs live to regret.

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