McQuaid/By S. Bradley
Even when it comes to intra-squad games of “Call of Duty” on Xbox, Bruins defenseman Adam McQuaid finds it out of his nature to drum up that killer instinct.
Mailbag: On Kampfer’s future and more year-end Bruins-related topics
Kampfer/By S. Bradley
This year has been a great time for TheBruinsBlog.net and a pretty good stretch for the Bruins (minus that playoff collapse thing no one wants to talk about).
Thrashers’ Pavelec plays Thomas’ role in stifling Bruins’ offense
Now the Bruins know what teams have been dealing with against Tim Thomas all season long.
Crunching numbers to gauge value of Bruins Julien’s defense-first system
Julien/By S. Bradley
There has been so much clamoring for head coach Claude Julien to either loosen the reins on his defense-first system or lose his job, it got me wondering if playing defensive-minded hockey pays off in the long run.
Smith says abschied to Providence, hallo to German Elite League team
Smith/Courtesy P-Bruins
Wyatt Smith’s stint with the Bruins organization got off to a slow start because of an injury at the outset of training camp and never got on track.
Thrashers sounding civil in advance of rematch with Bruins
Last week's scrum.
Many are expecting some retribution one way or the other tonight when the Bruins visit the Atlanta Thrashers.
Sutter’s strategy should show Bruins’ Chiarelli what not to do now
Chiarelli must avoid Sutter's fate.
After acquiring Steve Montador at the 2009 trade deadline, Bruins general manager Peter Chiarelli expressed his admiration for the team then-Calgary GM Darryl Sutter had put together prior to a run to the ’04 Stanley Cup final.
Bruins lottery pick looking more likely with Leafs losing their way
Even with the Bruins in the midst of a three-game winning streak and getting ready for a big rematch with Atlanta tonight, it’s worth looking at how Toronto is faring and the status of that first-round pick the Bruins will receive to complete the Phil Kessel trade this June.
On Savard, Horton Bruins’ Julien says it’s all about production
Savard/By S. Bradley
Unbelievably, Bruins head coach Claude Julien wasn’t asked about the benching of Marc Savard and Nathan Horton for the bulk of the third Tuesday after the game.
Daley re-signing with Stars further thins defense market for Bruins
The list of potential available defenseman for the NHL trade deadline keeps shrinking by the day.
Picking shootout shooters an inexact science for Bruins, other teams
Seguin is 2-for-4 in shootouts/By S. Bradley
The Bruins were granted a day off today by head coach Claude Julien after winning both halves of back-to-back games, including one shootout.
Bottom line: Horton has to shoot more to be player Bruins need
Horton/By S. Bradley
His ice time severely limited by head coach Claude Julien in the third period of the Bruins’ win Tuesday night, winger Nathan Horton finished the night with zero shots on goal.
