MacDermid
Depending on the type of career Lane MacDermid winds up having in the NHL, at least he’ll always be able to tell his kids he was once traded for future Hall-of-Famer Jaromir Jagr.
Two top-four D move, neither headed to Boston
Regehr
Teams continued to get out in front of the NHL trade deadline that awaits on Wednesday with a couple big deals involving top-four defenseman Monday night.
Both Jay Bouwmeester and Robyn Regehr were on the move.
About last night: Krejci lights up 3rd, Khudobin shuts down Sabres
David Krejci/By S. Bradley
It took the Bruins more than 40 minutes to wake up and support the yeoman efforts of goaltender Anton Khudobin Sunday night.
When David Krejci and his linemates finally came to life, the center recorded a goal and an assist and the Bruins had a 2-0 win that pulled them back within one point of Montreal for first place in the Northeast Division.
Tale of two D men: Bouwmeester, Yandle constantly on Bruins fans’ minds
The tweets come in by the dozen every day.
Bruins fans constantly want to know about the odds of their team coming up with a trade for either Calgary’s Jay Bouwmeester or Phoenix’s Keith Yandle. It seems the hunt for a puck-moving defenseman never ends, and with the trade deadline coming up Wednesday it only figures to heat up.
About last night: Bruins come up short against shorthanded Flyers
Horton scored in Philly/By S. Bradley
It was the type of afternoon that made you wonder if the Bruins had eaten too many cheesesteaks.
Instead of going out and proving to general manager Peter Chiarelli and all observers that they’re a better team than Jarome Iginla thinks, the Bruins lost to Philadelphia 3-1 in a fashion that made everyone think maybe they need more than just the former Flames forward in order to make a run this season.
Preposterous Bruins rumors stretch as far as Edmonton
You don’t have to live within the Bay State to cook up some ridiculous ideas for Bruins trade rumors as the April 3 trade deadline approaches in the NHL.
As far as Edmonton, people are throwing crazy ideas at the wall for general manager Peter Chiarelli to either consider or laugh about.
Bartkowkski has chance to make Bruins glad Iginla deal fell through
Matt Bartkowski/Photo by S. Bradley
It was a wild ride Wednesday waiting for official word to come down that the Bruins had acquired Jarome Iginla from the Calgary Flames.
After all TSN reported it, so it had to be true.
About last night: Flames renege, Iggy picks Pitt
Chiarelli
By now you know that Jarome Iginla decided to join a Pittsburgh team that won its 14th in a row Thursday night rather than a Bruins team that thinks a third-period lead is a cause to close up shop.
Maybe recent game results had an impact on Iginla’s decision or maybe it was the chance to hang with Sidney Crosby or maybe the allure of pierogies was just too strong to avoid.
About last night & this morning: Bruins score 5, can’t cash in on Iginla
Well, the Bruins made their case to Jarome Iginla Wednesday night.
They scored five goals and nearly beat the Montreal Canadiens in a game that the former Calgary forward could’ve made a difference. The Bruins lost, 6-5, in a shootout at TD Garden.
NHL.com feature: Bruins’ Lucic leaned on family during recent slump
Milan Lucic/By S. Bradley
Even during the longest goal drought since his second season in the National Hockey League, Milan Lucic found it easier to get away from the pressures of the game off the ice than in years past because of a big change that happened at home.
In January, his first child, Valentina, was born.
About last night & this morning: Bruins with shootout win, two D signings
Patrice Bergeron/By S. Bradley
Patrice Bergeron scored the game-tying goal and then one of the Bruins’ two shootout goals Monday night in a 3-2 comeback win against Toronto at TD Garden.
The Bruins had trailed 2-0, but rallied to earn the victory and a split of the home-and-home series with the Leafs.
About last night & this morning: Bruins don’t skate, offense still MIA
Lucic has to be better/By S. Bradley
The Bruins decided to skip holding a morning skate Monday at TD Garden, where they’ll host Toronto at 7 p.m.
So we won’t know until pregame warmups if the Bruins are going to stick to their new forward line combinations they practiced with Sunday.
Right response by Rask will take Bruins goaltending choice out of Julien’s hands
Tuukka Rask/By S. Bradley
With alternating bouts of patience and frustration, Tuukka Rask apprenticed at Tim Thomas’ side for the better part of three seasons.
Prior to establishing himself as a NHL regular, Rask was forced to hone his craft with the Providence (AHL) farm club, even when he thought he was already talented enough to play at the sport’s highest level.
About last night: Bruins’ comeback comes up short in Toronto
Dennis Seidenberg and Andrew Ference are now the Bruins’ hottest goal-scorers, so that should tell you all you need to know about the state of Boston’s offense.
Both defensemen scored third-period goals last night, but the Bruins’ attempt to recover from a 3-0 deficit in Toronto came up short, 3-2, at the end of a four-game Bruins road trip.
Answer to some Bruins’ offensive struggles could be more Paille
Dan Paille/By S. Bradley
Although the Bruins’ search for production from their third line led coach Claude Julien to increase Daniel Paille’s ice time in a handful of Boston’s first 29 games, the veteran winger is still averaging just 21 more seconds of ice time than last season.
That’s unfortunate considering that in just 11:51 of ice time per night, Paille has managed to pot six goals, which is just three shy of his total for an entire 82-game schedule (he skated in 69 games) from 2011-12.
