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Bruins center Patrice Bergeron didn’t practice Thursday at TD Garden.
Coach Claude Julien said Bergeron had the day off and there was “nothing major to report there.”
Forward position coming into focus for Bruins after cuts
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The Bruins assigned centers Ryan Spooner and Alexander Khokhlachev, and winger Justin Florek to the Providence (AHL) farm club on Wednesday.
Goaltender Jeremy Smith was also assigned pending him clearing waivers.
Bruins’ Robins rockin’ his way toward potential roster spot
Bobby Robins
In his brief time being around former Bruins energy forward Shawn Thornton, Bobby Robins took some important lessons to heart.
“A lesson from him is that first and foremost, guys like us, we have to be out there playing hockey and playing really good hockey because this is the best league in the world and you can’t be a liability out there,” Robins said. “And that one-dimensional fighter is pretty much out of the game now. Now it’s just more geared toward the hard-nosed forechecking winger who isn’t afraid to mix it up when the time comes.
Julien on new diving, faceoff after icing rules
Bruins coach Claude Julien on Monday was asked about a couple rules changes that were put in this year that will most affect his team.
First he was asked about diving and the new rules where potential diving plays can be reviewed and result in fines for players, and eventually, coaches. Obviously this becomes a bigger issue when you play in the same division as the Montreal Canadiens.
Smith, Krug returns mean stability for Bruins’ power play
Reilly Smith
A side effect of defenseman Torey Krug and forward Reilly Smith’s decision to return to the Bruins on one-year deals rather than continue to sit out without contracts is that the Bruins’ power play can start to come together in closer resemblance to the units that finished third in the league in efficiency in 2013-14.
Krug, Smith finally take what they can get from Bruins
Bruins restricted free agents Torey Krug and Reilly Smith officially signed one-year deals worth a cap charge of $1.4 million on Monday after missing the first 11 days of training camp.
Bruins cut 11, so here’s how depth chart looks for camp’s last week
Campbell’s still injured.
The Bruins cut 11 players Sunday, which means the opening night roster is really coming together.
Lucic looking forward to getting first Bruins preseason game soon
WILMINGTON — Bruins forward Milan Lucic practiced Friday with the second group of players at Ristuccia Arena.
That means he won’t be playing in the preseason game against the Washington Capitals down in D.C.
Bruins system based on players believing in defense first, not defense only
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With just one preseason performance, Bruins center Ryan Spooner became the new poster child for those who advance myths about the team’s philosophy.
In a 3-2 loss to the Montreal Canadiens on Tuesday, Spooner scored one goal and was on the ice for a goal against. After the loss, Bruins coach Claude Julien commended Spooner for his offensive exploits but also referred to the 22-year-old pivot as a “liability defensively.”
Games may be Leino’s last shot to prove he can be money player
Leino
Bruins coach Claude Julien has said numerous times over the course of the first few days of training camp that he’s not going to make any concrete judgments on players based on practice.
Julien believes the best representation of most guys is what they do in the preseason games.
Cunningham hopes he goes from Mad Men, mono to made man on Bruins
Craig Cunningham was among the Bruins’ prospects who saw the team’s roster shaping up over the summer and realized there would be jobs open in training camp for the first time in several years.
Julien: Pastrnak ‘day-to-day’ with bruised shoulder
Pastrnak
WILMINGTON — Bruins 2014 first-round draft pick David Pastrnak remained off the ice Monday while the Bruins went through two training camp practices.
Seidenberg survives first scrimmage, including hit from Chara
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PROVIDENCE — One of the perks of being a defenseman on the Bruins is that you rarely have to go up against monstrous defenseman Zdeno Chara in a game or practice.
However, defenseman Dennis Seidenberg found himself on the business end of a Chara hit Sunday night near the end of the first period during the Bruins’ Black and Gold scrimmage at Dunkin’ Donuts Center.
It’ll take time for tweak to become second nature for Bruins’ D-men
WILMINGTON – The names and faces rarely change around the Bruins with general manager Peter Chiarelli subscribing to the same philosophy as most successful GMs in the league by committing to both a consistent core and even supporting cast year to year.
So while some NHL training camps involve a getting-to-know-you period among players, most of the current Bruins are old buddies.
Julien: Pastrnak ‘very, very doubtful’ to play in Black and Gold scrimmage
Pastrnak
WILMINGTON — Bruins first-round pick David Pastrnak was injured in a collision early in the first practice session Saturday at Ristuccia Arena.
The forward left the ice and did not return.
