Even in the midst of an 11 game winning streak the NHL trade winds have followed the Boston Bruins this year. When the team stumbled out of the gates many were waiting for GM Peter Charielli to shake up the roster to snap the Bruins out of their funk. To his credit Charielli stayed patient [...]

When the Stanley Cup Champion Boston Bruins stumbled out of the gates this season they had many people worried. A 3-7 start to the season marked by a somewhat stagnant offense had many thinking that GM Peter Charielli needed to make a trade. The thought that another scorer would help the team shake off the [...]

A Total Team Effort

June 26, 2011

The Boston Bruins have won the Stanley Cup. The fans have celebrated. The team has rode the Duck Boats. Hockey is back in Boston. Everything is great. However, now that the dust has settled, it is time to analyze how exactly the Bruins did win the championship as this was a unique season for a [...]

“Hockey – a game that, even at the highest level, is utter chaos about one third of the time” – Jack Edwards Given the nature of hockey it is only right that the Stanley Cup final go to seven games. Playoff hockey is such an intense thing and at it’s best is such a pleasure [...]

“This series just turned ugly” -Jeremy Roenick. True, but actually rather late. This series started to turn ugly when Alex Burrows bit Patrice Bergeron in game one and the NHL did nothing about it. Anyone with eyes who saw game one could tell you that Burrows bit Bergeron. Everyone in and around the NHL knows [...]

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