Category: Boston Globe
Change The OT Format For Rounds 1 & 2 Of The Stanley Cup Playoffs
Kevin Paul Dupontfrom Kevin Paul Dupont of the Boston Globe, ...begin OT games in Rounds 1 and 2 with the sides skating four on four. If it remains tied at the 70-minute mark mark (midway through the first OT), drop down another gear to three on three. There remains the prospect games will still go to doubl...
Read moreThe Boston Bruins Are Back In Their Series Against The Carolina Hurricanes
Bruinsfrom Kevin Paul Dupont of the Boston Globe, The Bruins rediscovered a much-needed spark Friday night, with timely goaltending from Jeremy Swayman and a pair of power-play goals (David Pastrnak and Taylor Hall), and tiptoed away from what looked a fast exit from the postseason. Their 4-2 win...
Read moreFixing The Boston Bruins
Kevin Paul Dupontfrom Kevin Paul Dupont of the Boston Globe, The Bruins have some fixing to do, and in a hurry, after a 5-1 loss Monday night to the Hurricanes in their postseason First Night. Once again, much to the frustration of the Bruins, the Canes were faster, more opportunistic, and much better at fi...
Read moreGoals Galore
Matt Porterfrom Matt Porter of the Boston Globe, ▪ Entering the weekend, more than 40 percent of games this season saw one team score five or more goals. That’s the highest percentage since 1993-94. ▪ Teams are scoring more goals per game (3.13) than in any season since 1995-96 (3.14). ▪ We could...
Read moreA Look At Tommy McCarthy’s Life
North Starsfrom Kevin Paul Dupont of the Boston Globe, ...Sinden sent a pair of draft picks to the North Stars to acquire Tommy McCarthy, then age 25. Strong and energetic, McCarthy already had seven years of NHL experience (including a 39-goal season) with the North Stars. He lasted in Boston for little...
Read moreLeague Wide Notes
Andrei Vasilevskiyfrom Kevin Paul Dupont of the Boston Globe, - Leaguewide stats don’t necessarily make the case, but the view here is that the Lightning again will enter the playoffs with Andrei Vasilevskiy ranked as the best goalie on the planet. “So much better than every other NHL goaltender,” ex-Bruins back...
Read moreJake DeBrusk Still Wearing The Bruins Sweater Plus Other Hockey Notes
Bruinsfrom Kevin Paul Dupont of the Boston Globe, - As of Saturday morning, Jake DeBrusk was right where he’s been for months, his name still on the Bruins roster, his head and heart still eager to play elsewhere in the Original 32. Yep, it’s a big league, with some 400 jobs available elsewhere f...
Read moreHockey Notes On A Saturday Morning
Boston Globefrom Kevin Paul Dupont of the Boston Globe, - The Flyers, their most intriguing story line this season revolving around where they’ll trade Claude Giroux, on Thursday signed up for five more years of defenseman Rasmus Ristolainen for $25.5 million. Since entering the league with Buffalo as a 19...
Read moreTop UFA’s As The Trade Deadline Approaches
Kevin Paul Dupontfrom Kevin Paul Dupont of the Boston Globe, Thoughts on 10 other (Bergeron and Forsberg mentioned earlier) high-profile impending UFAs as the March 21 3 p.m. (Eastern) deadline approaches, each with their current cap hit attached: Claude Giroux, C, Flyers ($8.275 million) — Considered a fai...
Read moreAre The Boston Bruins A Strong Playoff Contender?
Bruinsfrom Kevin Paul Dupont of the Boston Globe, Their COVID-19 issues seemingly behind them (fingers, masks, and test kits crossed) and a roster free of significant injuries, the Bruins arrived in San Jose, Calif., Friday night “as healthy as we’ve been all year” in the words of coach Bruce Cassidy...
Read moreA.J. Mleczko’s Broadcasting Career
Rangers’from Chad Finn of the Boston Globe, It’s apparent why Mleczko is in such demand as a broadcaster. She analyzes women’s and men’s hockey with equal knowledge and the kind of insight that comes from preparation and experience. She’s versatile, an adept and incisive analyst, whether situated in th...
Read moreBrad Marchand’s Antics
Brad Marchandfrom the Boston Globe (no byline), A petty exchange between Brad Marchand and Penguins goalie Tristan Jarry at the end of the second period on Tuesday escalated into an altercation that could lead to larger consequences for Marchand. The Bruins were in a 3-2 hole, fending off a Penguins att...
Read moreShort Hockey Notes
Drake Bathersonfrom Matt Porter of the Boston Globe, - The last coach to scratch Keith Yandle: Wayne Gretzky … Maybe Aaron Dell was trying to change the goalie karma in Buffalo, more than a decade after Milan Lucic ran Ryan Miller, when he blindsided an unsuspecting Drake Batherson. Batherson, the Senators’ A...
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