Bruins’ Opening Night Forward Projections & Storylines to Watch For
Plus, was trading Ullmark before locking down Swayman a mistake?
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Bruins’ Opening Night Forward Projections
July 23, 2024 by Ryan Ventura
The Boston Bruins have an open question as to who will round out their bottom-six forward group come the start of this season. Their top two lines of Pavel Zacha, Elias Lindholm, David Pastrnak, Brad Marchand, Charlie Coyle, and Morgan Geekie are just about set. Trent Frederic, Matt Poitras, and Justin Brazeau all figure to be mainstays in the Bruins’ bottom six. This leaves three spots for players to dress on opening night. The Bruins should look to Max Jones, Johnny Beecher, and Fabian Lysell to round out their group of forwards. Here is why…
4 Bruins Storylines to Follow in 2024-25
July 22, 2024 by Tommy Bennett
The 2024-25 season is not far off. With free agency and development camps now finished, training camp is next, when we’ll see position battles and players fighting for roster spots…
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9 NHL Teams That Missed in Free Agency
July 22, 2024 by Alex Chauvancy
Last week, we looked at which teams fared best in free agency. Today, we’ll look at some teams who took the wrong approach or maybe didn’t improve their rosters as much as it may seem. Of note, this article only includes UFA signings, so if your favorite team made some trades, those transactions will not be discussed in great detail…
Are Bruins About to Pay for Misstep in Swayman Negotiations?
July 21, 2024 by Jim Parsons
In a move that is now being heavily questioned, the Boston Bruins traded Linus Ullmark to the Ottawa Senators without securing a contract extension for former goaltending partner Jeremy Swayman. Swayman, who shared the crease with Ullmark during the 2023 season, emerged as the team’s starter during the 2024 postseason. His stellar performance, including a .933 save percentage, also made him the team’s choice as their netminder moving forward, so the club traded Ullmark under the impression they could get a Swayman deal done without much issue…
