Bruins Who Could Be Poised for Career Years & Should the Bruins Re-Sign Internal Free Agents?
Plus, David Pastrnak is within striking distance of 400 career goals
Welcome to the THW Boston Bruins Substack newsletter, with all the latest from our team of Bruins writers.
3 Bruins Who Could Have Career Years in 2024-25
July 28, 2024 by Hannah Garfield
The 2024-25 season is just a few short months away with rookie camp starting on Sept. 11 and training camp set to open for the Boston Bruins a week later on Sept. 18. There are still a few big items the team needs to tackle before the season starts, most importantly being goaltender Jeremy Swaymans’ contract extension, which remains unsigned as the calendar flips to August…
Should the Bruins Re-Sign Their Internal Free Agents?
July 28, 2024 by Brandon Share-Cohen
The Boston Bruins have had one of the busiest offseasons in the NHL. The team traded star goaltender Linus Ullmark to the Ottawa Senators, signed forward Elias Lindholm and defender Nikita Zadorov to lucrative deals, let multiple free agents sign elsewhere and have yet to re-sign Jeremy Swayman to an extension. While the majority of the Bruins’ remaining salary appears to be earmarked for any potential Swayman deal, that doesn’t mean the team is necessarily done exploring options to improve their depth. General manager Don Sweeney may circle back and test mutual interest with a few former Bruins still available on the open market…
Don’t forget to check out all of our FREE team Substacks, and sign up for your favorites…or all of them if you want.
You can also upgrade your subscription to a paid THW account, and get access to ALL of our Premium content for one low price.
Will Bruins’ Pastrnak Reach 400 Goals in 2024-25?
July 27, 2024 by Ryan Gagne
Heading into the 2024-25 campaign, Boston Bruins forward David Pastrnak is just 52 goals shy of becoming the sixth player in franchise history to reach 400 goals. He ranks seventh behind all-time leading scorer Ray Bourque, who finished his Hall of Fame career with 395 lamplighters, which ranks first amongst defensemen to ever play in Boston…
How the Bruins Stack Up in the Atlantic Division After Free Agency
July 25, 2024 by Tommy Bennett
The dust has finally settled and the dog days of summer are in full swing. With free agent frenzy wrapped up and the market being thinned out, the pieces for each team has fallen into place…
Bruins’ Marchand on Cusp of Historic 1,000-Point Milestone
July 24, 2024 by Ryan Gagne
The Boston Bruins are an Original Six franchise with four players in the 1,000-point club, three of them former captains, including Ray Bourque (1,506), Johnny Bucyk (1,436), Patrice Bergeron (1,294), and Phil Esposito (1,012). As of 2024, only Bergeron played his entire career in black and gold, giving him a higher distinction over the other Hockey Hall of Famers…