Game Day vs. Rangers
Plus, takeaways vs. the Islanders & why the Bruins are benefitting from their bargain free agent contracts.
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In today’s edition, we have a game preview for the Bruins’ contest against the Rangers, takeaways vs. the Islanders, and why the Bruins are benefitting from their bargain free agent contracts.
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Bruins vs. Rangers Game Preview: Dec. 16, 2023
December 16, 2023 by Michael DeRosa
The Bruins (19-5-4) are going up against the New York Rangers (20-7-1) tonight. The Bruins secured a 5-4 shootout win over the New York Islanders last night and are looking to get another win against the Blueshirts.
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3 Takeaways From Bruins’ 5-4 Shootout Win Over Islanders
December 15, 2023 by Scott Roche
Over the last week, the news on the injury front for the Boston Bruins has not been good. First Derek Forbort ended up on Injured Reserve on Dec. 7, then on Dec. 13, the team announced that defenseman Charlie McAvoy and top center Pavel Zacha were joining Forbort on IR (from ‘Bruins place Charlie McAvoy, Pavel Zacha on IR,’ Boston Herald, Dec. 14, 2023). The news comes as the Black and Gold enter a tough stretch in their schedule, including three games against very good Metropolitan Division teams in four nights.
Wednesday night (Dec. 13), the Bruins lost their first game with their three teammates on IR, 2-1 in overtime to the New Jersey Devils. Friday night (Dec. 15), they gutted out a 5-4 shootout win over the New York Islanders, in a game where they rallied three times from a deficit to get two points in the standings. Here are three takeaways after Boston dropped to 19-5-4.
Bruins’ Benefitting From Bargain Free Agent Contracts
December 15, 2023 by Scott Roche
There was a big roster turnover for the Boston Bruins last summer, headlined by the departures of centers Patrice Bergeron and David Krejci. General manager (GM) Don Sweeney never really filled their shoes in free agency or in a trade instead going with internal options Pavel Zacha and Charlie Coyle.
That move has worked out well and youngsters Matthew Poitras and John Beecher have filled the remaining two slots up the middle for second-year head coach Jim Montgomery. Sweeney added some forward-depth pieces and so far just over a quarter of the way through the 2023-24 regular season, the Black and Gold are seeing that they are so far getting some bang for their buck. Here are three free agents forwards that are playing a big role so far in Boston.
