Swayman the All-Star & Bruins Round Table
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In today’s edition, we discuss Jeremy Swayman being named to his first career All-Star Game, the Bruins’ most surprising and disappointing players this season, and more.
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Bruins’ Jeremy Swayman Voted Into 2024 NHL All-Star Game
January 13, 2024 by Michael DeRosa
The Boston Bruins will now have two of their players at the 2024 NHL All-Star Game festivities. Goaltender Jeremy Swayman has been voted in by the NHL fans, and he will join David Pastrnak at the All-Star Game.
Bruins News & Rumors: Trade Chatter, Injury Updates & More
January 12, 2024 by Michael DeRosa
In this latest edition of Boston Bruins News & Rumors, the Bruins have been labeled as a team to watch in the Chris Tanev sweepstakes. In other news, the Original Six club is reportedly browsing the trade market for a specific player type. In other news, the Bruins have provided injury updates for a few important players on their roster. Let’s discuss all of this and more in today’s (Jan. 12) Bruins News & Rumors column now.
Bruins Round Table: Most Surprising, Most Disappointing Players
January 12, 2024 by Brandon Share-Cohen, Ryan Gagne & Drew Johnson
During the offseason, the Bruins witnessed the departure of several key players. Patrice Bergeron and David Krejci retired, while Taylor Hall and Nick Foligno were traded to the Chicago Blackhawks. Additionally, crucial free agents like Tyler Bertuzzi, Dmitry Orlov, Connor Clifton, Garnet Hathaway, and others chose different paths and signed with new teams. With a severe lack of cap space and a desire to remain competitive, general manager Don Sweeney went to work filling the roster with cost-effective players and internal promotions. With the need for some players to step up and take on a bigger role, there have been some surprising contributors, as well as some disappointing ones.
Rather than tackling the task of identifying some of these players alone, I turned to some colleagues here at The Hockey Writers, Drew Johnson and Ryan Gagne, for their help on the matter.
Without further delay, here are the questions (and answers):
So are the Bruins giving up on trying to aquire Hanafin and Elias?