Tag: Don Sweeney

Breaking Down The Bruins, S4 E2: Tuukka Time

Breaking Down The Bruins, S4 E2: Tuukka Time

Listen I know it's been a long hiatus in between episodes one and two of this series but life gets in the way sometimes and I don't get paid to do this. But hey, Tuukka Rask is officially back in net tonight for the Bruins and that was more than enough to snap me out … Continue reading Breaking Down The Bruins, S4 E2: Tuukka Time

Breaking Down The Bruins, S3 E6: The D-parted

Breaking Down The Bruins, S3 E6: The D-parted

With the Seattle Kraken's pick of Jeremy Lauzon in the expansion draft, the Bruins blue line is looking... well, small. Boston has already lost Kevan Miller to injuries (well, he retired but we know why) and Steven Kampfer announced that he was leaving for the KHL. The Bruins defense lost some size and ferocity to … Continue reading Breaking Down The Bruins, S3 E6: The D-parted

Breaking Down The Bruins, S3 E2: Consistency Is Key

Breaking Down The Bruins, S3 E2: Consistency Is Key

The Bruins kicked off their season about as promising as anyone could've asked for after losing guys like Zdeno Chara and Torey Krug. Not only that, they proved they had extreme depth at the blue line, deeper than most fans anticipated. McAvoy was and has been emerging as a Norris candidate, Zboril had been proving … Continue reading Breaking Down The Bruins, S3 E2: Consistency Is Key

Breaking Down The Bruins, S2 E3: Not What We Expected

Breaking Down The Bruins, S2 E3: Not What We Expected

I think I can safely speak for everyone in the Boston area when I say that Ondrej Kase and Nick Ritchie were not exactly the two players we had in mind. Let me be abundantly clear, that is not to say that I don’t believe they’ll be helpful (dare I say instrumental) in helping the … Continue reading Breaking Down The Bruins, S2 E3: Not What We Expected