Bruins Could Turn To Trade Market For Spark
2024/11/bruins-could-find-a-spark-on-the-trade-market.htmlThe Boston Bruins have finally acknowledged how underwhelming their season has been, becoming the first team to fire a head coach this season when they let go all-time single-season wins record holder Jim Montgomery. … They've done little to restock the cupboards since Patrice Bergeron and David Krejci stepped down from their posts, instead casting a wide net for depth forwards and hoping for the best.
Atlantic Notes: Maple Leafs, Luongo, Harvey-Pinard, Kastelic, Johnson, Mermis
2024/11/atlantic-notes-maple-leafs-luongo-harvey-pinard-kastelic-johnson-mermis.htmlBoston Bruins forward Mark Kastelic left the team's overtime loss against the St. … Sportsnet's Luke Fox argued that Matthews' prolonged absence has opened some eyes in Toronto regarding the team's center depth.
Avalanche To Reassign Chris Wagner
2024/11/avalanche-place-chris-wagner-on-waivers-2.htmlWagner totaled 14 points in 21 AHL games last season and also had a goal and an assist in 13 appearances for the Avs down the stretch, his most games played in a season since appearing in 41 with the Bruins in 2020-21. … With a league minimum cap hit on an expiring deal, there is a fair amount of risk of Wagner being claimed if a team decides they're in need of short-term help among their depth forwards.
Bruins’ Hampus Lindholm To Miss Weeks With Lower-Body Injury
2024/11/bruins-hampus-lindholm-to-miss-weeks-with-lower-body-injury.htmlBoston Bruins head coach Jim Montgomery shared that top defender Hampus Lindholm will be out for "weeks" with a lower-body injury, suffered while blocking a shot from St. … Oesterle will likely step into a depth role while the team waits for one of Lindholm or Andrew Peeke - designated as week-to-week with an upper-body injury last week - to return to full health.
East Notes: Senators, Michkov, Rust
2024/11/east-notes-senators-michkov-rust.htmlAfter going point-per-game through his first nine appearances and taking home NHL Rookie of the Month honors for October, he's gone without a point in his past four and recorded a season-low 13:56 on Thursday against the Blues before posting a -3 rating in a shutout loss to the Bruins earlier today. … Those latter two absences have led the Senators to consider adding more depth to those positions in particular, general manager Steve Staios told Bruce Garrioch of the Ottawa Citizen yesterday.
Jake Evans Drawing Trade Interest
2024/11/jake-evans-drawing-trade-interest.htmlTheir 4-6-1 record has them tied with the Bruins for last place in the Atlantic Division, and their -15 goal differential is second-worst in the league, behind only the Sharks' -17 mark. … While Evans alone won't get them a premier talent there, flipping a player who's questionable to re-sign could at least…
Maple Leafs Assign Connor Dewar, Jani Hakanpää On LTIR Conditioning Loans
2024/11/maple-leafs-assign-connor-dewar-jani-hakanpaa-on-ltir-conditioning-loans.htmlRostered as a second extra defenseman, he's only made one appearance so far this season, posting a -1 rating in 12:11 of ice time against the Bruins on Oct. … One of those two moves will undoubtedly be waiving depth defenseman Philippe Myers.
Wild Assign Liam Öhgren, Luke Toporowski To AHL
2024/10/wild-assign-liam-ohgren-luke-toporowski-to-ahl.htmlThe 23-year-old Iowa native was acquired by Minnesota from the Bruins in last year's Pat Maroon swap and is in the second season of the two-year entry-level contract he signed with Boston in the summer of 2023. … They also activated depth winger Luke Toporowski from season-opening injured reserve and sent him to Iowa along with Ohgren.
Nick Ritchie Signs In Slovakia
2024/10/nick-ritchie-signs-in-slovakia.htmlThe 6'3" left-winger made 481 appearances for the Ducks, Coyotes, Bruins, Maple Leafs, and Flames across eight seasons, scoring 84…… He began the year in Arizona and was a decent depth scoring option, scoring nine goals and 12 assists for 21 points in 58 games.
Tyler Pitlick Signs PTO With AHL Providence
2024/10/tyler-pitlick-signs-pto-with-ahl-providence.htmlAfter spending last season with the Rangers, veteran winger Tyler Pitlick will get some game action with the Bruins – just not in the NHL. … He suited up for the Flyers, Coyotes, Flames, Canadiens, and Blues in depth roles before landing with the Rangers last year on a one-way deal worth $787.5K, just a shade above the league minimum.
Anton Strålman To Retire
2024/10/anton-stralman-to-retire.htmlAfter managing to land a contract off a PTO with the Bruins in training camp in 2022, he failed to stick around at the NHL level, playing just eight games for Boston and spending a good chunk of the 2022-23 campaign in AHL Providence. … After a pair of seasons covering depth bottom-pairing duties for Toronto, he was traded to the Flames and then flipped again to the Blue Jackets in the 2009 offseason.
Avalanche Reassign Chris Wagner, Ivan Ivan, Nikolai Kovalenko
2024/10/avalanche-reassign-chris-wagner-ivan-ivan.htmlRegardless, expect both to be re-added to the roster before tomorrow's game against the Bruins to give the Avs 12 healthy forwards. … The versatile depth forward went 3-for-6 in the faceoff dot and posted a -1 rating along with three shots on goal and three hits, but failed to get on the box score aside from a minor penalty.
Oilers Among Teams Interested In Kevin Shattenkirk
2024/10/oilers-among-teams-interested-in-kevin-shattenkirk.htmlShattenkirk spent last season, his 14th in the NHL, with the Boston Bruins, netting six goals and 24 points in 61 games. … Shattenkirk was a strong depth option for a Ducks defense in flux, largely thanks to his ability to control transition through the neutral zone.
East Notes: Kapanen, Grimaldi, Thompson
2024/10/east-notes-kapanen-grimaldi-thompson.htmlThe 21-year-old pivot sat in the press box for their season opener against the Maple Leafs but made his NHL debut in last night's loss to the Bruins, recording an assist and a shot on goal in 10:22 of ice time. … The undersized 31-year-old last saw NHL minutes with the Predators in the 2021-22 campaign, but he's been an adequate depth offensive presence when given the chance, with 30 goals and 37 assists in 203 career NHL appearances.
Atlantic Notes: Pitlick, Buium, Lightning Game, Boqvist
2024/10/atlantic-notes-pitlick-buium-lightning-game-boqvist.htmlDepth forward Tyler Pitlick is still working on a professional tryout contract with the AHL's Providence Bruins but that shouldn't last much longer. … The Detroit Red Wings are gaining some defensive depth with their AHL affiliate to start the year.
PHR Mailbag: Nurse, Maple Leafs, Swayman, LTIR, Preseason, Metropolitan Division
2024/10/phr-mailbag-nurse-maple-leafs-swayman-ltir-preseason-metropolitan-division.htmlBy all accounts, Swayman’s desire is to be in Boston and the Bruins clearly want him as their long-term starter which is why shorter-term agreements haven’t been discussed in much detail yet. … I’d say Chicago says no given the left-defense organizational depth they have, making Nurse a bit redundant compared to the right side where they’re much thinner.
Snapshots: Leafs, Kinkaid, Cristall, Brunicke
2024/10/snapshots-leafs-kincaid-cristall-brunicke.htmlHe's been a depth option for the last three seasons, spending them split between the Rangers, Bruins, and Avalanche organizations. … Both players are pulling into their 30s and will work to bring gut-punch offense down the depth of Toronto's lineup this year.
Bruins Claim Jiří Patera From Canucks
2024/10/bruins-claim-jiri-patera-from-canucks.htmlThe Bruins have claimed goaltender Jiri Patera off waivers from the Canucks, PuckPedia reports. … 3 option behind Thatcher Demko and Arturs Silovs, but he'd slipped to fourth on the depth chart after they signed Kevin Lankinen late in the summer.
Atlantic Notes: Knies, Marchand, Lindholm, Zub, Jones
2024/10/atlantic-notes-knies-marchand-lindholm-zub-jones.htmlAccording to the team, the Boston Bruins are improving on the injury front as forwards Brad Marchand and Elias Lindholm will return to the lineup tonight against the Flyers. … I don’t know how much or in-depth they have really talked about it, but there have been some rumors that there have been some conversations".
East Notes: Bruins, Hillman, Jenkins, Howe
2024/09/east-notes-bruins-hillman-jenkins-howe.htmlThe Boston Bruins are unsurprisingly being more aggressive with some extension candidates this summer with the ongoing contract negotiations between the organization and goaltender Jeremy Swayman likely dragging into the regular season. … The New York Rangers added a bit of depth to their training camp roster earlier today by recalling Blake Hillman and Blade Jenkins from their AHL affiliate, the Hartford Wolf Pack (X Link).
Atlantic Notes: Maple Leafs Injuries, Swayman, Pitlick, Mersch
2024/09/atlantic-notes-maple-leafs-injuries-swayman-pitlick-mersch.htmlThere's still no end in sight to the contract negotiation stalemate between the Bruins and restricted free agent netminder Jeremy Swayman. … Former Kings forward and longtime Sabres depth piece Michael Mersch announced his retirement Monday.
Bruins Cut Top Prospect Fabian Lysell From Camp
2024/09/bruins-cut-top-prospect-fabian-lysell-from-camp.htmlThe Boston Bruins have announced that star prospect Fabian Lysell has been reassigned to the AHL's Providence Bruins, as part of 18 training camp cuts made today. … All three are undersized players who punch above their weightclass - and the latter two have each clawed their way up NHL depth charts.
East Notes: Laine, Lindholm, Brink, Othmann
2024/09/east-notes-laine-lindholm-brink-othmann.htmlBruins center Elias Lindholm is back practicing in a non-contact jersey today, The Athletic's Fluto Shinzawa reports. … The winger left last night's preseason loss to the Maple Leafs in the first period after he was on the receiving end of a knee-on-knee collision with Toronto AHL depth piece Cedric Pare, preventing him from skating off under his own power (via The Athletic's Arpon Basu).
Snapshots: Hall, Saad, Fasching
2024/09/snapshots-hall-saad-fasching.htmlThe former MVP only suited up in 61 games for the Boston Bruins in the 2022-23 NHL season scoring 16 goals and 36 points. … The New York Islanders will be without depth forward Hudson Fasching for the next couple of days as Andrew Gross of Newsday reports he is out day-to-day with a lower-body injury.
Poll: Who Will Win The Atlantic Division In 2024-25?
2024/09/poll-who-will-win-the-atlantic-division-in-2024-25.htmlThe Panthers, Maple Leafs, Bruins and Lightning have all made the playoffs for multiple years in a row, but at least one of those streaks could end with most of the division's other half expecting to challenge to end their postseason droughts. … Their forward corps largely remains intact, although they will be counting on some depth names to step up and replace the loss of top-six winger Tyler Bertuzzi.