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The B’s once again take the national stage! The national broadcast schedule has once again reared it’s head, and a flight of everyone’s complaints about broadcast bias accompanies it! The Bruins announced today their national broadcast schedule; which features 8 games on ESPN platforms, and 6 games on Turner Networks. The schedule shakes out like this: Tuesday, October 8: @ … [Read more...] about Bruins National TV Schedule for 2024 Season announced

Photo by Julian Avram/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images A lot of trips up and down I-95. Jesper Boqvist’s 2024 rating: 5.5 Signed as part of the Bruins’ summer 2023 bargain shopping spree, Jesper Boqvist was brought to Boston to fill a bottom-six role and add some speed to the Bruins’ forward corps. For the most part, he filled that role well enough — but he struggled … [Read more...] about 2024 Player Ratings: Jesper Boqvist was fine, but struggled to find a consistent fit

They’re practicing soon. It is Wednesday, my dudes. We’re going to take a brief interlude from the player ratings today to have a good, ol’ fashioned Morning Skate, mainly as a way to catch up on some minor bits of information. First, in a sure sign that the new season is right around the corner, the Bruins announced their captains’ practices schedule on Tuesday, with the first … [Read more...] about Morning Skate: Captains

Photo by Gavin Napier/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images A good find who played his role well enough. James van Riemsdyk’s 2024 rating: 5.8 In the thrifty summer of 2023, Don Sweeney made a number of smart, low-money signings that paid dividends for the Bruins. Danton Heinen likely takes the crown as “Biggest Bargain,” but James van Riemsdyk threw his hat into the … [Read more...] about 2024 Player Ratings: James van Riemsdyk was a good bargain signing

Photo by Richard T Gagnon/Getty Images Mason Lohrei’s inaugural season for the Bruins was a learning process that blossomed into a wonderful playoffs. Mason Lohrei’s Community Grade: 7.6 Well, I’ll just say it: If you were giving this out as a full season (plus playoffs) thing...then I completely agree with you; He beat my expectations by a country mile and he earned … [Read more...] about 2024 Player Ratings: Mason Lohrei’s season was Day and Night

Photo by Richard T Gagnon/Getty Images Not great, not horrible, just...yeah. Jake DeBrusk’s 2024 rating: 5.5 At long last, the 2015 NHL Draft can be buried. (Just kidding, Bruins fans will talk about it for the next decade anyways.) With Jake DeBrusk’s departure for Vancouver, the last piece of that ill-fated first round draft class has left the Bruins organization, … [Read more...] about 2024 Player Ratings: One last season of “fine” from Jake DeBrusk

Photo by Matthew J. Lee/The Boston Globe via Getty Images Big “who is this guy?” energy. Justin Brazeau’s 2024 rating: 7.7 To say he was completely unknown might be a little bit of a stretch, as Justin Brazeau was called up to the NHL Bruins on the back of a successful run of games over two-plus seasons with the Providence Bruins. However, when you consider that … [Read more...] about 2024 Player Ratings: Justin Brazeau came out of nowhere to make an impact

Photo by Steve Babineau/NHLI via Getty Images Can’t ask for much more from a PTO guy. Danton Heinen’s 2024 rating: 7.7 Bruins GM Don Sweeney made plenty of bargain basement signings in the summer of 2023, attempting to balance a need for depth with salary cap constraints. It’s funny: the guy from that group who generated the most online angst ended up being the best … [Read more...] about 2024 Player Ratings: Danton Heinen was found money for the Bruins

Photo by Fred Kfoury III/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images From out of nowhere to a pleasant surprise. Matt Poitras’ 2024 rating: 7 The Bruins had a few guys who kind of came out of nowhere (relatively speaking) to make an impact last season, including Mason Lohrei and Justin Brazeau. Neither of those guys came with the hype of Matt Poitras, however, as the campaign to … [Read more...] about 2024 Player Ratings: It was a breakout season cut short for Matt Poitras