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Photo By Winslow Townson/Getty Images Au revoir, quadzilla. Oskar Steen’s 2024 rating: 3.6 I know that there’s always a guy like this, a Providence/Boston ‘tweener who always seems like he’s right on the cusp of NHL regularity. Ryan Spooner comes to mind, as does Jack Studnicka. Peter Cehlarik, Alex Khokhlachev...the list goes on. I start with this because there’s … [Read more...] about 2024 Player Ratings: It was “last call” for Oskar Steen

Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images Standings, rivalries, etc. Another weekday, another summer edition of the Morning Skate! I’m operating on an imaginary every-other-day schedule this week, where I pretend no one will notice that it’s actually been a two-Skate week. Thanks to all who continue to visit these parts during the summer doldrums, helping us discuss things … [Read more...] about Morning Skate: Peers

Sam Navarro-USA TODAY Sports Math is fun. Welcome to a new week, folks! Monday is upon us. The Olympics are over. The Premier League starts soon. There's preseason football happening. Autumn is lurking off in the distance, whether you're begging for it or still soaking up the summer vibes. Thanks to all who participated in last week's voting and discussion. At a … [Read more...] about Morning Skate: Calculating

Photo by John Tlumacki/The Boston Globe via Getty Images It’s the non-players’ turn! Welcome to Friday, folks! Thanks for hanging in there for a week’s worth of judging other people. In these cases, you can throw stones regardless of the material used to build your own house. In case you somehow stumbled upon only this post, we’ve already posted threads for rating the … [Read more...] about Rate the performance of the Bruins coach and GM in 2023-2024

Photo by NHL Images/NHLI via Getty Images The 98.5 Play-by-Play man takes to the small screen as Jack Edwards’ replacement. The wait is over, and it appears the Bruins have decided to go in-house for a new Play-by-Play man for their NESN productions. The Bruins announced today that Judd Sirott of 98.5 The Sports Hub will be joining NESN’s broadcasts of the B’s alongside … [Read more...] about Judd Sirott is the Bruins’ new TV Play-by-Play announcer!

Photo by Richard T Gagnon/Getty Images Some surprises, in good and bad ways. It was an up-and-down season for the Bruins’ blue line, as we saw some steady performances, some bumpy performances, and a few pleasant surprises. Defensemen are always going to be tricky to rate: you can’t go purely on points, some don’t believe in the merits of on-ice possession metrics, and … [Read more...] about Rate the performance of the Bruins defensemen in 2023-2024

Photo by Richard T Gagnon/Getty Images The big group! We started our ratings yesterday with the smallest group (well, tied for the smallest, at least). Today, we’ll head to the opposite end of the spectrum and rate the biggest group: the forwards! We saw a variety of performances from the guys up front this season, from the “ho, hum” continued greatness of David … [Read more...] about Rate the performance of the Bruins forwards in 2023-2024

Photo by Peter Joneleit/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Extremely good. Next! Famous last words, of course, but: I feel like this should be one of the easier ones to rate. While one of the goalies, Linus Ullmark, has moved on to scenic Kanata, Ontario, the Bruins had few, if any, complaints between the pipes last season. While Ullmark saw a step down from his … [Read more...] about Rate the performance of the Bruins goalies in 2023-2024

Photo by Richard T Gagnon/Getty Images 88 out of 10! It’s Monday! The first full week in August is here, and you know what that means: summer is over. Not technically, of course, but it sure is flying by, and seeing “August” on the calendar is always a jolt to the system. Rather than continuing to argue about whether the Bruins are going to extend Jeremy Swayman or not, … [Read more...] about Morning Skate: Ratings