They’re here.
Welcome to a new week, folks!
We’ll get back to the player ratings tomorrow (believe me, I already have one scheduled this time), but for today, I thought it was worth it to put up an open thread to start the week.
While we’re seeing plenty of signs of the new season beginning, this week is when things will really begin to stir.
Bruins rookie camp
The young campers will arrive in Boston on Wednesday, with a couple of days of fitness and skating prior to this weekend’s tournament (more on that below).
We should get a roster for rookie camp and the Prospects Challenge sometime today or tomorrow.
2024 Prospects Challenge in Buffalo
The Bruins will be participating in the Prospects Challenge tournament, along with the Buffalo Sabres, Columbus Blue Jackets, Pittsburgh Penguins, New Jersey Devils, and Ottawa Senators.
The B’s will only play three of those teams (Pittsburgh, Columbus, New Jersey), with the first game against Pittsburgh on Friday at 12 PM.
We’ll get broadcast info in the next few days, as my guess would be that one or both teams involved in a game will stream the game for free on their website.
2024 Bruins training camp
The B’s will play their last game of the Prospects Challenge on Monday, September 16, then main training camp begins just two days later.
If Jeremy Swayman isn’t signed at that point, that’s when the Hot Take Machine will really kick into overdrive, so…start stretching your fingers for the comment section now.
Who knows? We could be debating the merits of a Bussi-Korpisalo tandem within a few weeks. That would be fun, he says as he bursts into tears inwardly.
Anyways, the take-home point here is that you’ve made it through the off-season.
Everything’s kicking back into gear beginning later this week, so…we did it, everyone.
What’s on tap for today?