#Patrice Bergeron

#Patrice Bergeron

At first glance, it's hard to find too much to complain about when it comes to the performance of the Bruins head coach, general manager, and team president.The first-year head coach led his team to all kinds of regular season records.The GM played the trade deadline extremely well, reinforcing a strong roster.

Bruins The Bruins have less than $5 million in cap space entering this offseason.With Bruce Cassidy and the Golden Knights hoisting the Stanley Cup in Vegas on Tuesday, the 2023 NHL offseason has officially begun.And Don Sweeney and the Bruins have plenty of work to do this summer in order to alleviate their cap-related headache.

After a two-person group yesterday, we come to the biggest group of players for you to rate this off-season: the forwards!Get yourself a cup of coffee and prepare to plow through this one, as we have four lines (plus scratches) of guys to rate.Some guys knocked it out of the park, others continued to produce consistently, and still others had ups and downs or failed to secure a permanent spot on the roster.

Bruins Bruce Cassidy and the Golden Knights sit just four wins away from a Stanley Cup title.It's been over four weeks since the Boston Bruins skated off the ice at TD Garden in heartbreaking fashion.Out west, their former bench boss in Bruce Cassidy sits just four wins away from hoisting hockey's top prize.

The Toronto Maple Leafs should 100 percent try to re-sign Auston Matthews on July 1st, but why should he sign a contract?Auston Matthews can guarantee an eight-years versus a seven-year contract by signing with the Toronto Maple Leafs this offseason, but he's not a player who desperately needs that security.

Bruins Don Sweeney helped build a roster that set the record for most wins (65) in a single NHL season.The Bruins were unable to see a record-setting season through with a Stanley Cup championship, but little of the blame falls on the shoulders of general manager Don Sweeney.With Boston fixed in a win-now window, Sweeney and Boston's front office assembled one of the deepest rosters in recent memory during the 2022-23 season.

Bruins COMMENTARY"I think we can still be a better team, but there's a lot of work to do this summer, there's no question."Time wasn't on the Bruins' side last summer.Such was the hand dealt to a franchise whose contention window remained ajar off of the physical fortitude of two centers over the age of 35.

It is Wednesday, my dudes.Hopefully you're having a decent week thus far.The Bruins held what is likely their last 2023 post-mortem yesterday, with Don Sweeney, Cam Neely, Jim Montgomery, and Charlie Jacobs addressing the media.It went about how you'd expect: disappointment, surprise, lack of execution, etc.

When I was growing up, Gordon Lightfoot songs played on the living room stereo, on the radio in the kitchen and in the family car and on my dad's guitar so continuously that it felt like the Canadian singer-songwriter, who died in a Toronto hospital on Monday at 84, lived with us.[Read: Gordon Lightfoot, Hitmaking Singer-Songwriter, Is Dead at 84] Image Nature and wilderness were central themes of Gordon Lightfoot's music.Credit...Reuters I talked this week with my mom and dad, who are 82, about the musician who made the soundtrack to our lives.

The NHL has begun rolling out the finalists for each of its major awards, with several nominees already announced.As a first-year member of the Professional Hockey Writers' Association, Yahoo Sports was not granted an official ballot this year, but that doesn't mean we can't get in on the fun.Stay tuned for updates throughout the week as the nominees are unveiled, culminating with the Hart Trophy on Friday, May 12.
Norris Trophy
Nominees: Adam Fox (Rangers), Erik Karlsson (Sharks), Cale Makar ( Avalanche)
Yahoo Sports' ballot Adam Fox, Erik Karlsson, Hampus Lindholm (Bruins), Cale Makar, Rasmus Dahlin (Sabres)
We have a larger breakdown of each major candidate's season and a number of Canucks fans took umbrage with the idea that we didn't place Quinn Hughes in the top-five.

After putting together the most successful regular season in NHL history, the Bruins' 2023 Stanley Cup playoff run was expected to carry out all the way into June.The Presidents' Trophy winners, however, didn't even make it to May.Boston's season came to an end Sunday with a loss in Game 7 of its first-round series with the Florida Panthers.

Bruins "Looking at it now, it's just gonna be one of those things that's gonna haunt me.It is."After a lackluster showing during the Bruins' first-round exit against the Panthers, Linus Ullmark acknowledged that he was not at 100 percent following a dominant regular season.However, Ullmark did admit that at this time of the season, "you can be hurt or you can be injured."

The Bruins are about to endure one of the most painful offseasons in recent memory, one that will prove a harsh reminder of just how much it takes to win in professional sports.Boston fell flat on its face in its first-round Stanley Cup playoff series, suffering a Game 7 loss Sunday night to the Florida Panthers, ending the season in its tracks.

The Boston Bruins were eliminated from the postseason after falling 4-3 to the Florida Panthers in overtime at the TD Garden in Game 7 of the first round of the 2023 Stanley Cup playoffs.Jeremy Swayman entered the game cold, but gave the Bruins a fighting chance tonight.He made some huge saves and looked composed.

These Boston Bruins have not been accustomed to losing streaks.They tore through the N.H.L. during the regular season, winning 65 games, a single-season record; claiming the Presidents' Trophy with a league-high of 135 points, 22 points clear of every other team; and outscoring their opponents by 128 goals.

Just the facts
When: Tonight, 6:30 PM
Where: TD Garden - Boston, MA
How to follow: NESN, TNT, CBC, TVAS, SN, 98.5 The Sports Hub
Know your enemy


Matthew Tkachuk: 5G-5A-10PTS; Carter Verhaeghe: 1G-5A-6PTS; Brandon Montour: 3G-3A-6PTS
Sergei Bobrovsky: 2-1-0, .883save percentage, 4.40 GAA


Game notes


Well friends, it all comes down to tonight.

The Bruins fell behind the Panthers at just 2:01 of the first period and played from behind for the majority of Game 6, which saw the lead go back and forth between the two clubs until Eetu Luostarinen gave Florida the lead at 14:22 of the third and never looked back, defeating Boston 7-5 to force Game 7.
Special teams were a key factor for both teams in the tilt, with Boston exploiting Florida's mishaps by going 3-for-4 on the man advantage.

Bruins "I wasn't intentionally trying to pass it, or else I would have got more wood on it."SUNRISE, Fla. - In a pitched playoff bout where both the Bruins and Panthers found twine 12 total times, the greatest momentum swing in a Game 6 shootout came in the form of a seemingly inconsequential brush of a finger.

Bruins Krejci missed the previous three games against the Panthers due to an upper-body injury.SUNRISE, Fla. - The Bruins are getting some added help down the middle as they try to close out the Panthers on the road Friday night.After missing the last three games with an upper-body injury, David Krejci will return to Boston's lineup for Game 6 of their first-round series against the Panthers.

Six seconds after the Boston Bruins netted a third-period equalizer against the Panthers in Game 5 at TD Garden on Wednesday, bottom-six winger Jakub Lauko was whistled for hooking Florida forward Matthew Tkachuk.Lauko was sent to the box for the two-minute minor, but only needed to be in there 35 seconds as Sam Reinhart scored a power-play goal to regain Florida's advantage 5:14 into the third period.