Stanley Cup of Chowder Sep 14, 2021
When the season starts, who are Boston’s four centers?
Photo by Chase Agnello-Dean/NHLI via A look at the Bruins down the middle. Take a quick look at the Bruins current roster and one thing that might jump out at you: the Bruins have a lot of freakin’ centers. Besides the guys returning from last year who can play in the middle of the ice (Patrice Bergeron, Charlie Coyle, Curtis Lazar, Trent Frederic, and Jack Studnicka), the Bruins added centers Tomáš Nosek, Erik Haula, and occasional center Nick Foligno this summer via free agency. With so many options at center, the question then becomes which players will get a...
Stanley Cup of Chowder Sep 9, 2021
Morning Skate: Wait and see
Photo by Steve Babineau/NHLI via Waiting is the hardest part. Happy Thursday, folks! Yesterday, the Bruins held their annual “Toronto Maple Leafs in spring” cosplay session, also known as the Boston Bruins Foundation Golf Tournament. A number of Bruins players attended the tournament, including new dad Brandon Carlo, new Bruin Nick Foligno, and not-new captain Patrice Bergeron. I don’t want to start your day with an upsetting thought, but here goes: we’re closer to the end of Patrice Bergeron’s career than we are to the beginning. I know, a difficult...
Stanley Cup of Chowder Sep 3, 2021
Which of the Bruins’ prospects are most likely to make the jump to the NHL next season?
Photo by Scott Taetsch/ Players who could inject some youth into the Boston Bruins next season. Judging by the Bruins’ offseason thus far, this upcoming season will not include a youth movement similar to what happened last year on defense. Free agency saw Boston bring in veterans Nick Foligno, Erik Haula, Tomas Nosek, Derek Forbort, and Linus Ullmark, to go along with the re-signings of Taylor Hall, Brandon Carlo and Mike Reilly. These additions and re-signings have seemingly left very little room in the Bruins’ line-up on opening night for prospects in the system...
