Bruins Recall Brandon Bussi, Patrick Brown, Jayson Megna
2024/05/bruins-recall-brandon-bussi-patrick-brown-jayson-megna.htmlThe Boston Bruins have recalled three players ahead of Game 5 against the Florida Panthers, including forwards Patrick Brown and Jayson Megna, and goaltender Brandon Bussi. … The pair will add stout depth to a Bruins team that played Game 4 without captain Brad Marchand.
Bruins/Panthers Notes: Marchand, Heinen, Bennett, Cousins
2024/05/bruins-panthers-notes-marchand-heinen-bennett-cousins.htmlOne of the big moments from Friday’s third game of the Panthers-Bruins series was the hit from Sam Bennett on Brad Marchand that caused the latter to leave the game in the second period and not return. … He had 17 goals and 19 assists in 74 games during the regular season – great value for a league minimum contract – and provided the type of depth scoring that Boston has been lacking in recent games.
Atlantic Notes: Peeke, Heinen, Bennett
2024/05/atlantic-notes-peeke-heinen-bennett.htmlBoston Bruins defenseman Andrew Peeke is available to return to the lineup tonight after missing the last two and a half weeks with a finger injury (via Conor Ryan of Boston.com). … Besides the boost to their depth scoring, Bennett would also add a physical element to the Panthers lineup should he return, something that Florida would certainly welcome after the theatrics of Game 2.
Maple Leafs Notes: Trades, Shanahan, Injuries
2024/05/maple-leafs-notes-trades-shanahan-injuries.htmlAfter this year's first-round loss to the Bruins, Toronto has lost eight of its nine playoff series in the Mitch Marner/Auston Matthews/William Nylander era. … The lower-body injury that kept depth winger Bobby McMann out of action was an MCL sprain sustained near the end of the season, and he would have been available to return during the second round if they made it.
Atlantic Injury Notes: Bruins, Bennett, Nylander
2024/05/atlantic-injury-notes-bruins-bennett-nylander.htmlThe Boston Bruins will get reinforcements in their upcoming series against the Florida Panthers, with general manager Don Sweeney sharing that he expects both Andrew Peeke and Danton Heinen to return from injury in the Second Round, per Conor Ryan of the Boston Globe (Twitter link). … Injuries put Boston's depth to the test in the First Round - and the fill-ins came up strong.
Bruins/Maple Leafs Notes: Matthews, McMann, Toronto Black Aces, Heinen
2024/05/bruins-maple-leafs-notes-matthews-mcmann-toronto-black-aces-heinen.htmlSwitching over to the Bruins' side, forward Danton Heinen will not be in the lineup for Game 6 due to an undisclosed injury, The Athletic's Fluto Shinzawa reports. … Leafs depth forward Bobby McMann is "progressing" in his recovery from a lower-body injury that's kept him from making his playoff debut, but Keefe said today he isn't close to returning and shouldn't be expected back tonight or for a potential Game 7.
Devils Extend Shane Bowers, Sign Ryan Schmelzer
2024/04/devils-extend-shane-bowers-sign-ryan-schmelzer.htmlBowers, 24, had his signing rights picked up by the Devils in a minor-league trade with the Bruins last June and promptly inked a one-year, two-way extension ($775K/$125K) to cover the 2023-24 campaign. … The Nova Scotian is firmly organizational depth at this point of his career, and unless he works his way into Utica's top six next season and has a major offensive resurgence, he's close to peaking as an AHL fixture.
Atlantic Notes: Raddysh, Fleury, Matthews
2024/04/atlantic-notes-raddysh-fleury-matthews.htmlMatthews left last night’s game early as the Maple Leafs fell into a deep hole and now trail the Boston Bruins 3-1 in their first-round matchup. … The native of Toronto, Ontario spent nearly five seasons toiling in the AHL before emerging this season as a solid depth option for the Lightning.
Atlantic Notes: Sabres, True, Forbort, Brazeau
2024/04/atlantic-notes-sabres-true-forbort-brazeau.htmlBruins defenseman Derek Forbort and winger Justin Brazeau both skated with the team today as they work their way back from their respective injuries but aren’t expected to play on Saturday, notes Steve Conroy of the Boston Herald. … The Sabres dealt from their center depth at the trade deadline, moving Casey Mittelstadt to Colorado for Bowen Byram.
Bruins Recall Mason Lohrei With Andrew Peeke Out
2024/04/bruins-recall-mason-lohrei-with-andrew-peeke-out.htmlThe Boston Bruins have recalled rookie defenseman Mason Lohrei from the Providence Bruins (Twitter link). … Lohrei will instead provide exciting depth for Boston, having scored four goals and 13 points in the first 41 games of his NHL career this season.
Atlantic Notes: Lightning, Barkov, Ekman-Larsson, Thompson, Imama
2024/04/atlantic-notes-lightning-barkov-ekman-larsson-thompson-imama.htmlNotably, the return of Sergachev indicates that the top defenseman may be ready to go in Round One as the Lightning look to take on either the Boston Bruins or the Florida Panthers. … For the other players, although Tampa Bay would like to be as healthy as possible heading into the 2024 Stanley Cup playoffs, their organizational depth has helped keep the team afloat while other regular members of the lineup have missed time.
Panthers, Bill Zito Agree To Multi-Year Extension
2024/04/panthers-bill-zito-agree-to-multi-year-extension.htmlWith Paul Maurice now behind the bench after Zito opted not to make Brunette the full-time bench boss, Tkachuk played an integral role as Florida struggled through the regular season but upset their way to the 2023 Stanley Cup Final, knocking off the 135-point Bruins in the first round in the process. … He made his first splash less than a month after being hired, acquiring winger Patric Hornqvist from the Penguins in exchange for depth forward Colton Sceviour and defenseman Mike Matheson, followed up by drafting Anton Lundell 12th overall in 2020 and inking future top-six fixture Carter Verhaeghe to a bargain-bin two-year, $2MM deal in free agency.
Senators Recall Zack Ostapchuk
2024/04/senators-recall-zack-ostapchuk.htmlThey're guaranteed a bottom-three spot in the East with a 36-40-4 record, and their final two games are against likely divisional champions in the Rangers and Bruins. … It should be a good test for Ostapchuk to see how he fares against contending teams' depth.
Red Wings Recall Ville Husso From Conditioning Stint
2024/04/red-wings-recall-ville-husso-from-conditioning-stint.htmlDetroit has a much easier schedule over their final two games, a back-to-back home-and-home with the Canadiens starting tonight, while…… He would have been the third goalie on Detroit's depth chart anyway, as both Alex Lyon and James Reimer have put up far better numbers as they chase the franchise's first playoff berth in nearly a decade.
2024 Unrestricted Free Agency Preview: Left Wings
2024/04/2024-unrestricted-free-agency-preview-left-wings.htmlThe real win was getting him to stay healthy – those 80 games were a career-high, and injuries limited him to 68 and 50 games over the last two seasons, respectively, with the Red Wings and Bruins. … His 18 goals and 32 points in only 63 games made him one of their most important depth scorers in their unexpectedly strong regular season, averaging 14:32 per game.
Injury Notes: Jensen, Sandin, Coleman, Hanley
2024/04/injury-notes-jensen-sandin-coleman-hanley.htmlWith their eyes on the 2024 Stanley Cup playoffs, the Capitals will have to defeat the Boston Bruins and the Philadelphia Flyers without two of their top-four defensemen. … As expected, the Flames organization thinned out their defensive core at this year's trade deadline, bringing in Hanley via waivers from the Dallas Stars to keep quality depth within their system.
Bruins To Activate Pat Maroon Off LTIR
2024/04/bruins-to-activate-pat-maroon-off-ltir.htmlThe Bruins were relatively quiet at the trade deadline, only making a pair of smaller moves. … While Andrew Peeke has settled into a depth role, their other addition hasn’t even played yet.
Bruins Assign Mason Lohrei To Minors
2024/04/bruins-assign-mason-lohrei-to-minors.htmlThe Bruins announced Friday that blue-liner Mason Lohrei has been assigned to AHL Providence. … He's played well enough that Bruins head coach Jim Montgomery likely won't have any qualms about inserting Lohrei into the playoff lineup if injuries force Boston's blue-line depth to step up.
2024 Unrestricted Free Agency Preview: Goaltenders
2024/04/2024-unrestricted-free-agency-preview-goaltenders.htmlThere are no bonafide starters available for teams looking for a major shakeup between the pipes – they'll have to accomplish that by examining the trade block for players like the Flames' Jacob Markstrom, the Predators' Juuse Saros and the Bruins' Linus Ullmark. … With that in mind, let's delve into the options that could be available for teams to add depth:
Atlantic Notes: Maroon, Olson, Fleury, Senators
2024/04/atlantic-notes-maroon-olson-fleury-senators.htmlThe Bruins are hoping to have trade deadline pickup Pat Maroon make his Boston debut a week from today against the Penguins, head coach Jim Montgomery said (via Conor Ryan of the Boston Globe). … The depth blue-liner has five points and a +5 rating in 23 showings this season, his second in a Lightning uniform.
Sharks Recall Jack Studnicka
2024/04/sharks-recall-jack-studnicka.htmlSince going to the AHL, Studnicka hasn’t been able to re-capture the offensive touch he displayed two years ago when he was a member of the Providence Bruins. … The December 2023 trade allowed Studnicka to go from a team that was stacked at forward to a rebuilding team desperate for forward depth.
Poll: Who’s Going To Win The Presidents’ Trophy?
2024/04/poll-whos-going-to-win-the-presidents-trophy.htmlOver in the East, the Bruins, Hurricanes and Panthers remain in the hunt for the regular-season title, but at three or more points behind the Rangers with no games in hand, it seems unlikely with New York on a hot streak. … Season-ending injuries to Filip Chytil and Blake Wheeler have damaged their forward depth, but early returns on their trade deadline replacements, Jack Roslovic and Alexander Wennberg, have been positive.
Blue Jackets Modify Brendan Gaunce’s Recall, Reassign Trey Fix-Wolansky
2024/03/blue-jackets-modify-brendan-gaunces-recall-reassign-trey-fix-wolansky.htmlThe 2012 first-round pick is on his third NHL organization, ending up with Columbus in 2021 after stints with the Canucks, Bruins, and the Swedish Hockey League's Vaxjo Lakers HC. … Gaunce, 29, has been in the majors since an emergency summons on March 12 in the wake of depth forward Justin Danforth exiting the lineup due to a suspected concussion and a brief illness sidelining Kirill Marchenko.
Bruins Sign Michael DiPietro To An Extension
2024/03/bruins-sign-michael-dipietro-to-an-extension.htmlShoring up some of their organizational goaltending depth for next season, the Boston Bruins announced they have signed goalie Michael DiPietro to a one-year, $775K two-way contract for the 2024-25 season.
Afternoon Notes: Bischel, Marner, Lyubushkin, Regenda
2024/03/afternoon-notes-bischel-marner-lyubushkin-regenda.htmlThe Boston Bruins have returned to the well in South Bend, signing the University of Notre Dame’s Ryan Bischel to a one-year, minor-league contract that begins next season. … Boston could be poised to revisit those trade talks this summer, after bolstering their depth charts with this move.