Bruins Need Pastrnak on the Second Line
Thanks in large part to injuries and perhaps somewhat out of curiosity, head coach Bruce Cassidy and the Boston Bruins are well rehearsed in the mixing and matching of line…
Danton Heinen
Bruins Can’t Rest on Victory Over Lightning
The Boston Bruins defeated the Tampa Bay Lightning on Thursday night by a margin of 4-1. They snapped the Lightning’s 10-game winning streak and how they did it was remarkable,…
What’s the Deal With Heinen?
Danton Heinen has struggled in his sophomore season. Anyone who has watched the Bruins this season has noticed that Heinen hasn’t played quite the same way this season as he…
Bruins Roundtable: 2017-18 Breakout Rookie
In this edition of our Bruins roundtable, we asked our B’s writers which rookie exceeded their expectations the most in the 2017-18 campaign. Unsurprisingly, Jake DeBrusk’s name rang through the…
Bruins Roundtable: X-Factors for 2nd Round
The opening round of the 2018 Stanley Cup Playoffs was a rollercoaster ride for the Boston Bruins. After taking a commanding 3-1 lead against the Toronto Maple Leafs, the Bruins…
Bruins Rookies: DeBrusk Shining & Heinen Declining
Before the puck dropped on opening night, personnel and fans alike of the Boston Bruins knew that this season’s success was to be largely predicated upon the success of its…
Bruins ‘Seventh Player’ Award Candidates
For the past 48 years, fans of the Boston Bruins have selected the winner of team’s “Seventh Player” Award, identifying the individual whose performance most exceeded their expectations. Being a…
Heinen’s Homecoming to Vancouver
What a difference a few years makes. On June 15 in 2011, Danton Heinen had to watch his hometown Vancouver Canucks lose the Stanley Cup on home ice to the…
Bruins’ Revved-Up Rookies Run Roughshod on Red Wings
Six combined points. Ten shots on goal. A cumulative plus/minus of plus-eight. Five of the Boston Bruins’ heralded and celebrated rookies forged the path to victory versus the Detroit Red Wings…
Backes & Bruins Batter Blues
When the Boston Bruins’ 18-game point streak came to an end Tuesday night versus the Anaheim Ducks, it did so with a thud. In their first period of play after…
Danton Heinen Entering Calder Discussion
If there’s ever been a “year of the rookie” in the NHL, it simply has to be this year. In recent history, fans of NHL hockey have been spoiled with…
Danton Heinen Exceeding Expectations
In a year that has featured a plethora of young players in the Boston Bruins lineup, one player has flown under the radar. While there has been talk around the…