After Postseason Marred With Referee Gaffes, NHL Announces Series Of Rule Changes
The league announced a series of rule changes on Thursday, clearly taking steps to fix some of the issues that marred the postseason league-wide.
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The league announced a series of rule changes on Thursday, clearly taking steps to fix some of the issues that marred the postseason league-wide.
Boston Bruins General Manager Don Sweeney was named the 2019 General Manager of the Year at the NHL Awards in Las Vegas Wednesday night.
Ryan O'Reilly of the Stanley Cup champion St. Louis Blues has won his first Selke Trophy as the NHL's top defensive forward.
After a long postseason run that came up just one win short of a Stanley Cup title, Boston Bruins fans won't have to wait long to see their favorite team hit the ice again.
With the Bruins coming off a Cup-losing season and heading into the offseason, this is a worthwhile time to explore exactly how Cup Final-losing teams have fared in the seasons following their bitter ends.
Not that many people were doing it before, but now there is definitely no way that anybody can ever question Zdeno Chara's toughness and commitment.
Some forthcoming salary cap constraints could at least lead general manager Don Sweeney to keep his phone ringer on as Krug enters the final year of his contract.
So, with the book officially closed on the 2018-19 season and the Stanley Cup Final, it's worth looking ahead to what comes next for the Bruins, and also look back at what still stands out after some time of reflection.
We knew Bruins defenseman Zdeno Chara played the final three games of the Stanley Cup Final with a broken jaw. But now that the postseason run is over, Chara revealed how broken his jaw actually was.
The Bruins lost Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Final. If you care to explore some aspects of that game, feel free to venture forward.
The bar was too high to clear for anyone, including Tuukka Rask. It remains so.
As is usually the case after a hockey team finishes a grueling postseason run, news of the injuries players sustained along the wayis starting to trickle in.
The Bruins were great throughout the playoffs ... right up until Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Final.
In the moments after their disappointing 4-1 loss to the St. Louis Blues in Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Final, many Bruins players struggled to put their emotions into words. They didn't have to; their faces said it all.
Very quickly, a nothing play turned into an impromptu 2-on-1 in tight. The Blues capitalized, and the Bruins never really recovered.
