The less-is-more Boston Bruins have something to say, and coach Jim Montgomery said it late last night after his team had vanquished the Toronto Maple Leafs. “Number one: Block out the noise.” The noise said the Bruins are chokers. The noise said the Bruins were about to become the only major professional sports franchise ever to blow a 3-1 series lead in consecutive years. The noise said that Don Sweeney is a regular-season general manager and that Montgomery is a regular-season coach who fixes things that aren’t broken. The noise said the Bruins have no powerplay and it will cancel their cha ..read more

It was seven heaven for David Pastrnak and the Boston Bruins on Saturday night as they eliminated the Toronto Maple Leafs in seven games. That and more in your Boston Hockey Now Bruins Daily: Boston Bruins Boston Hockey Now: The Boston Bruins survived blowing a 3-1 series lead and beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 2-1 in overtime on a goal by star winger David Pastrnak. Boston Hockey Now: David Pastrnak not only had no issues with it but also agreed with his criticism after Game 6 from head coach Jim Montgomery. Boston Hockey Now: The Game 7 Banner captain for the Boston Bruins was former captain a ..read more

After scoring the overtime winner in Game 7 to beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 2-1, Boston Bruins winger David Pastrnak credited his head coach’s public challenge for Pastrnak to ‘step up’ after a 2-1 Bruins loss in Game 6. “Your best players need to be your best players this time of year,” Boston Bruins head coach Jim Montgomery pointed out after the Maple Leafs once again kept Pastrnak off the scoresheet and forced a Game 7 after being down 3-1 in the series. “I think the effort is tremendous, but they need to come through with some big-time plays in big-time moments. Marchand has done that in ..read more

Boston Bruins head coach Jim Montgomery asked his star winger David Pastrnak to step up after Game 6, and that’s exactly what he did in Game 7. Pastrnak scored the overtime winner 1:54 into the extra frame to give the Bruins a 2-1 overtime win and eliminate the Toronto Maple Leafs. After neither team scored in the first two periods, the Boston Bruins and Toronto Maple Leafs traded goals in a span of 1:21 midway through the third period. Maple Leafs winger William Nylander scored his third goal in two games when he took an Auston Matthews feed and buried it past Bruins goalie Jeremy Swayman at ..read more

Former Boston Bruins captain and longtime center Patrice Bergeron was the Game 7 Banner captain before the Bruins hosted the Toronto Maple Leafs at TD Garden on Saturday night. It was only fitting that the man who led the miraculous Game 7 comeback against the Toronto Maple Leafs in Game 7 of the first round in the 2013 Stanley Cup Playoffs got the nod. Ironically, just like in that 2013 series against the Maple Leafs, the Bruins blew a 3-1 series lead in this current series. So, clearly, the Bruins were hoping that their former captain, who scored a last-minute goal in 2013 and then the overt ..read more

If the Boston Bruins want to win Game 7 against the Toronto Maple Leafs and avoid becoming the first pro sports team to blow a 3-1 series lead two straight seasons, then they will need to will their way to the net. In the famous words of Public Enemy and Anthrax: “Turn it up! Bring the noise!” The Boston Bruins have hardly brought a peep to start the last two games, getting out-shot 11-2 in the first period of their 2-1 Game 5 loss and then 12-2 in the opening frame of Game 6, another 2-1 defeat. The inability of the Bruins to get pucks on net or down low to create havoc in front of former Bos ..read more

Can Boston Bruins head coach Jim Montgomery and superstar winger David Pastrnak adjust and help the Bruins win Game 7 against the Toronto Maple Leafs? That and more in your Boston Hockey Now Bruins Daily: Boston Bruins Boston Hockey Now: It’s Déjà vu right now as the Boston Bruins have blown a 3-1 series lead for a second straight season and now face elimination in Game 7 against the Toronto Maple Leafs. Boston Hockey Now: After calling him out post-Game 6, Boston Bruins head coach Jim Montgomery made it clear to the media that he’s on good terms with superstar winger David Pastrnak. Boston Ho ..read more

When Boston Bruins head coach Jim Montgomery challenged his superstar winger David Pastrnak in his post-Game 6 press conference, it was not the first time he had done so. Following Game 6 on Thursday night, Montgomery didn’t hold back when asked if he needed more execution from team captain Brad Marchand and Pastrnak. “Your best players need to be your best players this time of year,” Montgomery replied. “I think the effort is tremendous, but they need to come through with some big-time plays in big-time moments. Marchand has done that in this series; ‘Pasta needs to step up.”   Jim Mont ..read more

Could Boston Bruins head coach Jim Montgomery be fired after just his second season if the Bruins lose Game 7 to the Toronto Maple Leafs on Saturday night? With the Boston Bruins once again on the verge of being eliminated in the first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs after holding a 3-1 series lead, the vultures are already circling and Montgomery’s job security is being brought into question. In the latest 32 Thoughts Podcast, Sportsnet NHL Insider Elliotte Friedman and co-host Jeff Marek wondered how Bruins team ownership, team president Cam Neely, and general manager Don Sweeney would rea ..read more

The Boston Bruins have once again blown a 3-1 series lead and are now on the verge of a second straight first-round exit from the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Bruins Head coach Jim Montgomery can’t seem to adjust to the Maple Leafs game plan, and winger David Pastrnak can’t find the back of the net. That and more in your Boston Hockey Now Bruins Daily: Boston Bruins Boston Hockey Now: It’s Déjà vu right now as the Boston Bruins have blown a 3-1 series lead for a second straight season and now face elimination in Game 7 against the Toronto Maple Leafs. Boston Hockey Now: After the 2-1 Game 6 loss, Bos ..read more