There's a chance that Derek Forbort could make his way back from injury and return to the Boston Bruins during their playoff run. It certainly wasn't what Bruins general manager Don Sweeney expected for the veteran defenseman. Sweeney believed Forbort's season was “more than likely” over a month ago as the 32-year-old underwent surgery on what Sweeney called “two significant injuries.” Forbort was placed on long-term injured reserve in early March ..read more

Share this Story : THE SCOUTS' VIEW: Maple Leafs, Bruins should be tight, seven-game series Copy Link Email X Reddit Pinterest LinkedIn Tumblr Breadcrumb Trail Links Toronto Maple Leafs NHL Hockey THE SCOUTS' VIEW: Maple Leafs, Bruins should be tight, seven-game series Get the latest from Terry Koshan straight to your inbox Sign Up Author of the article: Terry Koshan Published Apr 18, 2024 • 4 minute read Join the conversation You can save this article by registering for free here . Or sign-in if you have an account. Maple Leafs' Auston Matthews (left) and Bruins' David Pastrnak mix it up at ..read more

The Montreal Canadiens fired former head coach Claude Julien back in February of 2021. Since then, the ex-bench boss, who saw tenures with the New Jersey Devils and Boston Bruins before rejoining the Canadiens in 2017, has been out of a job. As a recent guest on the Leafs Nation podcast, the 63-year-old admitted that taking the last few years off from hockey has done him well. “To be honest, I really felt like I needed a break after I left Montreal,” he said ..read more

The 2023-24 regular season has come to an end and the Boston Bruins are once again a playoff team. It's been a bit of an unpredictable season, and similar to my first half of the season predictions, I didn't quite hit the mark on most of them. This prediction unfortunately did not come true as Trent Frederic finished the 2023-24 season with 18 goals in 82 games. After finding great chemistry on the third line with Charlie Coyle last season, he has been able to replicate and expand that productivity this season with a new center, Morgan Geekie ..read more

How much of a challenge do the Leafs pose in Round 1? Here's what Bruins captain Brad Marchand said after Thursday's practice ..read more

The Bruins largely have been consistent with their goalie rotation in the regular season, but it's unknown if or how head coach Jim Montgomery will utilize Linus Ullmark and Jeremy Swayman in the Stanley Cup playoffs. Ullmark was the starter throughout the first round of the playoffs last season, but Swayman got the nod in the pivotal Game 7 against the Florida Panthers ..read more

The Rangers won more games than anyone else this season thanks in part to their record in overtime. But their mastery of sudden-death could get them killed in the playoffs ..read more

The Stanley Cup dream for 16 teams has been dashed, but for the fans of those teams there is still plenty to root for in the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Remember when Ray Bourque won the Stanley Cup with the Colorado Avalanche in 2001? The Boston Bruins missed the playoffs that season, but the eyes of New England were on the longtime Bruins defenseman rooting that he would win the Cup for the first time. There are examples every year with every team of players who are still thought of fondly by a fan base even though they now play for a different team. With that in mind, here is who fans of each no ..read more

Jiri Smejkal scored his first career goal midway through the second period and Jakob Chychrun scored less than a minute later as the Ottawa Senators beat the Boston Bruins 3-1 on Tuesday night in the regular-season finale for both teams ..read more

Sheldon Keefe usually spends time during intermissions breaking down film of that evening's opponent. With the NHL playoffs resting just over the horizon, however, the Maple Leafs head coach was focused elsewhere between periods during Toronto's largely meaningless regular-season finale against the Tampa Bay Lightning. "I was watching video of another team," Keefe said following Wednesday's 6-4 loss. Toronto opens the post-season Saturday night at TD Garden against the Boston Bruins — a club that swept its Atlantic Division rival across four meetings in 2023-24 and left deep scars on the Leaf ..read more