Pro Hockey Rumors

The Boston Bruins will be down a pair of players in today’s match against the Minnesota Wild. Winger Viktor Arvidsson (lower-body) and defenseman Jonathan Aspirot (upper-body) are both expected to sit out after sustaining injuries in Thursday’s game against the Winnipeg Jets. Both were absent from Saturday’s practice. Arvidsson missed seven games with a lower-body injury in … [Read more...] about Bruins Without Viktor Arvidsson, Jonathan Aspirot On Sunday

A potentially large blow has hit the Maple Leafs, as defenseman Oliver Ekman-Larsson exited tonight’s game versus San Jose due to a lower-body injury, as shared by TSN Sports. The veteran had to be helped off the ice and did not return, as the Leafs fell in overtime to San Jose. Postgame, Head Coach Craig Berube told David Alter of the Hockey News that he will need further … [Read more...] about Latest On Aspirot, Arvidsson

Charlie McAvoy is making a quicker return to action than anyone expected. The Bruins announced he’s been activated from injured reserve, putting him in the lineup tonight against the Jets, less than a month after major facial surgery as a result of taking a puck to the face. Boston has been operating with an open roster spot for several days, so no corresponding move is … [Read more...] about Bruins Activate Charlie McAvoy

The Boston Bruins are getting a huge boost tonight, as Conor Ryan of Boston.com shared that star forward David Pastrňák is returning versus St. Louis. It was speculated yesterday that he, as well as Charlie McAvoy, would come back at some point on the club’s road trip, and sure enough, Pastrňák slots back in on a line with Fraser Minten and Marat Khusnutdinov this evening. The … [Read more...] about Latest On David Pastrnak

Unless something changes, the Boston Bruins will return their two top performers on their upcoming road trip. After an update from Steve Conroy of The Boston Herald, indicating that Charlie McAvoy shed the non-contact jersey for today’s practice, Conor Ryan of The Boston Globe reported that both McAvoy and David Pastrňák are expected to return over the next few days.Even … [Read more...] about Charlie McAvoy, David Pastrnak Expected To Return On Road Trip

The Boston Bruins could embark on a three-game road-trip through the Western Conference without their superstar goal-scorer. Winger David Pastrňák continued to skate on his own at Saturday’s practice and was designataed as questionable for the road-trip by head coach Marco Sturm, per Boston Herald’s Steve Conroy. Pastrňák hasn’t played since November 26th due to an undisclosed … [Read more...] about David Pastrnak Questionable For Bruins’ Three-Game Road Trip

Bruins winger Matej Blumel will be out for a bit with a lower-body injury sustained in Wednesday’s game, head coach Marco Sturm told reporters (video link). The 25-year-old signed a one-year, $875K one-way deal with Boston this past summer as a Group Six unrestricted free agent but didn’t crack the roster out of training camp, instead starting with AHL Providence.  He averaged … [Read more...] about Blumel (Lower Body) Will Be Out For A Bit