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Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images Moving on, all of them. (Editor’s note: We’re getting awfully close to the start of a new season, so it makes less and less sense to talk about last year. With that in mind, we’ll be combining some of these player ratings to save time, while still giving you some space to discuss each player.) As we kick off our “you procrastinated all … [Read more...] about 2024 Player Ratings: Forbort, Grzelcyk, and Shattenkirk

Photo by Fred Kfoury III/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Camp, that is. Welcome to a new week, folks — and this week features the start of training camp! Get stoked. Believe it or not, the Bruins will be playing preseason game in just six days, facing the New York Rangers at TD Garden. Training camp itself starts on Thursday, which is when the Take Machine will be in … [Read more...] about Morning Skate: Training

Photo by Fred Kfoury III/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Today’s the day! Welcome to Friday, folks! The end of the work week is in sight, so hopefully your Friday is a relatively easy one. With two practices in the books earlier this week, the Bruins’ Rookie Camp participants have headed to Buffalo for the 2024 Prospects Challenge. The young Bruins will begin the … [Read more...] about Morning Skate: Challenge

Photo by Rich Gagnon/Getty Images Growth on growth. Trent Frederic’s 2024 rating: 7.3 In some ways, Trent Frederic’s 2023-2024 reminds me of Charlie Coyle’s: both were put in a different role, asked to step up, and ended up having career years. And while Coyle’s totals were higher than Frederic’s, last season represented another significant step forward for the … [Read more...] about 2024 Player Ratings: Another step forward for Trent Frederic

Photo by Fred Kfoury III/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images A roster of children. The Bruins released the roster for their 2024 Rookie Camp and Prospects Challenge this morning, shortly after the first practice began. The list includes a nice mix of non-roster invitees and recent Bruins draft picks/signings, as is usually the case for Rookie Camp. 2024 Bruins Rookie Camp … [Read more...] about Who’s participating in the 2024 Bruins Rookie Camp?

Photo by Candice Ward/NHLI via Getty Images They’re back! It is Wednesday, my dudes. And you’re correct — that photo isn’t technically one of the Bruins’ youths. It is, in fact, Brandon Carlo, posing for a glamour shot that would not be out of place in a J. Crew catalog. I went looking for a photo of someone from rookie camp, but was served up those as the most recent … [Read more...] about Morning Skate: Youths

Photo by Eliot J. Schechter/NHLI via Getty Images We will debate this one, I’m sure. Jakub Lauko’s 2024 rating: 4.8 Folks, it’s time to rip the Band-Aid off: we must get through the most controversial player rating of the off-season. Jakub Lauko is an easy guy to root for. He’s a hard worker and plays an enjoyable brand of hockey. He seems like a good dude and is an … [Read more...] about 2024 Player Ratings: Time ran out for Jakub Lauko

Boston Fleet Wordmark | Melissa Burgess/PWHL At long last, the Premiere Women’s Hockey Club in Boston gains a name and a logo. The PWHL has finally bequeathed names to their franchises beyond their (approximate) location! The PWHL announced today that the PWHL Boston squad will henceforth be known as the Boston Fleet, who will continue to play in Lowell, and continue … [Read more...] about PWHL Boston officially rebrands as Boston Fleet

Photo by Jeff Vinnick/NHLI via Getty Images They’re here. Welcome to a new week, folks! We’ll get back to the player ratings tomorrow (believe me, I already have one scheduled this time), but for today, I thought it was worth it to put up an open thread to start the week. While we’re seeing plenty of signs of the new season beginning, this week is when things will … [Read more...] about Morning Skate: Beginnings