Bear With Me

     The Boston Bruins look to extend their five game winning streak and league leading record as they take on the Pittsburgh Penguins tomorrow evening at PPG Paints Arena.  Boston has sprinted out of the gates this season, breaking the franchise record for most wins in the opening nine games with an 8-1-0 record.  Depth scoring, stellar goaltending, and a new head coach have all greatly contributed to the team’s success; and with Brad Marchand and Charlie McAvoy soon expected to return to the lineup, the Bruins are looking to elevate their game even further.       Coming off two days of rest, a killer Halloween Party, and a seemingly effortless 4-0 shutout over the Columbus Blue Jackets, Boston looks poised to take two points out of Pittsburgh tomorrow night.  Pittsburgh finds themselves 7th in the Metropolitan division, and 14th in the Eastern Conference with their 4-4-1 record.  It’s been a tough week for the Penguins.  They...

There’s a buzz around this Boston Bruins team this year unique to that of years past.  With the return of veteran center David Krejci and the re-signing of captain Patrice Bergeron, the team has gone all in, possibly for the final time, with its offensive core that’s brought success to the Boston Bruins organization over the last sixteen years.  Beyond the optimism brewing among the TD Garden faithful, there exists a pessimistic, almost defeated attitude regarding the idea that these two signings are more a cause for concern than celebration.  Some claim that building a potential cup run around two aging centers is more indicative of desperation than of opportunity; with most of these claims not addressing just how valuable these centers have been, and will certainly continue to be, to the team’s success . Patrice Bergeron’s play is arguably better than ever; just coming off a Frank J. Selke Trophy winning season, Bergeron ran away with the voting where he received 83...