Danton Heinen practiced with the Bruins at Warrior Ice Arena on Saturday for the first time since Game 5 against the Toronto Maple Leafs. The veteran, who missed the last five Bruins postseason games with an undisclosed injury, skated on a line with Charlie Coyle and Trent Frederic and resumed his spot on the second […]
FOXBORO, Mass. — Drake Maye had his first on-field experience with his New England Patriots teammates during rookie minicamp at Gillette Stadium. Among Maye’s new teammates are receivers Ja’Lynn Polk and Javon Baker, who the Patriots drafted in the second and fourth round, respectively. Maye, who showed off his arm during the open-to-media session Saturday, […]
It’s looking pretty likely that the Boston Bruins will be without captain Brad Marchand entering a pivotal Game 4 matchup with the Florida Panthers at TD Garden on Sunday. Boston’s other leaders are prepared to step up, though they know it won’t be easy. “You can’t replace Marchy’s leadership. He’s 1-of-1 in that term,” Charlie […]
FOXBORO, Mass. — Javon Baker gained plenty of attention with his headline-grabbing comments after he was selected by the New England Patriots in the fourth round of the 2024 NFL Draft. Jerod Mayo was among those to tune in. And while the Patriots first-year coach said he didn’t have a problem with what the motivated […]
Patriots head coach Jerod Mayo assembled a large staff for his first season at the helm in New England, and one drawback to doing so has forced him into describing the roles of assistants who don’t hold traditional titles. Ben McAdoo, for instance, is being labeled as a senior offensive assistant. What does that mean? […]
FOXBORO, Mass. — The New England Patriots on Saturday named Eliot Wolf the organization’s executive vice president of player personnel. Wolf, who was the favorite to land the job after he served as the de facto general manager during the NFL draft and offseason, will be responsible for overall direction of the personnel department, the […]
Bruins defenseman Charlie McAvoy is bringing a new meaning to rocking the Black and Gold. He’s got quite the shiner. Boston has been involved in a pair of physical series to open the postseason, with the Florida Panthers bringing a different level of physicality in Game 3 on Friday. Bruins captain Brad Marchand experienced it […]
FOXBORO, Mass. — Drake Maye looked the part during his second practice with the New England Patriots. Well, as much as one can look the part when the team isn’t in pads, isn’t practicing at full speed and doesn’t include a single veteran on the field. The session at Gillette Stadium on Saturday, the second […]
The Bruins and Panthers obviously were going to have differing views on the hit that landed Brad Marchand an early trip to the showers Friday, but we didn’t know how clear each side would make their feelings. If you missed it, Florida forward Sam Bennett laid into Marchand during the first period of what would […]
Jim Montgomery’s support for Jeremy Swayman seemingly has not wavered despite the fact the Boston Bruins goaltender has been in net for nine Florida Panthers goals in Boston’s previous two losses. “I thought Swayman, Pasta, they were our two best players tonight,” Montgomery told reporters Friday night after Florida earned a 6-2 victory in Game […]
The Red Sox have fallen into a slump lately, but will look to climb out of it Saturday in the middle game of their series against the Washington Nationals at Fenway Park. Boston will tweak the role of a newcomer in trying to get on the right track. Vaughn Grissom will be the designated hitter […]
Boston Bruins forward Brad Marchand turned 36 years old Saturday, but it wasn’t much of a day to celebrate. Marchand was not on the ice for practice at Warrior Ice Arena, according to Fluto Shinzawa of The Athletic, and it’s a safe bet he wasn’t absent for eating too much cake. The B’s were without […]
Matthew Slater didn’t have much time to enjoy the retired life, as he’s already back in a new role with the New England Patriots. He’s working under a familiar face, as well. Patriots head coach Jerod Mayo brought back a number of former teammates to join his staff this upcoming season, including Dont’a Hightower, Tiquan […]
Boston Bruins captain Brad Marchand’s night ended early Friday, as he did not return to the ice following the second intermission due to an upper-body injury. It was an unfortunate situation for an already trailing club, but the Bruins might be even more peeved with how things unfolded in Game 3 at TD Garden after […]
The Bruins were outplayed in nearly every possible way Friday, dropping a fourth consecutive playoff game at TD Garden to the Florida Panthers to trail their series, 2-1. Boston, in being handily outscored and outshot once again, didn’t have much ground to stand on when it came to postgame complaints. Bruins head coach Jim Montgomery […]
Jim Montgomery was not pleased with at least one officiating decision during the Boston Bruins’ Game 3 loss to the Florida Panthers at TD Garden on Friday night. But the Bruins head coach wasn’t about to pass any blame after his team’s 6-2 defeat. When asked about the officiating, Montgomery replied: “We weren’t very good […]
Already facing a three-goal deficit entering the third period, the comeback attempt became even more of a challenge when the Boston Bruins took the ice for the final frame of Game 3 without captain Brad Marchand. Bruins head coach Jim Montgomery offered a brief update after Boston’s 6-2 loss to the Florida Panthers at TD […]
BOSTON — The Bruins allowed just one power-play goal to the Toronto Maple Leafs in the first round of the Stanley Cup playoffs. Boston entered Game 3 against the Florida Panthers near perfect with 28-of-30 penalties killed. The Bruins could not continue that trend Friday night, giving up four power-play goals in a 6-2 loss […]
BOSTON — Panthers star Sam Bennett returned to the Florida lineup for Game 3 against the Boston Bruins after missing five consecutive games due to a hand and wrist injury. But with Bennett back, someone on the Panthers had to come out. Panthers head coach Paul Maurice ended up choosing to replace Bennett with Nick […]
BOSTON — The Bruins lost 6-2 to the Florida Panthers in Game 3 of the Stanley Cup playoffs on Friday night at TD Garden. Boston head coach Jim Montgomery was quick to take responsibility for the loss when he spoke with the media following the game. “We’ve had a couple of games where we started […]
The Florida Panthers changed the landscape of Game 3 of the second-round playoff series against the Boston Bruins with a significant boost in special teams. The Panthers tallied four power-play goals against Boston at TD Garden to run away with a 6-2 victory in Game 3 and take a 2-1 series lead. Vladimir Tarasenko, Carter […]
BOSTON — Bruins goalie Jeremy Swayman immediately signaled to the on-ice referee when Florida Panthers forward Evan Rodrigues opened the scoring 8:04 into the first period of Game 3. Rodrigues batted in a puck that popped up in the air after Gustav Forsling sent a shot in on net from the point. Swayman thought Rodrigues […]
BOSTON — Jakub Lauko was skating toward the Panthers’ net when Aaron Ekblad grabbed a hold of the back of the Boston jersey and forced the Bruins forward into Florida goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky. Instead of calling a holding penalty on Ekblad, Lauko was whistled for goaltender interference at 2:07 of the third period. “I was […]
Jeremy Swayman is the ultimate voice of reason and confidence this postseason for the Bruins. He’s gotten them to this point against the Florida Panthers. He’s been the best player on the ice for the Bruins. When things have gone off-schedule, he’s been the optimist in the locker room, eagerly anticipating his next opportunity. Boston […]
BOSTON — It was already a tall task for the Boston Bruins when they entered the third period in Game 3 trailing by three goals to the Florida Panthers. But Boston’s assignment got even tougher when Bruins captain Brad Marchand didn’t come out for the final frame after he sustained an upper-body injury in the […]