Bruins Third Defense Pairing Competition

The Boston Bruins will have an entirely new-look lineup in the 2023-24 season. It's not that hyperbolic to say this is one of the most transformative and impactful offseasons the team has had in their 100-year history given the major turnover, including the departures of captain Patrice Berge...

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3 Sabres’ Areas of Improvement to Make 2024 Playoffs

The Buffalo Sabres have big aspirations for 2023-24. Last season, the Sabres were one point short of their first playoff berth in 12 years. This time, they are looking to finally end their NHL record postseason drought. The Sabr...

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3 Sabres Players Poised for Breakouts in 2023-24

The Buffalo Sabres have a lot of young talent still running rampant on their roster, and with so many of them having breakout years in 2022-23, there are a number of candidates to do so this season. With the offense being their bread and butter, there are ...

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Sabres Need To Pair Owen Power & Connor Clifton Together

Going into this season, a lot of eyes will be on the Buffalo Sabres' goaltending and defense. As the offense has proven that they can reliably put the puck in the back of the net, the focus now shifts to keeping the puck out of their own net. A mass...

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Buffalo Sabres Can End Their Playoff Drought in 2023-24

In sports, there are always new streaks forming and coming to an end. For the Buffalo Sabres, there's an active streak that they would love to put to rest as soon as possible.  

The Sabres are heading into the 2023-24 season with the longest active p...

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Bruins News & Rumors: Mitchell, Clifton, Arbitration Dates & More

In this latest edition of Boston Bruins News & Rumors, the Bruins have officially come to terms on a contract with recent addition Ian Mitchell. Meanwhile, recent subtraction Connor Clifton received a p...

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Sabres Have Bolstered Their Roster As Needed

The Buffalo Sabres had a fantastic draft class this year as they used each of their picks to restock their prospect pool. They selected Zach Benson with the 13th-overall pick, and then proceeded to take some great additional prospects that dropped to the later rounds. Overall, they add...

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Lightning’s Playoff Spot Will Be Threatened by 2 Teams

Everyone knew it was going to happen, and it did. With the Tampa Bay Lightning up against the salary cap for the 2023-24 season, they were once again forced to let important players go that were integral parts of their r...

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Devils Unlikely To Spend Big in Free Agency

The New Jersey Devils have made big splashes in free agency before. In 2021, they signed Dougie Hamilton, Jonathan Bernier and Tomáš Tatar as free agents. Last year, it was Ondrej Palát and Brendan Smith. The 2023 class lacks the talent for a spending spree, but there a...

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#NewJerseyDevils #ConnorClifton #JesperFast #ZachAstonReese
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Sharks Free-Agent Targets: Connor Clifton & Carson Soucy

NHL free agency begins in just over one week, and the San Jose Sharks will have a wide range of moves to consider. With gradually increasing cap space and a clearer picture of where their rebuild might go, they can begin to add spec...

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Penguins’ 2023 Free Agent Targets

This is probably the most important offseason for the Pittsburgh Penguins, who are now under new leadership. If they can successfully maneuver their way through the free agent and trade markets, it should lead to greener pastures down the road. Hiring a great general mana...

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Maple Leafs Have Other Free-Agent Options if Luke Schenn Walks

Before the 2023 NHL Trade Deadline passed, the Toronto Maple Leafs brought back Luke Schenn, 11 seasons after his initial tenure with the club. Overall, the 33-year-old provided Toronto with exactly what they needed – a minute-munching ...

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Maple Leafs’ 2023 Free-Agent Targets: Boston Bruins

Welcome to The Hockey Writers’ 2023 Free-Agent Targets series for the Toronto Maple Leafs. During it, we will be looking at a handful of free agents from each NHL team who the Maple Leafs should consider pursuing this summer.

In this late...

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Devils: 3 Free-Agent Defensemen to Target

The New Jersey Devils have a very solid top-four defense group going into next season. They have Dougie Hamilton, John Marino, Jonas Sigenthaler and Luke Hughes all signed for the next few seasons. And if Hughes could grow to be like his brother Quinn, that top four could be o...

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Senators’ 2023 Offseason Free Agent Targets: Boston Bruins

The Ottawa Senators had an eventful offseason last year, bolstering their organisation with the additions of Claude Giroux and Alex DeBrincat. These signings injected talent and experience into ge...

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Rangers’ 2023 Free-Agent Targets: Boston Bruins

Welcome to The Hockey Writers' 2023 Free-Agent Target series for the New York Rangers. During it, we will be looking at a handful of free agents from NHL teams who the Rangers should consider signing this summer.

In this edition of the series, we will be focusing on...

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Boston Bruins 2022-23 Player Grades: Connor Clifton

Beginning the 2022-23 season minus Charlie McAvoy and Matt Grzelcyk on defense, the Boston Bruins needed some of their defensemen to step up in their absence. Lacking depth on the right side, Brandon Carlo and Connor Clifton were the only two in training camp, which meant in McAvoy’s absence...

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Bruins: 3 Potential Free-Agent Destinations for Connor Clifton

The Boston Bruins have several pending unrestricted free agents (UFA) and very limited cap space to work with. As a result of this and no contract talks yet, there is a decent chance that defenseman Connor Clifton has played ...

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Calgary Flames’ Free Agent Targets: Boston Bruins

The Calgary Flames have already made some big personnel changes, but there is a lot of work to do with the roster. The team greatly underachieved and forced management's hand to right the ship. The Flames have some unrestricted free agents (U...

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4 Bruins Who Underperformed in Their First Round Collapse

The Boston Bruins had the best regular season in NHL history in 2022-23, but boy did things change in the postseason. The once-mighty Bruins blew a 3-1 series lead to the Florida Panthers in round one, and now their season is over far e...

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