Bargain Bruins Come Up Big in Win Over Blue Jackets + PWHL Boston Captain Named Ahead of Debut

Bargain Bruins Come Up Big in Win Over Blue Jackets + PWHL Boston Captain Named Ahead of Debut

The bees are back and first after the Bargain Basement boys come up big in Columbus let’s talk about it all on a brand new episode of lock on Boston Bruins your locked on Bruins your daily podcast on the Boston Bruins part of the locked on podcast Network your team every Day what is up Bruins fans and welcome back to the locked on Boston Bruins podcast I’m your host Ian McLaren and this is a Daily Show where we discuss all things spoked beat today is Wednesday January 3 and I want to thank you so much for

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Podcast on social media at locked NHL Bruins and you can find me my hockey thoughts and dad jokes at ianc McLaren now the Bruins playing last night in Columbus their first game of 2024 and they were able to build on the three-game winning streak that they had

Going into the new year with a 41 win over the Columbus Blue Jackets and it was kind of the uh Bargain Basement boys that came up big in this one as I said off the top now if you look back at the off season for the Bruins a lot of big

Names retiring leaving and they were replaced with some non seexy options in James Van Rees like Kevin shaton Kirk uh later on Danton Heinen joined on a PTO remained patient through training camp and into the regular season and he was rewarded with a oneyear contract of course Milan Luchi was also

Signed to one of these bargain deals a whole different story but last night in Columbus it was Kevin shaten kerk who opened the scoring with his fifth of the Season his third goal over his last three games I believe then it was James Van rezek who

Scored his seventh goal of the season a power play goal from Jake debrus and hampis lindol to make it 2-1 after Kent Johnson Ken Johnson I should say had no Kent Ken or Kent Kent scored earlier in the second period to tie things up and then it was Danton heinan who gave the

Bruins some insurance in the third period before Trent Frederick kept his hot streak going with the fourth goal of the night to seal it James Van remsd overall last night three points one goal and two assists to raise his point total to 25 for the season and according to

NHL public relations van rdik by recording his first three-point outing in a Boston uniform helped the Bruins overtake the Rangers for top spot in the league standings we’ll touch on that coming up later on but he also became the fastest player to record their first 25 points with the Bruins since Mark

Saard in 20067 and that’s pretty remarkable considering a James Van reik is 34 years old and the fact that he is coming off a season in which he recorded only 29 Points total for the Philadelphia Adelphia Flyers albeit in 61 games but he is right on track for just a

Fantastic career Resurgence a James Van Renaissance if you will here with the Boston ruins and the way he’s playing we’d like to see him stick around for a much longer period of time he’s currently on Pace for 16 goals and 41 assists for a total of 57 points uh in a

Project ejected 77 games played that would account for some injuries that have already happened and such and that would put him right up there with some of the best seasons of his career he had a 61-point season with the Maple Leafs a 62-point season with them later on uh he’s hit 54

56 this would put him right up there and certainly much better than he was last season with the Flyers Uh Kevin shattenkirk five goals in 30 games for the Bruins he’s already eclipsed the four that he scored last season for the Anaheim Ducks and Danon Heinen as was

Pointed out by Scott mofin of Wei he has more even strength points this season than Tyler bzi with the Toronto M leaves he’s on Pace for 11 goals 16 assists for 27 points over 64 games and that pace has certainly picked up in recent games he had uh kind of a slower

December only four points seven points the month before uh but I mean at his contract any production they get out of him is a bonus it was nice to see Jake debrusk stay on the score sheet last night as well he had the primary assist on Van Reams dikes power play

Goal just a nice all-around effort from some secondary players here last night I had talked yesterday about how the three-game winning streak had really been fueled by their best players David poshak Brad Marshon Charlie Coyle Charlie McAvoy had all stepped up and last night it was these complimentary

Players who led the way for the Boston Bruins and Don Sweeney just you know looks pretty smart for signing these guys to these Bargain Basement deals they’re probably earning themselves bigger contracts for next season and we’ll see if they are able to remain with the Bruins the cap of course will

Go up but van reik 25 points at $1 million is is just uh just insane here right now for the Boston Bruins and if you go to C friendly and use their cost per Point tool there aren’t very many veterans who are bringing more value to their teams than James Van reeg right

Now 40,000 per Point all the other players in this category are on their entry level deals I mean Conor Bard obviously Lucas Raymond Seth Jarvis uh Stephan nen is bringing pretty good value for the Carolina Hurricanes he’s got 23 points and 3 8 games for them but van Reams

DK 25 points 34 games making a million bucks that is 40,000 per point about 2,000 per minute and just fantastic value that he is bringing to the Boston Bruins and to uh my fantasy team at the moment as well Danton Heinen is 54th in the NHL in

Terms of cost per Point Matt ptra is up there as well on the entry level deal and then you have Kevin shattenkirk at 103 as well so Savvy Savvy moves here by Don Sweeney not only keeping ptra with the Bruins I’ll be it until the World Juniors um he should be

Back sooner than expected because Canada lost yesterday to czechia in the quarterfinals but great value from these guys and again everybody was claming to keep berzi to try to keep orlov oh no we lost Taylor Hall we lost Nick Felino the guys that they’ve brought in have more than

Met expectations and they are great moves here for Don Sweeney and it’s a big reason why the Bruins our first overall here on January 3D and we’ll touch on that here as the podcast continues as the NFL season wraps up very soon there’s still time to get on the action with FanDuel

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Boston Bruins first overall in the NHL 52 points a 722 point percentage one more Point than the New York Rangers the Vancouver Canucks the Colorado Avalanche two more than a peg Jets and in the Atlantic they’re four points up on the Florida Panthers with a game in

Hand their goal differential of plus 26 puts them fourth in the NHL they have won four in a row which is well not really the longest streak the Oilers Panthers have won six and five in a row respectively seatt Kraken have won won five in a row as well now speaking of

The Oilers are they back in a playoff spot yet ooo very close only one point out after their near disastrous start to the season which is uh pretty impressive now depending on how you look at it that’s a good thing or a bad thing for

The Boston Bruins a we want them to win on a nightly basis and it’s just remarkable I just can’t even fathom how the Bruins are first overall after having lost Patrice berson David crae I’ve said this so many times losing those two you know foundational centers not to mention Taylor Hall Nick

Felino Tyler bruzi Dimitri orov and still being first overall at this point in the season is just incredible yes we haven’t even reached the halfway point yet yes there’s still so much augy to play yes many only look at regular season success as the true or sorry playoff

Success as the true measuring Stick Of A team’s greatness or goodness even but you can’t deny how impressive it is for the Bruins to be in first place at this point in in the season a lot of that credit goes to Don Sweeney for making these bargain signings that have complemented the core

That remains a lot of the credit as well goes to the goal tending tandem of Jeremy Swan and lenus alar Swan is at a 928 save percentage which ranks third among all goalies who have at least 15 appearances this season uh lenus olar a 9918 save percentage both of those guys the

Decision to keep that goal tending tandem together rather than buy into the temptation to sell High On Lena Sark has paid off dividends and of course Jim Montgomery deserves a lot of credit as well it’s it’s fairly I don’t want to say easy but we can more easy easily

Accept a season like they had last year in this kind of Last Dance Allin scenario but this was supposed to be more of a transition season for the Boston ruins it was supposed to be a year in which um they ate the bonus overages for Patrice berson and David CI don’t forget

They are spending $4.5 million in empty cash right now that’s a pretty good player that you could fit into the lineup with that money um very limited draft picks very limited cap space they went for these bargain guys and they paid off Jim Montgomery deserves a lot of credit perhaps more

This season than last season for the way that the Bruins have been playing now again there’s the president Dy curse to take into account there’s the um yeah just not facing a ton of adversity through the season I think the Bruins you know their status at top they’re not breaking any records along

The way right now they are just getting the job done most nights more than most more than all the rest really and we’ll see here I think the key is at least keeping hold of first place in the Atlantic because otherwise you could be playing the Maple Leafs the Tampa Bay

Lightning in round one the Maple Leafs pretty susceptible at the moment although Martin Jones has been playing okay in the absence of Joseph wall and with ilas samsonov having been waved um but playing one of those wild I mean who knows really it doesn’t even matter if

You finish first as saw last year but we want consistency we want your best players to be your best players secondary guys stepping up and that is indeed what is happening as of late and um I should mention as well good on Hamp is lindol for for chipping

In a lot of people have been criticizing his game this season uh but I think he’s been picking it up a little bit here over the last little bit he had a power play assist last night on James Van rsd’s goal and overall playing a little

Bit better than he had been to start the season uh 22 minutes of ice time he had a shot a hit he was a plus one and uh good on the Bruins for getting that win last night jumping back into first place overall I mean it’s not a bad place to

Be another team looking to start hot in the new year and uh finish in first place this season is the pwl Boston team they named their Captain yesterday with the help of a former Bruins captain and we’ll talk about that here as the podcast continues game time is the best place to

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Kick off its regular season against Minnesota and yesterday the captain was named with the help of a former Boston Bruins captain and franchise Legend Patrice berson uh the game will take place tonight at L’s sis Center and forward Hillary Knight has been named captain of a roster

Loaded with some of the best talent in women’s hockey and all credit to Boston GM Danielle marmer who worked for the Bruins last season she tapped into those uh connections and got Patrice berson to make the official announcement handing Knight her New Jersey with the c

Stitched in place and berson said it’s a historical moment we always need leaders as a former captain in Boston you’re representing your teammates you’re representing a community you’re representing your fan base but also you’re a role model for the younger generation the young girls that want to

Be in your shoes one day and I think the person I’m about to name is an amazing Ambassador for women’s hockey and will be an amazing representative of this team and this organization so the first captain in pwl Boston history for from Sun Valley Idaho is Hillary Knight the 34-year-old has

Established herself as one of the absolute greatest women’s hockey players of all time a four-time Olympian Gold Medal winner in 2018 three silver medals uh the 2023 IIHF female player of the year uh career leading scorer at the Women’s World Championships she will be joined uh by her alternate captains jaam Lee

Ratray and Megan Keller and again PW HL Boston kicking off their season tonight against Minnesota and uh I just encourage you to to get down there and check them out just some amazing players on this roster and uh very excited to see how they come together uh PW

Boston you got to go to L to see them but well worth the Trek and uh they’ll be an action tonight then again on Monday against Ottawa before coming up here to Canada to take on Montreal and Toronto um I gotta get down to one of these games downtown Toronto uh here one

Of these days because it’s going to be a very exciting season the Bruins uh practicing today at noon before uh getting ready to hit the road for their next No actually they’re at home for their next game uh against the Pittsburgh Penguins on Thursday then on Saturday they take on the Tampa Bay

Lightning before heading out on a western conference road trip and we’ll be sure to bring you all the latest on the black and gold and pwl Boston here on locked on Boston Bruins part of the locked on podcast Network your favorite team every single day hope you’re all

Having a great week please take care of yourselves take care of each other kill them with kindness and we’ll talk to you again here next tomorrow on lock on Boston Bruins

The Boston Bruins are back in 1st overall after a win over the Columbus Blue Jackets on Tuesday.

The bargain crew of Kevin Shattenkirk, Danton Heinen, and James van Riemsdyk. JvR is the fastest player to reach 25 points in their first season in Boston since Marc Savard, and he’s providing insane value on his $1M deal.

The question is, do we want the Bruins in the Presidents’ Tropy race?

Plus, PWHL Boston begins their inaugural season tonight, and Patrice Bergeron helped unveil the first captain in franchise history.

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