Bruins must extend Don Sweeney, and other thoughts

Bruins must extend Don Sweeney, and other thoughts

While the other half of the National Hockey League enjoys the gut-wrenching Stanley Cup playoff games, the Bruins are in the midst of their own kind of angst. They’ve missed the post-season for the first time since 2016. As management embarks on its biggest offseason since Claude Julien was nearing the end of his tenure, here are few thoughts: * A large and vocal section of the fandom wanted nothing less than a public ritual firing of Don Sweene…

Greg Cronin Interested In Bruins Head Coaching Job

Former Ducks head coach Greg Cronin would enthusiastically pick up the phone if considered for the Bruins’ head coaching opening, he told the Boston Globe’s Kevin Paul Dupont. “Hey, I’m a coach, right?” Cronin told Dupont. “All these openings, I’ll throw my hat in and see what comes back. I mean, heck, I’d be doing handsprings and jumping over rainbows if I got the Bruins’ job. I’m a Boston guy, and for a Boston guy, that’s hitting the lottery t…

5 Candidates The Bruins Shouldn't Hire As Their Next Head Coach

Hiring a new head coach is a tedious process, and it has already begun for the Bruins.  At their year-end press conference earlier this week, Bruins general manager Don Sweeney revealed what qualities he’s seeking in the team’s next bench boss.   “Communication with players nowadays is paramount,” Sweeney said. “Structure, detail, being organized, is paramount. You can’t have it and survive. I want a coach that’s going to evolve a little bit off…