©  2108 Jordan Long  Sports-Scoop.com | Sports with Attitude The Boston Bruins will be missing one of their most dangerous centers, Patrice Bergeron.  He has a fractured right foot and will be evaluated in two weeks.  This is going to hurt the Bruins in the long run.  According to ESPN.com, Bruins’ coach Bruce Cassidy said, “It’s gonna hurt -  but we’ve been through this early in the year with guys stepping up. Not one guy will replace Bergy.” Bergeron was important to the offense.  He is the one that sets up in front of goaltenders for tip-ins.  Bergeron also is able to create scoring opportunities with his speed.  His speed doesn’t allow defensemen to knock him off the puck.  He goes after rebounds when shots are taken by his teammates and puts them in the back of the net when the goaltender can’t hold onto it.  Bergeron has 27 goals and 27 assists for total of 54 points so far this season.  Nine of those goals came on the power play. This is a big loss offensively.  The Bruin

©  2108 Jordan Long  Sports-Scoop.com | Sports with Attitude The Boston Bruins made a pair of moves to solidify their Stanley Cup aspirations.  Boston traded for forward Rick Nash and signed Brian Gionta. Rick Nash was acquired from the New York Rangers for forwards Ryan Spooner and Matt Beleskey, prospect defenseman Ryan Lindgren, a 1st round draft pick this year, and a 7th round draft pick in 2019. Gionta reached a 1-year deal worth $700,000. General Manager of the Boston Bruins Don Sweeney said, “Our players have made a push and I wanted to inch that along if we could, and reward it in a way.” The Bruins gave up a lot for Nash.  He is a “superstar.”  This season, playing for the Rangers, Nash was unstoppable scoring 18 goals and 10 assists for a total of 28 points.  He can play on the power play and power kill situations.  He sets up in front of the goaltender for tip-ins on the power play.  On the power play kill, his speed makes it difficult for opponents to knock him o

©  2108 Jordan Long  Sports-Scoop.com | Sports with Attitude The Boston Bruins made a trade ahead of Monday’s trade deadline.  The Bruins sent defenseman Rob O'Gara and a 3rd-round 2018 draft pick to the New York Rangers for defenseman Nick Holden.  Holden is scheduled to be an unrestricted free agent at the end of the season so he might be a "rental" for the final 25 games. Holden is 30 years old and will help this Bruins team.  He can block shots from getting to the goaltender, poke-check the puck away ending opponents scoring chances, and check skaters off the puck. Not only can Holden do it on the defensive end, but he can also help offensively.  Holden shoots the puck from the blue line with one-timers or slap shots.  He has 3 goals and 9 assists for a total of 12 points, all coming on full strength. If they need him to do so, Holden is able to play on the power play and power play kill.  In his 7-year NHL career, he has 7 goals and 11 assists on the power p

©  2108 Jordan Long  Sports-Scoop.com | Sports with Attitude The New York Rangers are looking to trade Ryan McDonagh.  Two teams are interested in the defenseman: the Tampa Bay Lightning and the Boston Bruins.  The Bruins could use him to improve the defense.  According to stanleycupofchowder.com, NHL insider Elliotte Friedman said, “Ryan McDonagh, I mean he’s one of the biggest names on the market right now.  A lot of teams are looking at Boston and saying, A: they can do it, we mentioned Tampa and B: there may be a fit on the left side of their defense.” McDonagh is an offensive defenseman.  He can skate, block shots, score goals, and he can feed his teammates on the open ice for goals.  McDonagh has played in the NHL for the last 7 seasons, all with the New York Rangers.  This season, he has 2 goals and 24 assists.  In his career, McDonagh has lit the lamp 51 times with 187 assists for 238 points. And the Bruins could use an offensive defenseman.  They have Zdeno Chara who ha

©  2108 Jordan Long  Sports-Scoop.com | Sports with Attitude The Boston Celtics retired Paul Pierce’s number on Sunday.     Pierce played 15 NBA seasons with the Celtics from 1998 to 2013.     In his time with the Celtics he established himself as one of the best players in the NBA and in Boston Celtics’ history.     He averaged 21.8 points, 3.9 assists and 6.0 rebounds per game.     Boston went to the playoffs with him 10 times and won the NBA Championship in 2008.     Pierce was deserving of this highest honor since most of his career was spent with the Celtics.      Another member of the 2008 NBA Championship team who may have his number retired is Kevin Garnett.               Garnett spent 6 years of his 15-year NBA career with the Celtics.     In those years he was one of their top defenders averaging 8.3 rebounds, 1 block, and 1.2 steals per game.     His presence took pressure off of Pierce on defense.     On offense Garnett played down low near the basket allowing him t

©  2108 Jordan Long  Sports-Scoop.com | Sports with Attitude The NHL trade deadline is February 26th.  The Arizona Coyotes are looking to shop center Max Domi.  Domi is going to be a restricted free agent this summer.  The Coyotes are sellers since they are an NHL worst 12-31-9 for 33 points.  Domi is a forward the Bruins should want. Domi is not a goal scorer but can set up his teammates.  This season he has 3 goals and 19 assists for 22 points.  In his career so far he has 30 goals and 82 assists for 112 points.  Domi can play on the power play and at full strength. On the power play, Domi sets up near the net where he can tip the puck past the goaltender or find his teammates for scoring chances.  That tactic often ends in power play goals.  Domi has a total of 3 power play goals and 25 power play assists. On full strength he is able to skate around defense-men for scoring chances.  If Domi doesn’t score, he can feed to an open skater allowing teammates to score while the d