The Colorado Avalanche pulled of a gutsy transaction Friday night, trading franchise player Mikko Rantanen to the Carolina Hurricanes as part of a three-team deal. It’s that type of blockbuster trade that could force other teams to start making moves before the upcoming break for 4 Nations Face-Off (Feb.

WEEI’s Rich Keefe is doubling down on his take that there's a problem between Bruins captain Brad Marchand and David Pastrnak.

Boston Bruins captain Brad Marchand is in the final season of an eight-year, $49 million contract signed in Sept. 2016.

Brad Marchand set the record straight at an important time in the NHL season for the Boston Bruins, warning Joe Sacco and the rest of his teammates about the team's chances in the league.

The Lightning played without their leading goal-scorer, top center Brayden Point, who was scratched for missing a team meeting prior to the morning skate. It forced the team to scramble just to get enough players to fill its roster, recalling 22-year-old forward Jack Finley from AHL Syracuse to make his NHL debut as the 12th forward.

Dan Kingerski of Pittsburgh Hockey NOW: The Pittsburgh Penguins are not linked to Brad Marchand and the Boston Bruins. However, maybe they are focused on another B – the Buffalo Sabres. There has been talk of Sabres prospect having a link or links to Pittsburgh.

Albeit snapping a six-game losing streak with a nail-biting victory over the Florida Panthers, Boston Bruins captain Brad Marchand issued a strong message to interim coach Joe Sacco about the NHL season.

Under duress from Charlie Coyle, Victor Hedman lost the puck just inside his left point position and Poitras pounced on it, bursting up ice on a 2-on-1. He smartly waited out Nick Perbix’s belly-flop slide and made a pretty pass around the defenseman’s skates to Trent Frederic for a redirection at 4:24, Frederic’s seventh of the year.

David Pastrnak had a goal and two assists and Parker Wotherspoon scored his first NHL goal on Tuesday night to help the Boston Bruins open a four-goal lead and hold on to beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 6-2.

We’ve seen it happen in the past with Joe Pavelski and Steven Stamkos… feels like Marchand could be next. Full story below:

Jake Mintz and Jordan Shusterman talk about Ichiro, C.C. Sabathia and Billy Wagner getting elected to the Hall of Fame, the Dodgers introducing Roki Sasaki and the Braves solidifying their lineup and outfield by signing Jurickson Profar.

The Boston Bruins will be playing the New Jersey Devils tonight at the Prudential Center. This is an important contest for the Original Six club, as a win would allow them to pass the Tampa Bay Lightning, Ottawa Senators, and Montreal Canadiens in the standings.