Share this: The Ames Hotel in Boston opened its new Bobby Orr suite Tuesday, and while the suite is a Boston Bruins fan’s dream come true, the B’s legend was more impressed with the young talent on the current roster. Although the Bruins were eliminated in the first round of the Stanley Cup playoffs by the Ottawa Senators, Orr doesn’t believe the B’s are that far away from getting back to the promised land. Orr specifically has been dazzled by rookie defenseman Charlie McAvoy. ” I was impressed with Charlie right out of the chute,” Orr told NESN.com’s Michaela Vernava. “He didn’t look like a player that was just playing his first game in the NHL. But Charlie, we look after Charlie, he’s one
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P-Bruins’ Playoff Run Could Pay Dividends For Bruins In 2017-18 NHL Season
Share this: While the Boston Bruins were eliminated in the first round of the Stanley Cup playoffs by the Ottawa Senators, the Providence Bruins, the Bruins’ American Hockey League affiliate, made it to the Eastern Conference final before being eliminated by the Syracuse Crunch. The P-Bruins’ success shows that a number of the B’s top prospects have made strides during the past year. To hear Bruins general manager Don Sweeney discuss the P-Bruins, check out the video above from “NESN Sports Today,” presented by People’s United Bank. More Stories Source link
NFL Rumors: 49ers To Offer Kyle Shanahan Head Coaching Job
Share this: It appears that the San Francisco 49ers have found their man. The 49ers are prepared to offer their head coaching job to Atlanta Falcons offensive coordinator Kyle Shanahan whenever the Falcons are eliminated from the playoffs, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter. The Falcons will face the Green Bay Packers in the NFC Championship Game on SundayAtlantaants for the right to play in Super Bowl LI. San Francisco is allowed to request a second interview following the NFC Championship Game and they plan to do so, according to Schefter. Coming off a 2-14 season, the 49ers parted ways with head coach Chip Kelly and general manager Trent Baalke with the hope that a new regime could return them to prominence, and they think
NFL Playoff Picture: Patriots, Raiders Still Battling For AFC’s No. 1 Seed
Share this: The final week of the NFL season will be exciting to watch because playoff seeding and spots will be up for grabs in both the AFC and NFC. Major injuries also threw a curveball at the playoff races, most notably the Oakland Raiders losing quarterback Derek Carr to a broken right fibula that’ll sideline him indefinitely. Here’s how the NFL playoff picture looks following Saturday’s Week 16 action. AFCEast: New England Patriots (13-2)West: Oakland Raiders (12-3)North: Pittsburgh Steelers (9-5)South: Houston Texans (9-6)In the hunt for a wild-card berth: Kansas City Chiefs (10-4), Miami Dolphins (10-5), Baltimore Ravens (8-6), Denver Broncos (8-6), Tennessee Titans (8-7) The Patriots beat the New York Jets for their first 13-win season since 2011, but they still haven’t locked up the No.
Caroline Wozniacki: Top Seed Wozniacki, Serena Williams Eliminated in 4th Round
Caroline Wozniacki, Serena Williams Fall Short of the Quarterfinals at Wimbledon Caroline Wozniacki and Serena Williams have both been eliminated before reaching the quarterfinals. Wozniacki was the top seed in the tournament, while Williams was the trying to defend her back-to-back Wimbledon championships.Wozniacki was defeated by 24 seed Dominika Cibulkova 1-6, 7-6 (5), 7-5 in a shocking upset, while Williams was taken out by Marion Bartoli 6-3, 7-6 (6).With no top seed to watch for and the defending champion out of the running, the tournament has been blown wide open.MUST READ: Wimbledon 2011: The Best Players That Have Never Won at the All-England Club.No. 4 seed Victoria Azarenka and No. 5 seed Maria Sharapova are the top two seeds remaining in