Bruce Cassidy Explains What Bruins Need To Work On After Preseason Loss To Red Wings

Bruce Cassidy Explains What Bruins Need To Work On After Preseason Loss To Red Wings

The Boston Bruins turned in a forgettable performance Saturday night at Little Caesars Arena. In their fourth preseason game of the 2017-18 campaign, the Bruins fell to their Atlantic Division rival Detroit Red Wings 5-1. After the game, B’s head coach Bruce Cassidy stressed that Boston’s defense must “clean things up” and do a better job in front of the net. Lucky for the Black and Gold, they have three more preseason matchups to iron out the kinks. To hear more from Cassidy, check out the video above from “NESN Sports Today,” presented by People’s United Bank. ... NESN.com

Mancini explains reasons for Hargreaves move

Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini has revealed he was eager to sign either Roma's Daniele de Rossi or Real Madrid's Fernando Gago - but financial fair play led to the signing of Owen Hargreaves.PA PhotosRoberto Mancini: Spending limits• Hargreaves joins Man City• PLAY Champions League fantasyWith expensive signings such as Emmanuel Adebayor and Roque Santa Cruz only leaving the club on loan, City have been unable to balance the books with Sergio Aguero, Samir Nasri, Gael Clichy, Costel Pantilimon and Stefan Savic all arriving over the summer.So despite interest in more high profile names, Mancini was forced to take a gamble on injury ravaged former Manchester United player Hargreaves.Mancini told the Independent: "Gago is a player we liked a lot. We couldn't spend