Analysis

» Late-season slumps doom Stanley Cup hopes Jesse Connolly takes a look back at the last 25 Cup winners and shares numbers that prove it's a bad idea to back into the postseason.

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» Ugly loss to Providence not the end of the world for B's While the Bruins were anything but sharp in a 7-5 loss against their farm on Tuesday, their poor play is hardly a reason to be overly concerned just yet.

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» If plan is to return to NHL, Thomas needs to shut his mouth With each zany, offensive Facebook post, Tim Thomas is further diminishing his chances of returning to the National Hockey League.

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» Analyzing the new multi-year deals for Campbell, Kelly Bruins beat writer Jesse Connolly weighs in on the new contracts for centers Greg Campbell and Chris Kelly.

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» Free agent focus: Benoit Pouliot Benoit Pouliot was certainly streaky last season, but he gave the Bruins great value with 16 goals. Is that enough to earn a new deal?

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» The Julien Effect: Examining the success of former Bruins There's no denying that Claude Julien's system has made the B's a winning club, but has it kept certain players from reaching their full offensive potential?

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» The 50 most interesting stats from the '11-12 Bruins season Beat writer Jesse Connolly has put together his list of the 50 most interesting stats to come from the Black and Gold's 2011-12 campaign.

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» Why I still like Tim Thomas in 2,300 words With Tim Thomas' name still being dragged through the mud, beat writer Jesse Connolly shares why he's still a big fan of the B's quirky netminder.

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» Bruins Report Card: Final grades for forwards Bruins beat writer Jesse Connolly wraps up his report card with final grades for all of Boston's forwards.

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» Bruins Report Card: Final grades for d-men, goalies, staff With the regular season wrapped up, Jesse Connolly gives his final grades for the B's defensemen, goalies, coach and GM for the 2011-12 campaign.

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» Game 1,000 yet another feather Bruins' Chara can add to cap In honor of Zdeno Chara playing in the 1,000th game of his NHL career tonight, this edition of The Numbers Game is dedicated to the behemoth defenseman.

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» The Numbers Game: Blocked shots bogging down offenses The number of blocked shots are rising year after year, while goal totals are back near pre-lockout levels. Do the two go hand-in-hand?

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» The Numbers Game: B's on pace to best last year's numbers Despite their recent struggles, the Bruins are still on pace to improve in a wide array of statistical areas from last year.

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