{"id":99092,"date":"2022-02-10T14:16:47","date_gmt":"2022-02-10T19:16:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.clnsmedia.com\/?p=99092"},"modified":"2022-02-21T20:52:34","modified_gmt":"2022-02-22T01:52:34","slug":"10-predictions-for-the-bruins-in-the-second-half","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.clnsmedia.com\/10-predictions-for-the-bruins-in-the-second-half\/","title":{"rendered":"10 Predictions for the Bruins in the Second Half"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Bruins have 38 games left in the regular season. With all the uncertainty surrounding the Bruins with Patrice Bergeron&#8217;s future up in the air, the trade deadline and the direction Boston&#8217;s hockey team will take past this season, one thing\u00a0<em>is<\/em> very certain: The rest of the season will be a grind.<\/p>\n<p>A lot of games in very few days. That&#8217;s life in COVID-19 times.<\/p>\n<p>One of those uncertain topics became certain Wednesday night when Bruins star netminder Tuukka Rask announced his retirement. The Boston net now belongs to Linus Ullmark and Jeremy Swayman.<\/p>\n<p>Up front, the Bruins still need a stable, second-line center. A top-four, left-shot defenseman might be nice come playoff time.<\/p>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-99092-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/chtbl.com\/track\/8G858\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/pushingtheenvelope\/_conor_feb_8.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/chtbl.com\/track\/8G858\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/pushingtheenvelope\/_conor_feb_8.mp3\">http:\/\/chtbl.com\/track\/8G858\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/pushingtheenvelope\/_conor_feb_8.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p>All of those things are up in the air, which led Conor Ryan and I to make some big predictions regarding the Bruins&#8217; second half on the latest Bruins Beat.<\/p>\n<p>We made predictions surrounding Oskar Steen&#8217;s role, Taylor Hall&#8217;s production and what might happen in net. We also dove into the moves we think the Bruins will pull the trigger on at the Trade Deadline.<\/p>\n<p>And then, of course, we predicted the postseason.\u00a0You might like Conor&#8217;s a bit more than you&#8217;ll like mine.<\/p>\n<p>Bruins Beat is sponsored by BetOnline. Go to <a href=\"https:\/\/10.ram-server.com\/www\/delivery\/cl.php?bannerid=45&amp;zoneid=56&amp;OXLCA=1&amp;sig=8cadf605e79c1637cec15a6a28471942192cc9c50f7c8b020302ea906218307e&amp;dest=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.betonline.ag%2Fjoin%3Futm_source%3Dmedia%26utm_medium%3Dbanner%26utm_campaign%3Dclns%26utm_term%3Ddisplay\">BetOnline<\/a> and use promo code CLNS50 to get a 50 percent cashback bonus on your first deposit.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Bruins have 38 games left in the regular season. 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