BHN Daily: Chara vs Bruins Rd. 1, Should Bruins Trade For Dunn?

As the Bruins get set to face one of the best defensemen to ever wear the ‘Spoked B’, Zdeno Chara, should they be engaged in NHL trade talks for another defenseman?

Will Brad Marchand have a self-imposed gag order in effect Saturday against his former captain?

The Bruins are expecting Al dente ‘Pasta’ on the menu at Capital One Arena in Washington DC tonight.

That and more in the BHN Daily!

The first date Zdeno Chara, his former Boston Bruins teammates, and Bruins fans circled when the 2021 NHL calendar was released was January 30 and now the day is finally here! ‘Big Zee’ and the Washington Capitals welcome the Bruins to the nation’s capital for a two-game set that starts tonight at Capital One Arena. (Boston Hockey Now)

Boston Bruins winger Brad Marchand is notorious for chirping opponents on the ice but he won’t be doing any chirping to his former captain tonight! (Boston Hockey Now)

Marchand and new Bruins captain Patrice Bergeron are expected to welcome their linemate David Pastrnak back to ‘The Perfection Line’ against the Capitals. Will ‘Pasta’ make Bruins fans forget Don Sweeney’s uneventful offseason on the NHL Trade market? (Boston Hockey Now)

So far, so good for the youth movement on the Bruins’ blue line in this young season. So why would they want to trade for St. Louis Blues left-shot defenseman Vince Dunn who is back on the NHL Trade market? My partner-in-crime Joe Haggerty explains the reasoning for trying to get the 24-year-old puck-moving d-man. (Boston Hockey Now)

Former Norwood High School hockey player Matt Brown was paralyzed 11 years ago playing the game he loved and now he has a message for Bishop Feehan High School forward A. J. Quetta, who recently suffered a spinal injury while playing. (Boston Hockey Now)

The fallout of the sudden resignation of Pittsburgh Penguins GM Jim Rutherford continues and now some are wondering whether a new GM may bring the trade winds flowing through Pittsburgh. Could they actually sweep away captain Sidney Crosby or star winger Evgeni Malkin in a trade? (Pittsburgh Hockey Now)

Colorado Avalanche Assistant General Manager Chris MacFarland has helped Joe Sakic work the NHL trade market for a while now but could he leave Denver soon? Colleague and hater of the Boston sports fan base, Adrian Dater has more. (Colorado Hockey Now)

The San Jose Sharks month-long opening road trip is finally over! (San Jose Hockey Now)

Are the NHL TV ratings as good as many are saying? (Awful Announcing)

Finally, growing up, my father made a point to introduce me to my Irish heritage early on, whether through history books, music, or Irish sports. I learned that I had family members in Belfast who suffered greatly from ‘The Troubles’ and that has always held a place in my heart. To see the peace in Northern Ireland now compared to even just the mid-nineties is amazing and I pray it stays. Today though is sadly the 49th Anniversary of ‘Bloody Sunday’. 

‘This is not a rebel song! This is Sunday Bloody Sunday!’