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Boston Bruins facing a major disadvantage heading into the 2025-26 season
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Everyone knew the Boston Bruins were going to have a busy off-season. Heading into the new season, it's going to be busy as well, and the Bruins are facing a disadvantage.
Don Sweeney had the challenge of trying to make the Boston Bruins a better team after having one of their most disappointing years in nearly a decade.
Free agency was busy, with Don Sweeney signing 10 players to new contracts, but most of the signings will not be impactful.
Majority of the signings Don Sweeney made were depth or bottom-six players, and they are still missing a gaping hole in their top-six.
It's unclear whether or not the Boston Bruins will acquire a top-six player or not before the beginning of the season, but the Bruins are now facing a new challenge.
Bruins will travel a lot this year
Bill Speros just released how many miles teams will travel during the upcoming 2025-26 season, and the Boston Bruins are at a pretty big disadvantage compared to a majority of teams.
According to Speros, the Boston Bruins are going to be traveling the 13th most out of any team in the NHL.
They are set to travel 42,287.10 miles this upcoming season, and are tied for the second most road trips this year with 21, behind the Pittsburgh Penguins who have 22.
NHL Miles Traveled 2025-26
The 32 NHL teams will travel more than 1.3 million this season, with Pittsburgh and Nashville visiting Sweden, and the Oilers taking a 7,114-mile trip acoss North America.
The 32 NHL teams will travel more than 1.3 million this season, with Pittsburgh and Nashville visiting Sweden, and the Oilers taking a 7,114-mile trip acoss North America.
This is going to be a massive disadvantage for the Bruins, as they will be on the road a lot more then other teams.
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JUILLET 31 | 147 ANSWERS Boston Bruins facing a major disadvantage heading into the 2025-26 season Do you think this is going to a massive disadvantage for the Boston Bruins? | ||
| Yes | 86 | 58.5 % |
| No | 61 | 41.5 % |
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