Boston Bruins general manager Don Sweeney has been on a bit of a roll these last few weeks.
Sweeney has made several smart moves in the last month. He fired long time coach Claude Julien and went in a new direction by promoting assistant coach Bruce Cassidy to the ‘interim’ head coaching position. He then picked up forward Drew Stafford for pittance (a provisional sixth-round draft pick), and Stafford has been solid (borderline outstanding) for the Black and Gold.
Cassidy has gone 10-3 since he took over as the B’s bench boss. His leadership has brought the Bruins back into a playoff position.