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DJ Bean grew up in Section 127 of Fenway Park thanks to his grandfather's season ticket package and has immersed himself in the Boston sports scene ever since. In addition to co-founding multi-sport draft site DraftEmpire.com, DJ has written for the Boston Metro and 890 ESPN, among other outlets. He has been writing for WEEI.com since the summer of 2009 and continues to spread the Byron Leftwich gospel on Guest Street.

 
 
COLUMNS
DJ Bean
10/16/2012 - 3:20pm
Is NHL owners' new proposal the beginning of the end of the lockout?
What's the catch?
DJ Bean
09/18/2012 - 4:24am
Early thoughts on the NHL lockout
The NHL has found its way back into no man’s land.
DJ Bean
09/15/2012 - 6:52pm
With future unclear, Peter Chiarelli goes bold
Peter Chiarelli had decisions to make. 
DJ Bean
09/11/2012 - 5:23pm
Big money: Tyler Seguin can't be a kid anymore
Forgive the lack of details, but here’s an anecdote: After a Bruins home game, Tyler Seguin was busting Shawn Thornton’s chops because he had set the enforcer up for a scoring opportunity but Thornton blew it.  
DJ Bean
09/10/2012 - 5:43pm
Familiar uncertainty: Bruins preparing for lockout
BOLTON – As Tuukka Rask fielded questions prior to the Bruins’ annual golf tournament Monday, a reporter asked when he thought the season might start.  “My guess is as good as yours,” Rask answered. “I really don't know. Some people say December, some people say November, some people say January. Who the heck knows?”
DJ Bean
09/05/2012 - 1:21am
Reasons to worry about an NHL lockout
It's common for negotiations to go down to the last minute. With 10 days to go until the NHL’s collective bargaining agreement expires, both commissioner Gary Bettman and NHLPA executive Donald Fehr have their arms crossed and haven't sat at the negotiating table since Friday. When they’ll talk next is anyone’s guess, as reports have suggested they don’t have any further negotiating sessions planned.
DJ Bean
08/19/2012 - 5:35pm
10 things to help understand the NHL's CBA negotiations
When it comes to negotiations regarding a collective bargaining agreement -- and over the last two years, sports fans have had to deal with plenty of them, thanks to the NFL and NBA -- it's understandable the average fan doesn't have a major interest in the nuts and bolts of the whole thing. They want games to be played, and if they have any interest in the negotiations at all, they just want to understand them. 
DJ Bean
08/08/2012 - 7:21pm
Will Tyler Seguin get Jeff Skinner money from Bruins?
Forget the Steven Stamkos comparisons for now. When it comes to Tyler Seguin’s future, you want to look at Jeff Skinner. 
DJ Bean
08/07/2012 - 12:48am
Will Bruins have to fight complacency?
  MIDDLETON – If roster turnover is healthy, would that make a lack of turnover unhealthy? 
DJ Bean
07/24/2012 - 7:15pm
For Bruins' roster, change is ... not happening
Call it complacent, call it too comfortable or call it unheard of in today's day and age. The Bruins could -- and very well may -- enter the season without a single veteran pickup. GM Peter Chiarelli likes what he has, and assuming he wasn't throwing the media for a loop on Tuesday, that's the way it's going to be. 
DJ Bean
07/19/2012 - 5:26pm
Daniel Paille: The life of a player rep during CBA negotiations
When will Daniel Paille have an offseason? He may have one every year, but Paille’s certainly kept busy in each of the last two summers. The last offseason was jubilation, and this one could be doom and gloom. 
DJ Bean
07/16/2012 - 10:59am
CBA talks open with a joke
With the collective bargaining agreement set to expire on Sept. 15, the talks between the owners and the NHLPA (led by Donald Fehr), could be lengthy. The owners decided to open with a joke. 
DJ Bean
07/03/2012 - 7:48am
Five things we learned from development camp: Bruins have reason for optimism
This isn’t the best year to be a nearly NHL-ready Bruins prospect. 
DJ Bean
07/02/2012 - 4:46pm
You're an actor: Shawn Thornton discusses his Cam Neely moment in movie 'Ted'
It took Shawn Thornton 11 hours to say, “You’re an [expletive].” 
DJ Bean
06/29/2012 - 9:17pm
Malcolm Subban just like P.K., which is why Bruins fans will like him
WILMINGTON -- When it comes to the Subbans, don’t believe everything you hear. 
DJ Bean
06/28/2012 - 5:53pm
Dougie Hamilton ready for the next step
WILMINGTON – What will Dougie Hamilton’s catchphrase be?
DJ Bean
06/27/2012 - 1:23am
What to watch for at Bruins' development camp
The Bruins are set to open their sixth annual development camp on Thursday, and fans who are in the area will get a chance to check out the likes of Dougie Hamilton, Malcolm Subban, Jared Knight, Ryan Spooner and Alexander Khokhlachev, among others. The schedule and roster can be found below. Here are the biggest things to check out if you’re planning on taking in any of the sessions:
DJ Bean
06/21/2012 - 4:29pm
Can't-miss kid: Tyler Seguin Reflects on Draft - Before, During and Two Years After
Tyler Seguin will always have a special place in his heart for the NHL draft. After all, it was just two short years ago that the draft defined the then-18-year-old Plymouth Whalers star center. Now, he’s an NHL All-Star and a Stanley Cup champion.
DJ Bean
06/13/2012 - 7:25pm
Peter Chiarelli continues to keep players off the open market
  The late, great Terry Kath once sang that he wanted to be free. There aren't many Bruins who can identify with that, thanks to what Peter Chiarelli has cultivated in Boston.
DJ Bean
06/12/2012 - 1:36am
What the Chris Kelly and Gregory Campbell signings mean for the Bruins
On the same night that another team raised the Stanley Cup, the Bruins made two moves to keep members of their Cup-winning team in Boston. 
DJ Bean
06/07/2012 - 1:54am
What making it to Boston would mean to Mark Prior
PAWTUCKET -- Mark Prior feels like he’s working his way to the majors for the first time in his career. 
DJ Bean
06/05/2012 - 2:08am
Is Tuukka Rask a No. 1 goalie?
For all of the talk of Tim Thomas leaving his teammates high and dry, he sure did come up big for the guy who sits next to him in the Bruins’ dressing room. 
DJ Bean
06/03/2012 - 9:52pm
Wherever he is, Tim Thomas isn't going to change
If you’re trying to figure out what Tim Thomas is thinking or doing, save yourself the headache and just give up. Take the good with the bewildering. 
DJ Bean
05/24/2012 - 7:27pm
Why the Bruins shouldn't spend big for a big name
Hoping for the Bruins to spend big this offseason? Don’t count on it. 
DJ Bean
04/27/2012 - 3:10pm
A glimpse into Tim Thomas' future (and his pronouns)
It's always something with Tim Thomas. 


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Barry Pederson on the game three win

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Pierre McGuire, NBC Sports, on the Stanley Cup Finals

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Andy Brickley, NESN: Previews Game 3 between the Bruins and Blackhawks

Andy Brickley joins Mut and Merloni in studio to take phone calls from the listeners and to preview Game 3 of the Stanley Cup.

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