This season, Coach Adam Oates certainly encourages Green to be ... first noted in his weekly 30 Thoughts column. Call it the Ray Bourque rule, if you will. Oates always respected the Hall of ...

This will be Adam Oates’ second Stanley Cup finals ... It’s a matter of personal preference.” Oates watched Ray Bourque, a close friend and teammate for six seasons with the Boston Bruins ...

One benefit of having Adam Oates as coach is that the Washington ... When Oates played with the Boston Bruins, he watched defenseman Ray Bourque work his way to legendary status, and now he ...

MINNEAPOLIS — The doubts creep into Adam Oates’ mind on the rare occasions ... “I actually talked to Ray Bourque about it. He said, ‘You’ll probably see it in a couple of years.’ ...

No matter how you slice it, the only real trouble with Adam Oates’ scathing words about ... “Our best player (Ray Bourque) is 36 and he’s gotten less and less support every year.

endearing troika in captain Ray Bourque, power forward Cam Neely and playmaker Adam Oates. Owing chiefly to a lack of a reliable supporting cast, the three only won three playoff rounds in four ...

I want to find out what’s left to Ray Bourque ... We were next in line, and he was, along with Bourque and Adam Oates, splashed on the poster above my bed. I was still a Bruins fan.

With Hall of Famers Bobby Orr, Phil Esposito and Johnny Bucyk leading the way early on and then passing the torch to fellow Hall of Famers Ray Bourque, Cam Neely and Adam Oates, the Bruins ...

Adam Oates should rise Sunday morning and drive ... He became a member of the team’s axis with Neely and defenseman Ray Bourque — both Hall of Famers — but grew unhappy with the direction ...