Charlie McAvoy and Brandon Carlo will both be back on the Bruins blue line leaving Hampus Lindholm as the only defenseman missing. Mark Kastelic remains out of the lineup, but there was good news on him as well as he was back at morning skate on Thursday.
On top of welcoming his first child with his wife, Kiley, on Sunday, the Boston Bruins defenseman was named an alternate captain for Team USA for the upcoming NHL 4 Nations Face-Off tournament.
The Bruins get a big boost on the blue line on Thursday night as both Charlie McAvoy and Brandon Carlo return to the lineup for Boston’s matchup against the NHL-best Winnipeg Jets at TD Garden. McAvoy,
Boeser has been starting to create chatter in the rumor mill, as the Canucks are struggling this season, and the 2015 first-round pick is a pending unrestricted free agent. With the Bruins needing more scoring in their top six, he could be an excellent player for them to bring in at the deadline.
Zdeno Chara is rejoining the Boston Bruins, though the 47-year-old will not be locking down the blue line with a Spoked-B on his chest.
Before the Western Conference leader Winnipeg faces the best team in the Eastern Conference on Saturday, the Bruins will give them a pitstop in Boston.
The Boston Bruins welcomed back historic defenseman Zdeno Chara to the organization in hopes of helping out interim head coach Joe Sacco, Brad Marchand, and the rest of the players.
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After putting together a strong showing at home last week, the Bruins snuffed out all of them momentum with an ugly loss to Buffalo.
Mason Lohrei’s has seen extended icetime this year. The ups and downs have been predictable, but he hopes they will be beneficial in the long run.