The Bruins proceed to be shorthanded as Matt Grzelcyk joined David Pastrnak and Hampus Lindholm on the shelf for Tuesday’s recreation towards the St. Louis Blues.
Grzelcyk is newest to hitch the infirmary. He left Sunday’s recreation in Washington when he pinched down from his left level place and had contact with Capital Nic Dowd within the first interval. He seemed to be favoring his proper shoulder when he left the ice.
“He feels a little better, but we’ll aim for Thursday,” stated coach Bruce Cassidy of Grzelcyk.
The undersized Grzelcyk is a whiz at shifting the puck in tight areas and out of his personal finish, however his body places him vulnerable to harm. He’s battled shoulder points all season lengthy, including some uncertainty to the B’s again finish as they head into the playoffs.
“We’re going to have to deal with it, he’s going to have to deal with it,” stated Cassidy. “Usually, he rebounds quickly, so we have to keep our fingers crossed a little bit in that regard. But we’ll have to have other guys ready to go if it happens again.”
With each Grzelcyk and Lindholm out, the B’s introduced up Jack Ahcan as an additional D-man however he was not going to play on Tuesday.
“At first it was insurance. We didn’t think Grizz would have a quick turnaround and we wanted to make sure we had enough bodies today. We’ll go from there,” stated Cassidy. “Some of it will depend on Grizz’s recovery, which I think is going to be quick. But if not, then we’d have to look at Jack. This time of year, you do have a certain amount of recalls so you have to be mindful of them. We’re going to do what we can do to put the best team on the ice, but there’s a little bit of that that comes into play.”
According to the morning line rushes, Derek Forbort was set to play with Charlie McAvoy, Mike Reilly was paired with Brandon Carlo and the third pair was one more third pair with Connor Clifton and Josh Brown.”
Pastrnak (core) and Lindholm (knee), in the meantime, skated previous to the group’s morning apply however they weren’t able to go, both.
“I guess they’re dragging on a little longer than I thought, from the first diagnosis,” stated Cassidy. “Other than that, I wish there was better news. I still don’t believe it will be long, long-term. But I thought both would be a little farther along by this time after the reports we got last week out Detroit and Columbus.”
Krug again on the Garden
Former Bruins Torey Krug, who has missed the final 10 video games with an harm, was a game-time choice for Tuesday. He has not performed in Boston since signing with the Blues after the 2019-20 season. Krug went from signing with the B’s as an undrafted free agent in 2012 to turning into the quarterback of a potent power-play and an essential a part of the membership’s management group.
“I always enjoy his personality. He’s got plenty of confidence without being one of those arrogant guys,” stated Cassidy. “He’s got as sense of humor, so he can be a prankster. I think he found a willing guy (in Brad Marchand) he could go back and forth with here so I think that lightened up everybody here. I think he did it at appropriate times. He was great in the community. He’s a guy that loves Boston. There was no doubt that. And within the room, he’d speak his mind. I know myself whether I’d talk to him about the D or the power-play, he’d have no problem saying ‘that’s not what I saw.’ And we’d hash it out. I appreciate that in a guy. Yes, when the puck dropped, he was on board with whatever we were doing. I have a real affinity for Torey as a person and as a player. Unfortunately it didn’t work out here. He moved on to St. Louis. But it doesn’t change the way I feel about him as a guy.”
Lindholm wore No 47, Krug’s quantity, when he was in Anaheim however now wears No. 27. But Cassidy stated that defenseman requested for that quantity, and it wasn’t withheld from him out of respect to Krug.
“I texted him and said ‘It’s not going to the rafters yet, buddy,’” stated Cassidy.
Carlo, Krug’ protection companion in Boston, was one of many B’s who visited with Krug on Monday evening upon the Blues’ arrival into city.
“It’s crazy that it’s been two years and he hasn’t had the opportunity to be back yet,” stated Carlo. “It felt very natural just being in Boston with him, for sure. It’s a moment that I’m sure he’s looked forward to, coming back here and battling it out against us. I’ll be fun. I’ll give him a smile in warmups. But after that, you’ve got to go with the Zdeno Chara mentality with no friends on the ice. After the game you can say hi. But it will be different. I’ve watched some games on the TV and at first it was weird to see him in that uniform but I’m getting more used to it now.”
Adjustments on the PP
After the power-play went 0-for-16 on the street journey, Cassidy made some changes to the primary unit. He inserted Jake DeBrusk into the online entrance spot, taking out Charlie Coyle, and put Taylor Hall on his sturdy facet wing. But the largest adjustment was the mindset.
“Let’s get our nose dirty a little bit, then maybe the pretty plays will come later, because they’re not happening now. That much I know. An ugly, greasy, second chance goal would get us excited again and I think the plays will start to come,” stated Cassidy.
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