The hits just keep coming for the Bruins.
Before Saturday’s matinee against the Buffalo Sabres, B’s coach Bruce Cassidy announced that first line left wing Brad Marchand entered the NHL’s Covid protocols list. Marchand joined Sean Kuraly and Jake DeBrusk, both of whom have been out of action for over a week on the list.
“You’re always going to get thrown curve balls,” said Cassidy. “We have a deep roster and the other guys are ready to go. As I told the group today, Marchie plays on average 19 minutes. That’s 19 minutes (of opportunity) for somebody else, so step up and grab it. Every player in that room probably wants more responsibility. No player says ‘Play me less, coach.’ So here’s a day that they’re going to get some of that.”
In dealing with the uncertainties of this season, Cassidy said he’s drawn on his experience coaching in the AHL, where players are constantly coming and going.
“You deal a little bit with those kinds of situations so there is a little bit of history there where you just get used to it and move on to the next player,” said Cassidy.
Trent Frederic gets the biggest chance of his young NHL career, as he’ll jump up to play in Marchand’s spot with Patrice Bergeron and David Pastrnak.
“(The message) to Frederic was play to your strengths,” said Cassidy. “You’ve got to shoot the puck on that line. Don’t automatically defer. We talked about that (Friday) in practice. Younger guys do it all the time. And he’s going to do it today. I know there’ll be a couple of times where he’ll look to make a play where it’s 50-50 whether he should shoot or pass. And when he comes back to the bench, we’ll have to say ‘Freddy, trust your instincts. It’s never a bad play to shoot the puck.’ Teammates don’t generally get on you when you shoot the puck, unless you’re missing an obvious play. These guys are all pros… and he still needs to be physical, get to the front of the net for those two.”
With Tuukka Rask out for the weekend, Daniel Vladar gets the start on Saturday and Jaroslav Halak will play Sunday against the Devils. Cassidy wasn’t looking any further ahead than that..
The B’s also announced that defenseman John Moore, who has played sparingly the last two season, elected to undergo hip arthroscopy and labral repair on March 22. He will be out 5-6 months. The surgery was performed by Dr. Brian Kelly in New York.
It has been a rough go for Moore since he signed with the B’s as a free agent on July 1, 2018. He suffered a shoulder injury in his first season with the Bruins for which he would require major offseason surgery that cut into his second season. He never got his footing under him last season and was replaced in the lineup. Moore played just 24 games last season and was limited to five games this season.
Moore has two more years left on his five year deal that comes with a cap hit of $2.75 million.
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