How early? Well, according to Pastrnak, he was hurt during his very first shift during game one and never fully recovered.
As Patrick Donnelly of Boston Sports Journal pointed out on Tuesday night, Pastrnak's injury most likely occurred after a missed breakaway and an ‘'extra'' hit from Aaron Ekblad into the boards. See below:
Even with his shoulder ailing him, Pastrnak registered 5 goals in the seven games against the Panthers. Clearly, it wasn't the Pasta that Bruins fans saw put up 61 goals and 52 assists in the regular season.