Boston Bruins Head Coach Breaks The Silence After Controversial Roster Move Involving A Fan Favourite
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Boston Bruins head coach Joe Sacco has finally spoke out on his controversial roster move he made ahead of their game against the Washington Capitals involving fan favourite Fabian Lysell.
Since being recalled, Fabian Lysell has appeared in four straight games for the Boston Bruins, but was once agains healthy scratched for their game against the Washington Capitals at TD Garden on Tuesday.
The former first-round draft pick of the Boston Bruins is still searching for his first NHL point, and has some good looks but has yet to record it. Joe Sacco did state that his lack of offense wans't the reason for him being healthy scratched.
Joe Sacco Reveals Why Fabian Lysell Was A Healthy Scratch
After the game, Sacco stated that it was a roster decision because of the opponent they were facing, but the Bruins can't keep shelling him and at some point are going to have to play him against a solid team to see how he can hold up.
«You saw the game up there, right?» Bruins interim head coach Joe Sacco replied when asked why Lysell was a healthy scratch. «It was more if a decision of who we were playing tonight. But Fabian's fine. It's only one game. He'll draw back in at some point again.
«He's going to continue to build his game. But tonight was more of a line decision based on the opponent.»
«He's going to continue to build his game. But tonight was more of a line decision based on the opponent.»
Instead, Joe Sacco placed Jeffrey Viel into the Bruins lineup, who was recalled on an emergency basis Tuesday morning and stated he was in the lineup due to the opponent's size.
«We're playing a big, heavy team tonight against Washington,» Sacco told reporters, per the team. «That's why the option to have Viel draw in tonight, he might be in.»
Viel did not contribute on the scoresheet for the Bruins, but did give the fans some entertainement when him and Dylan Mcllrath dropped the gloves at center ice.
There is a chance that Lysell will draw back into the lineup on Thursday whenever the Boston bruins take on the Montreal Canadiens at the Bell Centre.
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