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Bruins top forward faces major demotion ahead of game VS Buffalo Sabres
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The Bruins are making a big lineup change ahead of their game against the Buffalo Sabres tonight, and it involves a top forward facing a major demotion.
All season long so far, despite a couple of games, Morgan Geekie has been on the top line with Elias Lindholm and David Pastrnak.
This line carried the Boston Bruins last season, basically factoring in on every goal they scored.
Well, it seems like the Bruins are changing that up, probably to try and get more depth scoring from their lines.
At some point during their last game against the New York Islanders, the Bruins made some line changes, and it seems like those lines are sticking ahead of tonight's game.
Bruins' top forward dropped down to third line
During their last game, Sturm ended up switching Khusnutdinov with Geekie and liked what he saw.
Khusnutdinov ended up joining the Bruins' top line with Lindholm and Pastrnak, whereas Geekie joined the third line with Jeannot and Fraser Minten.
Ahead of tonight's game, it looks like those lines will stay intact, at least for the beginning of the game.
Looks like Marat Khusnutdinov is sticking with Lindholm and Pastrnak on Boston's top line - at least to start Thursday's game.
Here are the Bruins' set lines for tonight:
Tonight's lineup:
Khusnutdinov-Lindholm-Pastrnak
Mittelstadt-Zacha-Arvidsson
Jeannot-Minten-Geekie
Eyssimont-Kuraly-Kastelic
Zadorov-McAvoy
Lindholm-Peeke
Aspirot-Jokiharju
Korpisalo
Khusnutdinov-Lindholm-Pastrnak
Mittelstadt-Zacha-Arvidsson
Jeannot-Minten-Geekie
Eyssimont-Kuraly-Kastelic
Zadorov-McAvoy
Lindholm-Peeke
Aspirot-Jokiharju
Korpisalo
It seems like Sturm is hoping that moving Geekie to the third line will provide more depth scoring, considering Geekie leads the team in goals with 8.
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OCTOBRE 30 | 139 ANSWERS Bruins top forward faces major demotion ahead of game VS Buffalo Sabres Do you think the Bruins are demoting Morgan Geekie to try and get depth scoring? | ||
| Yes | 80 | 57.6 % |
| No | 59 | 42.4 % |
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