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Head coach Marco Sturm just revealed the Boston Bruins opening night roster
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The Boston Bruins have had a lot of questions surrounding their roster entering this season, but head coach Marco Sturm may have just leaked what the Bruins opening night roster will look like.
Don Sweeney signed nine new players to contracts during free agency, absolutely crowding the Bruins bottom-six.
His reason for signing a bunch of depth players was because he wanted to challenge players to earn their roles.
Bruins realistic look of an opening night roster
Today during practice, Marco Sturm said "go with your lines" ahead of a drill, and these are the lines that were combined.
«Go with your lines» - Marco Sturm before BOS most recent drill in Group A practice.
Those lines?
Geekie-Lindholm-Pastrnak
Blumel-Zacha-Arvidsson
Mittelstadt-Poitras-Jeannot
Eyssimont-Kuraly-Kastelic
Khusnutdinov-Minten-Steeves
Those lines?
Geekie-Lindholm-Pastrnak
Blumel-Zacha-Arvidsson
Mittelstadt-Poitras-Jeannot
Eyssimont-Kuraly-Kastelic
Khusnutdinov-Minten-Steeves
There is a good chance that this is what the Boston Bruins opening night roster will look like.
Bruins also working on the power play
The Bruins were also working on their power play today, and there is also a good chance this is what they go with to open the season.
#Bruins PP units:
PP1: McAvoy, Pastrnak, Geekie, Zacha, E. Lindholm.
PP2: H. Lindholm, Lohrei, Mittelstadt, Blumel, Arvidsson.
PP1: McAvoy, Pastrnak, Geekie, Zacha, E. Lindholm.
PP2: H. Lindholm, Lohrei, Mittelstadt, Blumel, Arvidsson.
Along with that, it seems like we got a hint on what the Bruins defensive pairs are going to look like entering the season as well.
Lohrei-McAvoy
Lindholm-Peeke
Zadorov-Jokiharju
Harris-Soderstrom
Lindholm-Peeke
Zadorov-Jokiharju
Harris-Soderstrom
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