Three massive takeaways from Boston Bruins shootout loss to the Philadelphia Flyers

This time, things did not go how the Boston Bruins wanted, and it was quite surprising, especially considering the Bruins had a NHL heavy lineup, against a rookie stacked Flyers lineup.

Here are three takeaways from tonight's game.

Many believed the Bruins were going to light up the Flyers when looking at both teams rosters, but that wasn't the case.

The Bruins ended up dressing 14 veteran players, and only scored 2 goals against a rookie team.

If this is a glimpse of how the season is going to go, it's going to be another long one for the Boston Bruins.

David Pastrnak made his return to the ice tonight since it was made public that he has tendinitis.

Watching him play, it's clear that it's not slowing him down at all. Pastrnak was throwing the body, and making plays like normal, he even ended up picking up an assist on Sean Kuraly's goal.

One player that there was a lot of question marks around entering the season was defenseman Hampus Lindholm.

Lindholm suffered a season ending injury last season, and many believed he may be rusty entering the year, but that wasn't the case.

In just his second preseason game, Lindholm is looking really good right now, and that's promising for the Boston Bruins.

If the Bruins do want to be a competitive team once again, Lindholm is going to play a massive role in it.