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Top-six player removed from the Bruins lineup: Fans are demanding Don Sweeney takes action
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A new statement has suggested a top-six player in the Boston Bruins' lineup should be demoted, and it's shocking.
The Boston Bruins, who are now 3-3-0, in the 2025/26 NHL regular season have been in pursuit of a retool since their fire sale in March near the end of last season.
This retool has evidently caused the Boston Bruins' front office and general manager, Don Sweeney, undergo an extremely busy offseason in attempt to bring this Original Six franchise back into contention.
Yet, now, it seems as though fans are still expecting this organization to undergo some major moves.
And one major move that has now been circulating the media, is the send-down of top-six player, Viktor Arvidsson.
New statement surfaces, suggesting the Boston Bruins should demote a top-six player
In a recent post on social media, via «X», a Bruins reporter unveiled that the Boston organization should make a major move by giving Viktor Arvidsson a rude awakening.
Take a look:
«If Sweeney and Neely were serious about «earning your job» mantra, Viktor Arvidsson would not be playing tonight.
He hasn't been dependable defensively and isn't doing enough on offense to make up for it. This goes back to preseason.
The season is still young and Sturm deserves some leash to make his own lineup, but at some point your actions need to match your words. Otherwise the culture you seek to build becomes poisoned.»
He hasn't been dependable defensively and isn't doing enough on offense to make up for it. This goes back to preseason.
The season is still young and Sturm deserves some leash to make his own lineup, but at some point your actions need to match your words. Otherwise the culture you seek to build becomes poisoned.»
Arvidsson has in fact been lacking dependability thus far into the 2025/26 NHL regular season, and while it is still early to assume his underwhelming play will be long term, the Boston Bruins organization should make a call of action.
This is due to the fact that, despite it being so early into the season, if the Boston Bruins intend to be competitive this year, they need make some harsh moves to pursuit their goal.
Do you think the Boston Bruins should give Viktor Arvidsson a rude awakening by healthy scratching him?
| POLL | ||
OCTOBRE 20 | 165 ANSWERS Top-six player removed from the Bruins lineup: Fans are demanding Don Sweeney takes action Do you think the Boston Bruins should give Viktor Arvidsson a rude awakening by healthy scratching him? | ||
| Yes | 110 | 66.7 % |
| I think so | 27 | 16.4 % |
| No | 22 | 13.3 % |
| I don't think so | 6 | 3.6 % |
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