Bruins to have new look first line in Tampa
It's a big one tonight, as the Boston Bruins travel to play the Tampa Bay Lightning.
To prepare, head coach Jim Montgomery showed off a new look first line. Craig Smith had been playing with Brad Marchand and Patrice Bergeron for the last few games but now it's somebody else's turn.
Matt Porter of the Boston Globe shared who got the promotion during this morning's practice:
Hall playing RW with Bergeron and Marchand tonight. There's a swerve.
Ullmark in net.
Ullmark in net.
It's an interesting idea from Montgomery, as Taylor Hall hasn't spent a lot of time with Marchand or Bergeron, but it's something that could work really well.
As per Connor Ryan:
Taylor Hall, Patrice Bergeron and Brad Marchand have played a whopping ... 5:10 of 5v5 ice time together over the last three seasons.
Boston outscored opponents, 1-0, in that very small sample size.
Boston outscored opponents, 1-0, in that very small sample size.
Hall broke a 16-game goalless streak on Tuesday in Montreal. The 31-year-old currently has 14 goals and 17 assists in 47 games.
The full Boston lineup is projected to look as follows:
Marchand-Bergeron-Hall
Zacha-Krejci-Pastrnak
Frederic-Coyle-Smith
Foligno-Koppanen-Greer
Zacha-Krejci-Pastrnak
Frederic-Coyle-Smith
Foligno-Koppanen-Greer
Grzelcyk-McAvoy
Lindholm-Carlo
Forbort-Clifton
Lindholm-Carlo
Forbort-Clifton
Ullmark
Swayman
Swayman
| POLL | ||
JANVIER 26 | 165 ANSWERS Bruins to have new look first line in Tampa Who should play with Bergeron and Marchy? | ||
| Hall | 84 | 50.9 % |
| Pastrnak | 48 | 29.1 % |
| Smith | 19 | 11.5 % |
| Zacha | 14 | 8.5 % |
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