With�David Backes looking like he's got himself back in the Boston Bruins lineup, Ryan Donato looks like the odd man out.�
Sure one could easily call out Donato's one goal in the last 10 games as being a reason Donato is in the press box. However Bruins head coach Bruce Cassidy has taken him out of the lineup for one specific reason.�
Work ethic.�
Cassidy says that Donato hasn't been working hard enough and needs to be way stronger on the puck if he wants to be in the lineup on a regular basis.�
It's not like a flat tire you put air in and it gets fixed, Cassidy https://www.bostonglobe.com/sports/bruins/2019/01/19/weakness-for-ryan-donato-his-strength-puck/T1UsZ0BvDVggfiy4UHYZTM/story.html It takes a while. Some guys have it naturally.
Sounds like Donato is really going to get back to work if he wants to play again.�