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Critical update released on David Krejci

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The Boston Bruins have been without the services of veteran center David Krejci for their last three games in their Round 1 Stanley Cup Playoffs series against the Florida Panthers, which has now lasted much longer than just about anyone could have guessed.

The two teams are headed back to FLA Live Arena in Sunrise, FLA after the Panthers were able to stun the Bruins on their home ice for the second time in the series, this time in the form of an overtime victory following a brutal turnover behind the net by goaltender Linus Ullmark. 

Krejci, who has not suited up since Game 2 last week thanks to an upper body injury, will be with the team as they travel back down south – though whether or not he actually suits up in tomorrow night’s Game 6 remains in question, according to head coach Jim Montgomery.

“Krejci is traveling with us, and has a couple more boxes to check before we can say he’s a player,” Montgomery explained. 

The Bruins did get captain Patrice Bergeron back for Game 5; he had previously missed the first four games of the series.

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Bruins release crucial updates on Patrice Bergeron, David Krejci

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Here’s the good news for the Boston Bruins – they’re in firm control of their Round 1 Stanley Cup Playoffs series against the Florida Panthers, taking a 3-1 lead back to the friendly confines of TD Garden in Boston after a convincing 6-2 victory in Game 4 Sunday afternoon. 

The bad news is that they’ve been without their veteran duo of Patrice Bergeron and David Krejci. The longtime Bruins forwards are both banged up; Krejci missed the final six regular season games but was able to play in the first two games of the postseason, he’s missed the past pair of games. Meanwhile, Bergeron has missed the entire postseason thanks to a late season injury. 

The Bruins and Panthers are back in action on Wednesday night, and if they’re to do as expected and punch their ticket to the second round, they could potentially do so with the veteran duo back in action, according to head coach Jim Montgomery.

“If they and the doctors say they’re able to play, they’re playing,” Montgomery said of Bergeron (and the injured David Krejci) when asked about their availability for Game 5 at TD Garden. “You don’t take chances in the playoffs. You don’t wait to know if he’s going to get another eight days of rest.

“If he’s healthy, and we know what the situation is, if he gets the green light, he’s playing on Wednesday night.”

Game 5 between the Bruins and Panthers is Wednesday night starting at 7:00 PM EST. 

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Key updates on Bergeron, Ullmark, and Krejci ahead of Game 4.

The Boston Bruins have taken a 2-1 series lead over the Florida Panthers in the first round of the Stanley Cup playoffs, and it sounds like that lead may have granted Bruins head coach Jim Montgomery some luxuries when it comes to his lineup.

On Saturday, Montgomery hinted at 2 possible changes to the Bruins lineup ahead of Game 4 when he provided updates on both goaltender Linus Ullmark and veteran forward David Krejci.

In the case of Ullmark, Montgomery admitted that he had given some thought to the idea of swapping in goaltender Jeremy Swayman for Game 4 in order to give Ullmark, who is dealing with a minor injury, some additional time to rest in the middle of the series.

“Yeah there is thoughts of going with Jeremy,” admitted Montgomery on Saturday. “Just because, one, Jeremy’s excellent, and two after tomorrow’s game there’s three days between the next one… game’s 4 and 5.”

Montgomery also indicated that David Krejci, who missed Game 3 of the series, could possibly return for Game 4 but he did not have any more to say regarding the status of the veteran Bruins forward.

“Krejci no,” responded Montgomery when asked if Krejci would skate on Saturday. “There’s no real update, I would just say he’s questionable for tomorrow.”

Montgomery was also able to confirm that Bergeron remained on track to return, not for Sunday’s Game 4, but for Game 5 this coming Wednesday.

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Jim Montgomery names his goalie for Game 4

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The Boston Bruins are set to face off against the Florida Panthers on Sunday afternoon and based on the decision made by Bruins head coach Jim Montgomery it seems safe to suggest that he is hoping to see his team take a stranglehold on this series.

On Saturday, Montgomery hinted at the possibility that we could see backup goaltender Jeremy Swayman make an appearance in Game 4 but that will not be the case after all. Montgomery confirmed on Sunday that it will be Linus Ullmark who once again gets the start for the Bruins.

Here is the rest of your Boston Bruins lineup for Game 4:

Forwards:

Brad Marchand-Charlie Coyle-Jake DeBrusk
Tyler Bertuzzi-Pavel Zacha-David Pastrnak
Nick Foligno-Trent Frederic-Taylor Hall
Jakub Lauko–Tomas Nosek–Garnet Hathaway
Defensemen:

Matt Grzelcyk-Charlie McAvoy
Hampus Lindholm-Brandon Carlo
Derek Forbort-Dmitry Orlov

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Shocking Bruins’ lineup change minutes before Game 3

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The Boston Bruins have listed forward David Krejci has a scratch for Game 3 of their first round series against the Florida Panthers on Friday night.


The Bruins then announced the reason why Krejci was out, with an upper-body injury. 

Krejci suited up for both Games 1 and 2 in Boston for the Bruins and traveled with the team for both contests in Florida. The veteran posted just an assist for far in the series.

An update is likely to be given after Game 3 with a possible hint at whether Krejci will be able to take part in Game 4 on Sunday.

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Bruins will face penalty for breaking the rules

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One of the key questions pressing the Boston Bruins last summer was whether or not longtime veteran forward Patrice Bergeron would return for another season wearing the black and yellow, the only NHL colors that he’s ever worn. He would eventually make the call to return to the team, but that wasn’t the only valuable veteran presence on the roster electing to come back for one last go of it.

Forward David Krejci, who didn’t play in the NHL last season after opting to instead return home to play in his native Czechia, announced his return to the Bruins with a one year contract. 

But thanks to both players being on Boston’s roster this season, the Bruins will be facing a financial penalty to the tune of $4.5 million.

The reasoning, viaPuck Empire: 

“This is due to the performance bonus overages stemming from their contracts. With Bergeron and Krejci eligible to sign particular types of contracts reserved for players 35 or older, they’re also eligible to receive performance bonuses in their contract that are not incorporated into the cap hit of the deal. It operates in the same way as an entry-level contract, where rookies can earn millions of dollars per season based on their performance despite a six-figure cap hit.

That’s exactly what they did, with Bergeron’s contract entitling him to up to $2.5MM in bonuses, while Krejčí was eligible for up to $2MM. Thanks to Boston’s record-breaking season and subsequent playoff appearance, both players hit every benchmark required to receive all of their bonuses.

Unfortunately, since Boston used long-term injured reserve to stay cap compliant, they weren’t able to accommodate Bergeron and Krejci’s performance bonuses under the cap at the end of the regular season. It means Boston, along with 14 other NHL teams (albeit with much smaller amounts), will have a cap charge next season equivalent to the amount of performance bonuses earned that the team couldn’t fit under the cap at the end of the season.” 

Well, live and learn.

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Bruins announce David Krejci’s status for Game 4

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The bad news for the Boston Bruins, who were already skating in tonight’s game without captain and veteran leader Patrice Bergeron, found out right before tonight’s Game 3 matchup against the Florida Panthers that fellow veteran David Krejci would not be suiting up. He was announced as a last-minute scratch due to an upper-body injury; he was replaced in the lineup by Nick Foligno. 

The good news is that the Bruins took care of business, regaining their series advantage by defeating the Panthers by a 4-2 final score. And for those wondering what Krejci’s status for Sunday’s critical Game 4 is, it’s still not 100% known. According to head coach Jim Montgomery, Krejci is “50-50” to play.

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David Krejci speaks on Boston’s uncertain lineup

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The Boston Bruins absolutely cruised through the regular season, re-writing the National Hockey League record book with a historic 65 win campaign and also setting several new marks for their astounding domination of their competition. This came on the heels of just about everyone expecting them to take a considerable step backward.

The real fun begins tonight, as the Bruins will be looking to prove that their regular season record was no fluke when they begin the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Their opening round series sees them matched up against the Florida Panthers, who had to scratch and claw (no pun) their way into the postseason this year after having proceeded the Bruins in winning the President’s Trophy last year. 

However, the Bruins may not have their full lineup available, as captain and reliable center Patrice Bergeron’s status isn’t fully determined, as head coach Jim Montgomery stated that Bergeron and a few other players have been feeling “under the weather”. He was also removed from a late season game after suffering an injury that wasn’t believed to be of the serious variety. 

According to veteran David Krejci, who is making his return to the lineup tonight for the first time in six games, it will simply be the next man up mentality for the rest of his teammates. 

“If you do your job, I think we’ve done a pretty good job in this room of just believing in ourselves,” he said. “If we do our job, the guy next to you is gonna do his job as well.”

Tonight’s game will get underway from TD Garden in downtown Bostons starting at 7:30 PM EST. 

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Updates on Bergeron, Marchand and Krejci on Saturday.

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The Boston Bruins are just days away from the start of the 2023 Stanley Cup playoffs and after such a successful regular season effort, you know the expectations being placed on the Bruins’ shoulders are at an all-time high.

That being said things aren’t perfect for the Bruins coming into the playoffs and unfortunately that appears to include a few things on the injury front as well. On Saturday, Bruins head coach Jim Montgomery provided a number of status updates regarding his core players, including an update on the status of Bruins captain Patrice Bergeron.

“You know we’re just giving him extra rest,” said Montgomery on Saturday. “He’s had a long year.”

Bergeron was notably absent from practice on Saturday and after he left the final game of the regular season early, that has understandably caused some concern ahead of the playoffs. That being said Montgomery downplayed the situation as best that he could and did something similar when the topic of Bruins forward Marchand came up.

“Same thing with Marchy,” said Montgomery. “Marchy wanted to give it a try today and he had a little bit of soreness so I said ‘Get off the ice.'”

Montgomery cited a hard practice repeatedly as the reason for being extra careful with some of his guys on Saturday, something that lines up with the scrimmage the Bruins had on the day. It sounds like Nick Foligno, Derek Forbort, and perhaps the returning David Krejci were the motivating factors behind that particular decision.

“The reason I wanted to have a hard practice with some scrimmage involved is we’re looking at Foligno and Forbort and we wanna see where their condition at game speed is,” confirmed Montgomery.

You can hear the full comments from the Bruins head coach in the short clip below:

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Bruins reveal David Krejci’s status for Game 1 of postseason

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Boston Bruins veteran forward David Krejci has missed the last six games with what is being described as a lower body injury, and he also won’t be in the lineup for his team’s regular season finale tomorrow night against the Original 6 and Atlantic Division rival Montreal Canadiens. 

The good news is that Boston, who has already set the new National Hockey League record for wins in a single season with 63, can afford to have him sitting out. And the even better news is that he will in fact be in the lineup soon. According to head coach Jim Montgomery, Krejci will be good to go when his team hits the ice for Game 1 of their opening round postseason series.