BOSTON BRUINS QUOTES Pregame Wednesday, August 26, 2020 BOSTON BRUINS HEAD COACH BRUCE CASSIDY on His Goalie for Game 3… We H
BOSTON BRUINS QUOTES Pregame Wednesday, August 26, 2020 BOSTON BRUINS HEAD COACH BRUCE CASSIDY On his goalie for game 3… We have a couple game time – certainly one game time decision up front. Halak is scheduled to start. He did not skate on the ice today so he’s recovered well. That’s the plan. And then, like I said, we’ll have a game-time decision. We may have to dress seven D tonight, take a forward out. We’ve kind of contemplated that going into the back-to-back – on the second night of the back-to-back, that’s something we’re mulling over. We’ll make a decision by game time. On the thought process of using of seven D… Back-to-back game, some guys it’s a heavier workload. You’re playing McAvoy upward of 25 minutes. Just go give – we have some smaller guys that it’s been a physical series for them. So, save a little wear and tear, put some fresh legs in there. The disadvantage of seven D is finding your rhythm as a defenseman. The second part of that is obviously up front, what if we get an injury to a forward? Now you’re really down to 10, so there can be some risk involved in the playoffs, especially considering the tight games we’ve been in like overtimes. That’s where we have to be careful. At the end of the day, one thing that has happened in the past is Connor Clifton has played forward. If he’s in the lineup he’s not unfamiliar with that.
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