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Winnipeg Jets 1215740 Projecting the protected list: Who’s staying with the Winnipeg Jets and who could be picked by the Seattle Kra SPORT-SCAN, INC. 941-284-4129 1215689 Boston Bruins To make it all the worse, offense from the Bruins’ third and fourth lines was nonexistent. The bottom-six forwards also failed to muster enough of the defensive pluck that so often can spark offense from the scoring Bruins have the most identifiable roster in town, but will it last? lines. Third-line pivot Charlie Coyle finished the postseason 2-1—3 in 11 games and was a team-worst minus-8. That’s a long summer. By Kevin Paul Dupont Globe Staff,Updated June 12, 2021, 12:55 p.m. The muckers didn’t muck. Too few of the scorers scored. Finally, the crusher came when defenseman Brandon Carlo exited Game Their postseason disappointment still palpable, Bruins management any No. 3 with yet another concussion, drilled into the rear wall on a clean, hour now will offer preliminary indication what their roster will look like stiff check by the Islanders’ Cal Clutterbuck. The Bruins already were when they next convene on the ice in Brighton for the start of training without Kevan Miller on the right side, not to mention the earlier losses of camp in September. depth guys John Moore and Steven Kampfer (both to surgery). Time changes everything, of course, and time mixed with playoff regret The Bruins chiseled out a 2-1 overtime win the night Carlo exited, and typically means a deeper cut. Last season’s dismissal by the Lightning then were outscored, 15-7, over the next three losses. Rush after rush, led to waving goodbye to Torey Krug and Zdeno Chara. In the weeks Islanders forwards blitzed into the Boston end, rarely, if ever, suffering ahead, we could see unrestricted free agents Tuukka Rask and David the rude awakenings they might have been dealt had Carlo and Miller Krejci (29 years of combined Spoked-B service), both members of the been on duty. The backline turned soft and porous, a bad combination in 2011 Stanley Cup team, likewise headed for the door. February, and lethal in the spring. Granted, this is open to debate, but the Bruins, even in the hours No telling now if general manager Don Sweeney, after allowing Chara following their most recent loss, have the most identifiable roster among and Krug to leave town, will retain Rask and/or Krejci. The two are pricey, the town’s four major sports. Remarkable. Even though it has been 10 aging, and their performances at times can be, shall we say, frustrating years since their last championship. and uneven. Roster identity alone clearly does not equate to championships, or even Undeniable, though, is the fact that Rask and Krejci have logged long, solid playoff runs, but it keeps the customers engaged. If the time has valuable, and distinguished service here, very much contributing to a come for Rask and/or Krejci to move on, no matter by whose decision, positive team identity that the other three major pro teams now find the franchise’s valuable, fragile “Q” factor will take a significant hit. themselves, to varying degrees, unable or unwilling to match. Unfortunately, we’re getting used to that drill around here. Fail though they have yet again, the Bruins overall have succeeded in constructing an engaging and entertaining product full of very The Red Sox, not even three years past their most recent World Series recognizable roster faces. Not long ago, all the rosters were like that here win, have since bought full boat into the MLB “parts is parts” theory of in the city of champions. Not so anymore. roster building. We’ve gone from the big-name mind-set of Pedro Martinez, David Ortiz, Manny Ramirez, Mookie Betts, et al, to a mulligan We’ve learned upon seeing some of these guys leave, even those far stew lineup cooked up in a hardball analytics lab. At Fenway, the motto is from perfect, that their equals aren’t walking through that door to pick up “numbers super nominibus” (numbers above names). where they left off. Out in Foxborough, they’re telling us the Brady-less, Gronkowski-less, SEASON OF SETBACKS Edelman-less Patriots could be back on the path to Super Bowl glory in no time. Trust the process. That’s the same process that told us a year DeBrusk looking to turn the page ago to trust Cam Newton to run the offense, saw where that went, and It was a difficult season for Jake DeBrusk, whose future in Boston is in then brought him back for seconds this fall.