Maybe it's because Sean Kuraly, used in Ritchie's place to end the Carolina series, wasn't healthy enough for the heavier lifting of third-line duty. One negative mark Cooper has on his resume that Cassidy does not is a really bad series loss to a team that his team should have beaten. Either way, ugly scene. There’s perhaps no greater indictment on the Bruins’ performance and execution than that.Yet the Bruins being the Bruins, they couldn’t help but fight back a little bit. Bruins Academy With Boston down 5-1, Tyler Myers put a big hit on Karson Kuhlman that sent the Bruins winger into the Canucks bench. Yes, the Bruins won a series they should have won, but it was how they did it. After Game 2 of the first round, the Bruins scratched Ritchie, an apparent sign that they'd seen enough.Yet when the second round began, Ritchie was back skating to the left of Charlie Coyle on the third line. I'm sure Ritchie wants to work through these struggles, but it's seemingly only getting worse. See all the photos, pres. And again.At 4-1, Cassidy had to pull the plug on Halak, giving the 35-year-old some rest to prepare for Friday night’s Game 4. Cassidy admitted as much.“You kind of got to bear down at the start of the second period, first 10 minutes, and we weren’t able to do that, sort of tilt the ice back in our favor, and they took full advantage of the opportunities given to them in the first period and after for that matter,” Cassidy said. Vasilvskiy has a proven NHL backup in Curtis McElhinney behind him if he needs a break while Halak has two completely untested netminders.The press conferences of Bruce Cassidy and Jon Cooper are a treat. Apps Read the full statement from the Boston Bruins. by Ticketmaster, the Bruins return to the ice after a four-month hiatus and begin their playoff run in Toronto. Bruins, fellow NHLers entering a different fray This website uses cookies to improve your experience. They took advantage of it and that's what good teams do. A comeback from a 3-1 series deficit may not normally be an impossible journey, but against this imposing Lightning team, it looks like it would likely lay the path for a ticket out of the bubble and a far-too-early end to a Presidents’ Trophy-winning season.A win, on the other hand, would even the series and breathe some life into a team that showed none of it on Wednesday. Behind the B People have been in worse situations and come out on top,” said Charlie Coyle.
The stands at Scotiabank Arena will be empty Sunday night for Game 1 between the Bruins and Lightning, but the teams won’t need any fans to stoke their fires.The last time these two teams occupied the same 200-by-85-foot sheet of ice, it was March 7 and the B’s and Bolts that night reminded folks just how great the sport of hockey can be when it’s played with passion, purpose and a wee bit of hate. ©2020 Boston Globe Media Partners, LLC ... David Krejci dropped the gloves with Joe Pavelski in a rare fight during Boston's 4-3 win over Dallas. News Lightning: Karson Kuhlman, Connor Clifton return for Game 4Bruins vs.