Boston Bruins Announce Big Changes To Their Roster Moments Before Puck Drop
Boston Bruins head coach Joe Sacco announced some big changes ahead of their early game against the San Jose Sharks.
The Boston Bruins will be looking to bounce back after a sour lose to the Ottawa Senators when they face the San Jose Sharks at TD Garden early on Monday.
The Bruins are coming off of a horrible 6-5 shootout loss to the Ottawa Senators on Saturday night. Giving up two late goals in the third period, ultimately lead to the Bruins loss in the extra session.
Since this loss, the Bruins have made some roster changes, and some big ones that could change things if they click.
The Bruins have a new looking top line with Brad Marchand playing alongside Matt Poitras, and Vinni Lettieri. Elias Lindholm, and Charlie McAvoy have dropped down to the third line.
The Bruins are fortunate that they will be facing a bottom of the league team today, as the San Jose Sharks have lost five of their last six games, and this is the perfect opportunity for the Bruins to have a bounce back game.
Jeremy Swayman, who has been excellent for the Bruins lately has been finding his rhythm in net finally, and is expected to guard the crease for the Bruins as they take on the San Jose Sharks.
Puck drop for this matchup is scheduled for 1 p.m. ET at TD Garden.
Here are the projected lines and pairings for both teams:
BRUINS (22-19-6)
Morgan Geekie - Pavel Zacha - David Pastrnak
Brad Marchand - Matthew Poitras - Vinni Lettieri
Trent Frederic - Elias Lindholm - Charlie Coyle
Justin Brazeau - John Beecher - Mark Kastelic
Nikita Zadorov - Andrew Peeke
Parker Wotherspoon - Brandon Carlo
Mason Lohrei - Jordan Oesterle
Jeremy Swayman
SHARKS (14-28-6)
Fabian Zetterlund - Mikael Granlund - Will Smith
William Eklund - Macklin Celebrini - Ty Dellandrea
Carl Grundstrom - Alex Wennberg - Luke Kunin
Barclay Goodrow - Nico Strum - Collin Graf
Jake Walman - Cody Ceci
Mario Ferraro - Henry Thrun
Marc-Edouard Vlasic - Jan Rutta
