One move that former head coach Bruce Cassidy made changed the season around, and that was moving Jake Debrusk up to the first line with Patrice Bergeron and Brad Marchand. In turn, he set up a second line of Taylor Hall, Erik Haula and David Pastrnak.
That move paid off in spades for the Bruins, and most notably was DeBrusk's upswing, as from January 1st to the end of the regular season, the forward recorded 20 goals and 14 assists.