Cassidy Ready To Break Up The Bruins' First Line?
The Boston Bruins dropped a tough game last night to the Toronto Maple Leafs and now find themselves down 2-1 in the series.�
After dominating the NHL throughout the season, the Bruins' top line of Brad Marchand, Patrice Bergeron and David Pastrnak were pretty quiet on Wednesday.�
Frustration is clearly starting to set in as the trio can't get on the board.�
"They're having a tougher time getting to the net," said Bruce Cassidy according to The Athletic. "As a result, I think they're trying real hard one-on-one to get there. They've got to use each other a little bit better and get an old-fashioned goal, whether it's a center-lane drive, puck to the net, a second chance. They're pretty determined guys. They'll find their way. But they're against a very committed fivesome, right now, I find, to keeping them off the scoresheet. That's a lot of playoff hockey. So I do believe a second-chance goal is in their future if they start funneling pucks a little more. Getting some pucks to the net off the rush, now it's a bit of D-zone coverage sort-outs for them. They're pretty good at finding each other if (the Leafs are) not on time. I think we need a little bit more of that where they get the other team having to make a decision."
Another loss and the Bruins could find themselves on the brink of elimination, time to break up the first line?
"If we feel if it's really an impediment of us having success, then we're going to get away from it and break up the line," Cassidy said. "We do it at times. We move Pasta around. But at the end of the day, if that's the matchup (Babcock) wants, he's going to get it. Even on the road, you can get it at certain points. We tried to get away from it on some icings to see if it would work our way. But tonight, it wasn't able to go. We'll see how it plays out Wednesday. Honestly, I don't mind it. It's two good lines going head to head every night. It's going to tilt our way at some point. Our players are too good."
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