Taking four of six points on the road to start a season, on the surface, is never a bad way to get the ball rolling. The fact that the Boston Bruins did so while rolling out eight new faces (inlcluding four rookies) and were without their most valuable player in Patrice Bergeron is even more impressive. They scored eleven goals (including two empty-netters), they came from behind in both of their wins, and Brandon Carlo at 19 years old continues to display aptitude beyond his years and experience.
Going beyond the results, however, paints a different picture: All three games were played against teams that (like Boston) failed to make the playoffs last season, and whose chances for playoff hockey in 2017 appear to be marginal, at best.