BRIGHTON — For six games, the Bruins went to battle without their 6-9 captain Zdeno Chara. A big presence lost both figuratively and literally, the Black and Gold needed each member of their 20-man roster to contribute and fill Chara’s void.
It wasn’t pretty at times to be sure, especially in the first two games where defensive breakdowns and odd-man rushes proved costly in losses to the Senators and Flames that kept the Bruins outside the top-eight of the Eastern Conference standings on Thanksgiving weekend. But things started to come together in the next four contests without Chara earning at least one point in games against the Lightning, Flyers,
But things started to come together in the next four contests without Chara earning at least one point in games against the Lightning, Flyers, Hurricanes and Sabres.