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NHL Notes: Bruins in ruins; more

Bruins coach Claude Julien offered a surprisingly measured response to the 9–2 hide-tanning his team received courtesy of the Kings on Tuesday night.

“Sometimes you have to go through growing pains, and sometimes you look at your bench and say, ‘Well, I don’t really have all the experience I’d like to have to be able to counter some of these situations.’ But it’s not a big deal, it’s part of the, I guess, stage that we’re at right now with our team.”

The unasked follow-up question: What stage is this, exactly?

The Bruins clearly see themselves as a playoff team, a reasonable position considering the quality of competition in the Eastern Conference.