(Editor’s note: This is the first of the “combined player ratings” posts I mentioned in a recent Morning Skate. These won’t be as in-depth as some others, but will at least give us a chance to wrap this series up.)
Patrice Bergeron in 2023
78 GP, 27G, 31A, 58PTS, 61.1 FO%, 59.9 CF% (5v5)
Reader rating: 8.3
Writer rating: 8.2
It wasn’t how anyone wanted Patrice Bergeron’s NHL career to end, but the Bruins’ first-round flameout was the final act in a storied Bruins career.