NEW YORK, NEW YORK - JANUARY 11: Jake DeBrusk #74 of the Boston Bruins celebrates his second period goal against the New York Islanders at Barclays Center on January 11, 2020 in New York City. (Photo by Mike Stobe/NHLI via Getty Images)
If Brad Marchand is not able to begin the season as he recovers from sports hernia surgery in September, here are three in-house choices the Bruins have to bump up to their top line.
In October, the Boston Bruins announced that their two wings on the first line underwent surgeries in September. Left wing Brad Marchand had surgery for a sports hernia and right wing David Pastrnak had surgery on his right hip and labral repair.