Sean Kuraly didn’t mince words when asked of the responsibilities that fall on teammate Nikita Zadorov’s shoulders.
“It’s a hard job. I would not want it,” the Bruins veteran forward acknowledged.
On the frozen sheet, the 6-foot-7 Zadorov serves as Boston’s battering ram — called upon to police post-whistle shenanigans, eat up pucks on taxing PK reps, and dole out bone-crunching checks.
It’s a tough task, but someone’s got to do it on this Bruins roster.
“I wouldn’t want to do it myself,” Pavel Zacha added on Zadorov’s job description.
Granted, Zadorov’s teammates aren’t talking about the hits he delivers on the ice.