When things were not going well for the Boston Bruins during their six-game losing streak, first-year head coach Marco Sturm sent a couple of messages to Marat Khusnutdinov and Casey Mittlestadt. Both were healthy scratches, and it was a clear message from their coach.
Both players responded to the scratches and have been good since returning and are a big part of the Black and Gold's current six-game winning streak. During the first five games of the streak, young defenseman Mason Lohrei was a scratch. A big reason for that was the return of Hampus Lindholm, but also because he wasn't playing well.