The hiring of Marco Sturm is already paying dividends for the Boston Bruins, but there is an underrated hiring that might be the difference in the future. The organization added Steve Spott to be an assistant coach under Sturm with a plan for him to fix a struggling power play, and it's already looking much better than last season.
It's hard to give him full credit for fixing it until we see how teams adjust through the first few weeks of the season, but Spott's ability to put forth new plans on the fly is going to be a massive asset for the Bruins this season.