When the Boston Bruins returned him from their three-game road trip last week, they were looking at an important five-game homestand before the holiday break. They were looking to bank come points and remain in a firm postseason spot in the jam-packed Eastern Conference.
It has not gone the way they expected.
After four games, the Bruins are 1-2-1 with just three out of a possible eight points since the homestand started against the Utah Mammoth. They earned a season split with Utah with a 4-1 victory, but since then, they have lost to the Edmonton Oilers, 3-1, the Vancouver Canucks, 5-4 in a shootout, and 6-2 to the Ottawa Senators, which wasn't as close as you might think it was.