Nikita Zadorov has heard plenty of the commentary surrounding the Bruins entering the 2025-26 season.
Last year didn’t go according to plan for Zadorov and the rest of his teammates — with a team seemingly poised to punch their ticket to the playoffs for the ninth year in a row bottoming out with a 33-39-10 record.
The start of captains practice at Warrior Ice Arena represents a clean slate for the Bruins as the team tries to build itself back up as a sustainable contender for the long haul.
But after Don Sweeney and Boston’s top brass opted to uproot Boston’s roster and trade away key cogs in hopes of acquiring future assets, it remains to be seen if the Bruins can right the ship and re-establish themselves as a playoff club in the span of just one year.