Patrice Bergeron officially hung up his skates over the summer, but the former Bruins captain’s influence is still felt in Boston’s dressing room.
While Bergeron’s steadying presence and words of encouragement are no longer broadcast from Boston’s bench, the 38-year-old ex-Bruin kept tabs on his longtime teammates during the stressful stretch of days leading up to the NHL trade deadline last week.
Speaking on Saturday after the deadline passed, Bruins netminder Linus Ullmark admitted that Bergeron reached out to him last week as trade rumors hovered over him.
Jake DeBrusk found himself on similar unsteady ground last week.