Just two days ago, head coach Jim Montgomery called out the Boston Bruins as they struggled to handle pucks against the heavy-checking New York Rangers.
On Saturday, the Bruins looked to take Montgomery’s criticisms into something productive against the Philadelphia Flyers. The Bruins couldn’t quite match the desperation of John Tortorella’s squad en route to a second straight loss to kick off their six-game road trip.
The Bruins came back twice in the third to tie the game only to return to chase mode, resulting in a 3-2 loss. Here’s what we learned as the Bruins drop back-to-back decisions in regulation for the first time in the calendar year.