Boston.com · Sep 2, 2020
What’s next for 43-year-old Zdeno Chara?
Zdeno Chara. –Winslow Townson/AP PhotoBOSTON (AP) — The Boston Bruins have a very big question looming this offseason.
A 6-foot, 9-inch question, to be precise.
The Presidents’ Trophy winners must try to squeeze another Stanley Cup-contending season out of a core that has been together for one NHL championship and two more trips to the final. The biggest question: Whether there is room for 43-year-old captain Zdeno Chara, who has been a towering presence in the lineup since 2006.
“Have some of these guys aged out,” coach Bruce Cassidy wondered aloud in his wrapup video conference with reporters Wednesday. “(Or) is there a lot more to give? I think there is, personally.”