If you go back about a month, the Bruins probably didn’t expect to have this problem.
Sure, there would be some roster decisions to be made, but those were more on the front end, right? Is Peter Cehlarik in, or no? Can Trent Frederic or Jakob Forsbacka Karlsson seize an NHL spot?
If there were questions on the blueline, they surrounded the health of Torey Krug and Brandon Carlo, who were looking to return to NHL action at 100%.
And if there were youngsters to wonder about on the blueline, they’d be discussing Jakub Zboril or Jeremy Lauzon, right?