Zdeno Chara’s Leadership Needed More Than Ever

The Boston Bruins have had one of their biggest turnovers in recent memory. Out went Milan Lucic, Dougie Hamilton, Daniel Paille, Gregory Campbell, and Carl Soderberg. In came Matt Beleskey, Jimmy Hayes, Matt Irwin, Colin Miller, and (still haven’t figured this one out yet) Zac Rinaldo. The Bruins parted ways with Peter Chiarelli (who was almost instantly snapped up by the Edmonton Oilers) and promoted Don Sweeney to general manager.

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That kind of turnover means instilling these new Bruins in how things are done in Boston.(As long as they only mention last season’s performance as a cautionary tale.) That means the Bruins leadership, especially their captain will have to…