His ability was certainly still affected by the lingering effects of the injury, as his on-ice effectiveness wasn’t the same as Bruins fans have gotten used to when watching Seidenberg. But he got noticed again on Thursday night: he redirected a Joe Morrow point shot for Boston’s first goal, and he beat the stuffing out of Brett Bellemore in the second period. “Good showings for Colin Miller and Irwin tonight”, tweeted the Providence Journal’s Mark Divver. It all culminated with yet another penalty drawn by Rinaldo, and although it didn’t provide the Bruins the game-tying power-play strike, it undoubtedly shifted the ice the B’s way. He was regarded as one of the Los Angeles Kings’ best prospects thanks to his speed and booming shot, as demonstrated by his Fastest Skater and Hardest Shot victories at the AHL All-Star Skills Competition.
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As for Miller, he was the main prospect acquired for Milan Lucic on draft day. “The booming shot is also part of the overall package”.
He is chomping at the bit to further showcase the offensive skills that made him a first-round pick in 2011.
The reality is anything that helps Sweeney get a handle on the Bruins’ future is a positive.
Boston averaged over five minutes a game on the penalty kill last season, so there is plenty of time that must be accounted for in Seidenberg’s absence.
Seidenberg, who played all 82 games last season after being limited to only 34 in 2013-14, joins Seth Griffin on the injured list after the forward suffered an MCL injury that will sideline him for 3-4 weeks. I told him I’m gonna keep running around. “I’m loving it, the more the merrier”. Before you go up to the National Hockey League you have to learn your craft here. However, the real question is how long it will take the German to return to full fitness. Regardless of the rhetoric about the best players playing and rewarding those that earn jobs, Seidenberg wasn’t going anywhere even if all the Bruins’ hopefuls outplayed him in this training camp. Miller has a good shot if he continues to play the way he has.
With Seidenberg out of the way, the Bruins can get down to the unenviable task of assessing what they have in their organization and what they might need to import from other teams. “I thought I was going to be in Providence for the rest of the season and go through a playoff run there with a very good team”.
“He’s going to get evaluated, closely. Just like that, it changes”.
An injury to Chara would leave Torey Krug as the Bruins’ No. 1 defenceman, filling out the lineup with Adam McQuaid, Kevan Miller, Matt Irwin and Zach Trotman.
Two weeks before the regular season begins, the Bruins are already facing an uphill battle on the blue line with the loss of Dennis Seidenberg.
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