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Boston Bruins: 3 takeaways from electric 2018-19 home opener

By Sam Minton

BOSTON, MA - APRIL 14: Patrice Bergeron #37 of the Boston Bruins looks on during the first period of Game Two of the Eastern Conference First Round against the Toronto Maple Leafs during the 2018 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at TD Garden on April 14, 2018 in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images)
BOSTON, MA - APRIL 14: Patrice Bergeron #37 of the Boston Bruins looks on during the first period of Game Two of the Eastern Conference First Round against the Toronto Maple Leafs during the 2018 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at TD Garden on April 14, 2018 in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images) /
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BUFFALO, NY – OCTOBER 4: Matt Grzelcyk #48 (Photo by Kevin Hoffman/Getty Images) /

3. Matt Grzelcyk looked rough out there

One player who had a particularly bad game was Matt Grzelcyk. The young defender made too many mistakes and had some juicy turnovers. Monday could have been a much closer game if it wasn’t for Tuukka Rask.

Grzelcyk isn’t a rookie anymore. He can’t be making these stupid plays. Especially with Torey Krug out for an extended period of time the Bruins need Grzelcyk to be succesful.

Bruce Cassidy isn’t afraid to play with the lines so maybe Bruce should sit Grzelcyk for a game and let him watch from the 9th floor.

The Bruins have Steven Kampfer on their active roster, why not use him?

Another defensive takeaway is that the Bruins were much better covering Ottawa’s cherrypicking attack. The Senators love to have a forward sprint down the ice and just throw the puck up and see what they can do. Ottawa found out it’s much harder to be succesful doing this without a supreme defenseman like Erik Karlsson.

dark. Next. Bruins will go as far as goaltending takes them

All that matters is that the Boston Bruins got the win and will be riding high before facing the Edmonton Oilers on Thursday night.

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