Boston Bruins: 5 surprising stars halfway through the season

By Sam Minton | Jan 8, 2019

BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS - JANUARY 05: Chris Wagner #14 of the Boston Bruins celebrates with Zdeno Chara #33 after scoirng a goal against the Buffalo Sabres during the first period at TD Garden on January 05, 2019 in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images) /

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WASHINGTON, DC – OCTOBER 03: Matt Grzelcyk #48 of the Boston Bruins (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images) /

4. Matt Grzelcyk

Matt Grzelcyk has been one of the Boston Bruins best defensemen this season. He has also been the most reliable.

With all of Boston’s defensemen finding a way to get hurt, Matt Grzelcyk somehow avoided the injury bug. The Bruins defense would have been in shambles without him.

Grzelcyk has also had a pretty good season in the offensive zone. So far this season he has 1 goal and 11 assists. It looks like Grzelcyk will be seeing career highs for scoring.

The thing that makes Grzelcyk a quality defensemen is his work in his own zone. Grzelcyk has been able to cut down on his mistakes and has been the Bruins best defensemen in their own zone.

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Grzelcyk may not be at the level of Torey Krug but he is on his way to being a really good NHL defensemen. Hopefully, Grzelcyk will have a good 2nd half of the season as well.

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