Boston Bruins: Matt Grzelcyk injury issues are concerning

The Boston Bruins ended their first homestand with a perfect record, but the team has some problems they need to attend to. One of their most important ones seems to involve Matt Grzelcyk.

Now Grzelcyk has been having a decent season when he is on the ice. So far this season he has two assists and has been a good addition to the power play unit.

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The problem is that Grzelcyk is struggling to stay on the ice. He once again was injured on Thursday night and Bruce Cassidy has already ruled him out for Saturday’s game.

Now if this was a one-time thing, it wouldn’t be that serious. It’s expected that a player will pick up some bumps and bruises throughout the season.

Why Matt Grzelcyk should worry Boston Bruins fans.

But Boston is just seven games into the season, and Grzelcyk has already been injured three separate times.

Similar to Torey Krug, Grzelcyk is a rather small defenseman. Is he someone that the Bruins can rely on in the future?

It’s actually kind of stunning that Grzelcyk is the player that we are worrying about. If anyone was going to have injury problems you would have thought that it would have been Kevan Miller.

But Miller has been thriving on the ice while Grzelcyk is struggling to stay on it. 2021 is off to a wild start in the hockey world.

Grzelcyk was a player that seemed to have some potential and could have been a major part of Boston’s roster. Now fans will be hesitant to hitch their horse to Grzelcyk.

Hopefully, this is just due to 2021 once again being a weird season. There was no preseason games and only a short training camp. This could explain why Grzelcyk has been struggling to stay healthy.

Hopefully, once things get back to normal, Grzelcyk will be able to stay healthy. When he is on the ice he is a great asset on the blue line.

But Grzelyck needs to stay healthy. If he isn’t on the ice he can’t make any sort of impact.

So it makes sense for Bruins fans to worry about Grzelcyk. If the team wants to be successful and make a run for the Stanley Cup, they need Grzelcyk to be on the ice.

Hopefully, Grzelcyk will return to the ice soon, but for the foreseeable future, it looks like the Boston Bruins will need to call up another youngster that will have to step up to the plate.