The Boston Bruins are in the midst of a season-worst six-game losing streak. According to a bombshell report, it's been a brutal stretch for the team both on and off the ice. WEEI's Rich Keefe reported on Friday's "Jones & Keefe" that there are serious issues in the Bruins locker room that stem from a feud between the team's two biggest stars,
The Bruins are slip-sliding away down the Atlantic Division standings with six straight losses and it's beginning to elicit narratives. Speculation is swirling that there is tension in the Bruins' locker room between star forwards Brad Marchand and David Pastrnak.
The Boston Bruins remain without Hampus Lindholm, although he was a participant in practice on Tuesday morning.
The players’ comments came after WEEI’s Rich Keefe said on air, without citing a source, that Pastrnak told the team he did not want to play on a line with Marchand.
The Boston Bruins announced a series of transactions Tuesday, placing defenseman Charlie McAvoy and forward Mark Kastelic on Injured Reserve (IR), defenseman Hampus Lindholm on Long-Term Injured Reserve (LTIR) and recalling forward Matt Poitras and defender Michael Callahan from the AHL’s Providence Bruins.
Hampus Lindholm has been out of action with a lower-body injury since mid-November. Since then, whenever Boston Bruins interim coach Joe Sacco has been asked about the defenseman’s status, he’s said that Lindholm is still “weeks” away from returning.
BOSTON – There was some progress on the Bruins injury front on Wednesday morning as both Hampus Lindholm and Mark Kastelic returned to practice with their teammates at Warrior Ice Arena donning maroon non-contact jerseys.
“David Pastrnak has told the team he doesn’t want to be on a line with Brad ... Hampus Lindholm’s injury. This report of a rift, however, was immediately refuted by both Marchand and Pastrnak.
According to recent reports, there has been some tension in the Bruins locker room between David Pastrnak and Brad Marchand has taken place. The "Jones & Keefe" podcast recently discussed a big problem that is growing within the Boston Bruins locker room that includes superstars David Pastrnak and captain Brad Marchand.
If he can’t go, the Bruins will be down several veterans. In addition to Hampus Lindholm, who is already out, Boston out both Charlie McAvoy and Mark Kastelic on injured reserve on Tuesday.
The Boston Bruins are barely hanging onto a playoff spot, and Cam Neely said they are still decided which path to take at the NHL trade deadline.
According to WEEI’s Rich Keefe, there is a rift between Boston Bruins stars David Pastrnak and Brad Marchand, with Pastrnak telling the team he doesn’t want to play on a line with Marchand after getting called out by the captain.