Bergeron Weighs in on Bruins’ Struggles and Rumors Buzz

There is plenty of trade talk coming out of the Boston Bruins organization this week, as Sportsnet insider Elliotte Friedman reported, “They’ve definitely been out there looking to see if there’s something they can do to shake them up.” He added, “There’s definitely a lot of intensity in Boston.”

According to previous reports summarized by several sources, the Bruins want to add to their top-six forward mix. One NHL executive who talked to RG.org on Nov. 12, said they were particularly looking to land a scoring winger or potentially another center.

The Bruins don’t have a single player on their roster above a point-per-game pace. The closest is David Pastrnak with 17 points in 19 games. Brad Marchand follows with 13 points and struggling is Elias Lindholm with two goals and nine points. Head coach Jim Montgomery has had public squabbles with two of these three players and there is early chatter that Marchand’s future after this season is in question — despite it being unlikely he leaves the Bruins.

Is It Time the Bruins Move on from the Coach?

The club is now 8–8–3 on the season and seemingly ready to make a move. Something has to give, whether it be to replace the coach or pull the trigger on a trade. They are 5th in goals against and 25th in goals for. Pete Blackburn believes it’s time to fire the coach. He notes, “Clearly there is a leadership problem on this team. You look at the execution, you look at the effort level, I don’t think either one of those things is there. The discipline has been horrendous.”