The Boston Bruins' 2024 Stanley Cup Playoff aspirations are fizzling quickly and could end sooner than later if things don't change. From top to bottom, the team needs improvement and it's clear that something has to give against an excellent Florida Panthers team who played in the Stanley Cup Final just one year ago after eliminating the Bruins' in the opening round of the 2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs. One change that seems necessary but not imminent is bringing Parker Wotherspoon back into the lineup in place of Derek Forbort. Forbort, who hadn't been in the Bruins lineup since March 2, would make his return to the team two full months later in a winning effort against the Florida Panthers in Game 1.
Will we see William Nylander make his series debut in Game 3? Here are the projected lineups for the Bruins and Leafs.
The Bruins' defense was costly in Monday's loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs, and the added insult of an injury to key penalty-killer Andrew Peeke will force them to add at least one new name in the lineup. Mason Lohrei and Parker Wotherspoon will both return to the lineup for Bruins head coach Jim Montgomery, who is electing to remove Matt Grzelcyk for Game 3 on Wednesday. The Black and Gold, who struggled mightily after Peeke went down and forced Grzelcyk and Kevin Shattenkirk into more minutes in Game 2, will add some size in the two young defenseman.
No | Player | P |
---|---|---|
53 | LW | |
19 | C | |
70 | C | |
55 | RW | |
38 | C | |
70 | G | |
79 | D | |
25 | D | |
13 | C | |
74 | LW | |
64 | G | |
28 | D | |
11 | C | |
39 | C | |
48 | D | |
43 | LW | |
C | ||
94 | C | |
27 | D | |
6 | D | |
17 | LW | |
63 | LW | |
61 | LW | |
73 | D | |
26 | C | |
20 | C | |
42 | C | |
14 | D | |
88 | RW | |
52 | D | |
51 | C | |
12 | D | |
62 | C | |
1 | G | |
35 | G | |
29 | D | |
18 | C | |
21 | LW |