Boston Bruins: Will the Injuries Ruin Their Destined Greatness?

Well, I'm going to make this very short. Yes, it will be much more difficult to have a great season with all of the recent injuries, but no, it does not mean a bad season is now inevitable.

At this point, the Boston Bruins are not in deep trouble. All of their injuries will be resolved by March, and most of them will be finished by the end of January. I know that Stuart is expected back this month, and Bergeron is expected back late this month to early next month.

However, that doesn't change the fact that the Bruins are going to have to play the next few weeks without some crucial players. Bergeron has the most points on the team and Savard is right up their as well.

The Bruins are going to have to make some changes that are pretty obvious. Everybody's going to have to step up and produce more.

With the team's leading forward out for the next few weeks, they're going to have to get a little bit more from the entire team. Their recent acquisition of Satan should help, but it's no replacement for losing your leading forward.

I'm a little worried about that since the offense hasn't been the best this season. It's currently 27th in the NHL.

They're going to have no choice but to lean back on their defense. They may have to play a Buffalo style of hockey where they run three defensemen and wait for the other team to make a mistake.

Like always, Thomas needs to be solid in between the pipes. He's been doing a great job this season, but he can't slump now. After those last two games, I'd like to see him stop more pucks, the entire team needs that to happen.

My thought is that if the Bruins can win half of their games until everybody gets healthy again, they'll be able to make a solid season. However, if they start slumping and can't win games, then their season might well be a disaster.

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