Patrice Bergeron Should be in Vancouver Olympics 2010

Without question the biggest feel good story this season has come out of Boston where Bruins forward Patrice Bergeron is finally injury free. It was only two years ago that this 24 year-old missed 72 games and had his career placed in serious jeopardy after suffering a serious concussion against the Philadelphia Flyers. After enduring two injury plagued seasons Bergeron is finally healthy and as of early December is working himself into being a serious candidate for Team Canada at the 2010 Winter Olympics. This former 2003 second round pick is having his best offensive season since 2006 as he has scored 24 points in 30 games. “He’s carried our team from the start of the season up until now,” said teammate Derek Morris. “We had a lot of key injuries and we could have easily gone in the tank and he stepped up his game and really kept us afloat.”    Bergeron who has scored six points in his last four games also has a big supporter in teammate Mark Recchi who strongly believes that Bergeron should be donning a Canadian Olympic sweater this coming February in Vancouver. “I get to play with him every day I see how good of a player he is,” Recchi said. “He’s gonna make it (On Olympic team) because he’s a great face-off guy, he’s a great penalty killer and he’s a great two-way guy.” In explaining the reason for his success Bergeron talked about confidence and how he appreciates the game even more after suffering so many injuries the past two seasons. Besides for scoring goals Bergeron is a top face-off guy who also excels defensively while playing against the opposition’s top line on a nightly basis. You can bet that even though Bergeron wasn’t invited to the August Team Canada Orientation Camp in August that he will get some heavy consideration on going to the Olympics.