Bruins Center David Krejcihowever, said the responsibility for any failures should lie with the players.
“We lose as a team and we win as a team, and obviously we weren’t there (against the Senators),” Krejci said. “We failed when it mattered most. And the result is we won’t be playing hockey for the next few months. … Obviously it didn’t live up to our expectations and we’re here now.”
WHAT THEY SAID:“We probably lost a few points that we could have gotten,” the goalkeeper said Tuukka Rask said. “But then again, I think at the end of the day you get what you deserve, and the kind of roller coaster season we had, we got what we deserved and that’s it. We definitely showed signs of good hockey. at times and we just couldn’t keep it up for a long period of time. Because you know, if we had played the way we played against Detroit (5-2 win on Thursday) and other games, the outcome would have been different. But it’s easy to sit here and say that now, but yeah, we definitely got what we deserved.”
THE BURNING QUESTION:How will the Bruins fill their defensive gaps after finishing 20th in goals allowed per game (2.78)?
INJURIES: Krejci needs surgery on his left hip and is expected to need 3 to 4 months to recover. He said he hopes to be able to play for Team Czech Republic at the 2016 World Cup of Hockey and hopes to be ready for training camp. Attackers Brett Connolly (MCL sprain), Jimmy Hayes (MCL sprain) and Patrice Bergeron (sprained ankle) and defender Denis Seidenberg (groin strain), need rest and not surgery for their injuries.
WHO COULD GO:Attackers Louis Eriksson, Lee StempniakMax Talbot and Chris Kellydefenders John Michael Liles And Kevin Millerand goalkeeper Jonas Gustavssonwill become unrestricted free agents on July 1.
THE GREATEST NEEDS:Top-four defense, scoring on the wings
2016 PROJECT CHOICE: The Bruins’ two first-round picks, their own and the San Jose Sharks’ first pick, acquired for goaltender Martin Jones. They have seven choices in total.
REASON FOR OPTIMISM:The Bruins still have a world-class goaltender in Rask and one of the best center doubles in the League in Bergeron and Krejci. Between their run in the 2015 NHL Draft, where they selected five players in the first two rounds, their other prospects, and the players they will select in the 2016 Draft, the Bruins should have plenty of building blocks and trade assets to the next two seasons. .
