Boston Bruins captain Patrice Bergeron did not travel with the team and is expected to miss Games 3 and 4 of their Eastern Conference first-round matchup against the Florida Panthers this weekend.
Coach Jim Montgomery said on Friday that his star center is "likely" to return in Game 5.
The article went on to say that a line shake up is expected. Here is how things lined up based on the pregame skate:
Marchand - Coyle - Frederic
Hall - Zacha - Pastrnak
Bertuzzi - Krejci - DeBrusk
Lauko - Nosek - Hathaway
That is a major shake up. If it works, Montgomery will be a genius. If not, look out for the pitchforks. Oh, and Ullmark may not play. Swayman is expected to start, subject to game time reconsideration.
I like the Krejci line as proposed but I would swap Marchand and Hall. I am not sure putting Marchand with Coyle makes sense. He can get the puck to Pastrnak better than Hall can. But I am all for a change.