Posts tagged Tyler Seguin
Moving in the Right Direction
The Bruins had been digging deep to get a win for Boston. In their past two games, they fell short. But on Sunday, they came out on top, shutting out the Panthers 3-0. Read the full postgame feature by clicking here.
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Kelly Expected to Make Return vs Carolina; Seguin Shifts Back to Wing
BOSTON, MA - On Monday morning, the Bruins held an optional skate at TD Garden, prior to facing off against the Carolina Hurricanes at 7 pm (ET), with seven defensemen, 10 forwards and Anton Khudobin all hitting the ice.
Included in that group was center Chris Kelly, who has been skating with the team since April 4 in his recovering from a broken left tibia that has kept him out since March 11, and today he got the much awaited good news - that he was medically cleared. Following the skate, he said that he was feeling good and Coach Julien confirmed shortly thereafter that the centerman was expected to be back in the lineup tonight against Carolina.
“Obviously, when you’re out of the lineup for an extended period of time there’s going to be some getting used to,” said Kelly. “Not rust, but I think you kind of take it for granted when you’re playing every day or every other day.”
“I’m hoping that the transition won’t be too bad and come in and I’ll just play my game.”
Coach Julien did say that the B’s expect Kelly to be in the lineup tonight, but cautioned that would be the case “unless something happens today and we find out something different.”
Nonetheless, Coach - like Kelly - is just looking for a simple game, as the center works his way back in.
“Just go out there and play his game. I don’t think we expect anything more out of any player when they come back,” said Coach. “He’ s got to ease his way into it, probably short shifts. He’s got to keep his game simple.
“Everything when someone comes back from an injury would do, and hopefully, not gain confidence, but gain momentum as the game wears on.”
As the Bruins begin to get healthy, defenseman Adam McQuaid is still on the right track and progressing well, but Coach had told media following Sunday’s practice that the D-man would not be in Monday night’s lineup against Carolina.
Optional Skate
After a hard, high-intensity practice on Sunday, the B’s held an optional Monday morning, with forwards Brad Marchand, Daniel Paille, David Krejci and Milan Lucic all choosing to stay off the ice on, along with defensemen Dennis Seidenberg and Andrew Ference. Tuukka Rask also stayed off the ice, while Anton Khudobin was the lone netminder joining the team for pregame skate.
Forwards on the ice: Jagr, Campbell, Peverley, Thornton, Seguin, Kelly, Caron, Pandolfo, Daugavins, Horton
Defensemen: McQuaid, Chara, Hamilton, Boychuk, Bartkowski, Redden, Johnson
Projected Lineup
The B’s lines have been switched around the past few games, a product of injuries, lack of sustained attack and finding chemistry with the new additions of Jagr and Daugavins, but the Bruins have constantly preached that if they stay within the system, work hard to get on pucks, keep it simple and support one another, it shouldn’t matter what line they’re on.
According to lines in Sunday’s practice, and with the addition of Chris Kelly expected back in, Tyler Seguin is moving back to the wing and most likely skating alongside Kelly.
“Obviously I feel comfortable playing the wing,” said Seguin following morning skate. “It was working out, I guess, in the first game [playing center] - a few mistakes there, and then obviously the first couple of shifts in Montreal, it just wasn’t working.”
“It just wasn’t working in our own zone. Going through the neutral zone, just where to [the puck] up, and where to go. Obviously is has a lot more responsibility in your own end just battling and finding your man.”
“I don’t think it matter what line you’re on,” he added. “You just want to go out there and play your game. Whoever you’re playing with, I think we all know each other well enough now that we can find chemistry right away.”
“Obviously, if that’s the way lines are tonight, Tyler is a gifted offensive player; it’ll be nice to play with him,” said Kelly, on possibly centering Seguin. “I’ve played with him before and we’ve got some chemistry and work well together.”
Here’s the projected lineup:
Lucic-Krejci-Horton
Marchand-Campbell-Jagr
Paille-Kelly-Seguin
Caron-Peverley-Thornton
Chara-Hamilton
Bartkowski-Seidenberg
Ference-Boychuk
Ference and Seideberg started Saturday’s game as a pairing, with Bartkowski and Boychuk together, though towards the second half of the first period (and after Montreal’s goal), Coach Julien started pairing Bartkowski mostly with Seidenberg, and Ference with Boychuk, so I’d expect that to stick heading into the start of tonight’s game, though warm-ups will be the best indication at 6:30.
Since Anton Khudobin was the only goaltender on this morning, I’ll assume he’s getting the nod in goal, but will wait until I see which goaltender leads Captain Chara and the B’s out for warm-ups.
Stay tuned to the Bruins Blog, BostonBruins.com and updates on Twitter @NHLBruins for pregame quotes from Tyler Seguin, Chris Kelly, Matt Bartkowski and Coach Julien heading into tonight…
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First shift I was like, ‘Bergy, I appreciate you a lot more right now’
Seguin: I Appreciate Bergeron More Now
BOSTON, MA – Peter Chiarelli said it best during his post-trade deadline press conference on Wednesday, while updating the condition of Patrice Bergeron, who suffered a concussion on Tuesday night against Ottawa: The Bruins can’t replace him.
Tyler Seguin was given the opporunity to play in the middle with Bergeron out, centering Brad Marchand and newcomer Jaromir Jagr, who scored the Black & Gold’s only goal in their 1-0 win over the Devils on Thursday in front of 17,565 at TD Garden.
But, the 21-year-old, who played center throughout his junior career, learned just how tough it is to play the position in the NHL. While his line played well, Seguin had to adjust to playing down low in the defensive zone and was held to just one shot on goal.
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Seguin gives a subtle fist pump after scoring his 9th goal of the year to put the B’s up 2-0 #nhlbruins
Boychuk & Seguin prep their sticks with torches outside the locker room for tonight’s game #nhlbruins
Streaking Seguin Leads B's Past Leafs
BOSTON, MA - Coming into tonight against his hometown Toronto team, Tyler Seguin was on a point-per-game pace all-time vs the Leafs, with 13 points off five goals and eight assists, in 13 games.
You can now add three more to that total.
The speedy Seguin left TD Garden Thursday night with an assist and two goals, including the go-ahead in 7:11 into the second and the empty-netter to seal it, 4-2, for a victory and two points over the Northeast rival.
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Bergeron Line Relentless
BOSTON, MA – The highlight for the Bruins in their 4-3 loss to Montreal on Sunday night, was no doubt the play of the Patrice Bergeron-Tyler Seguin-Brad Marchand line that combined for eight points (two goals, six assists) and 12 shots on goal. The trio was racing up and down the ice from the start, driving hard to the net, creating plays, and, most importantly, scoring goals.
Tyler Seguin and Patrice Bergeron both scored, while Brad Marchand assisted on both goals. The Little Ball of Hate added a third helper on Dougie Hamilton’s second career goal mid-way through the second period. It was Marchand’s first career three assist game.
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We are a confident group of guys even though we are down a couple. With that much time left in the game, no one is having their heads down and I guess that’s what makes us a good team. We are always on a pretty even keel after a win or a loss, even after every period…we knew we had to come back
Seguin, Peverley Hitting Stride
BOSTON, MA - Heading into the second period of today’s game, in the confines of TD Garden, the Bruins trailed 2-0, off two power-play goals by the Tampa Bay Lightning.
While a departure from the last stretch of games on the road (including the 4-2 win in Tampa that saw the B’s take the 2-0 early lead), the Black & Gold have never panicked when facing the challenge of being down - and were rewarded with two quick strikes from Tyler Seguin and Rich Peverley that started a comeback.
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