On November 27th, the Boston Bruins fell to the Columbus Blu Jackets 5-2 and head coach Jim Montgomery commented on the loss calling out his team's physicality.
Since then, the Bruins have gone on to play the Blue Jackets again and handled them relatively easily with a 3-1 victory last Sunday.
While the Bruins got their revenge, Montgomery's point of the Bruins being too easy to play against still stands. They have some physical pieces but the team does not punish their opponents like they did last season.
If there is one player who brings physicality every day and knows how to win it is three-time Stanley Cup Champion Pat Maroon.
A recent quote from an NHL executive has emerged revealing the Bruins are strongly considering bringing in Maroon.
Maroon could certainly bring what the Bruins are missing and fill in as the perfect piece that balances leadership, physicality, and character. Only time will tell if the Bruins are able to land Maroon but if they can do so, he could put them over the top and help the Bruins to the Stanley Cup.
As seen on Bruins Insider - "The Boston Bruins Set To Trade For A 3X Stanley Cup Champion"
POLL | ||
DÉCEMBRE 6 | 1 ANSWERS Three-time Stanley Cup Champion Likely to Be Traded to Boston Should the Bruins trade for Pat Maroon? | ||
Yes | 0 | 0 % |
No | 0 | 0 % |
LIST OF POLLS |
G | A | PTS | ||
Mitch Marner | 2 | - | 2 | |
Logan Cooley | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
William Nylander | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Jack McBain | 1 | - | 1 | |
Dylan Guenther | - | 1 | 1 | |
Michael Kesselring | - | 1 | 1 | |
Fraser Minten | - | 1 | 1 | |
Mikhail Sergachev | - | 1 | 1 | |
Chris Tanev | - | 1 | 1 | |
John Tavares | - | 1 | 1 | |
Simon Benoit | - | - | - | |
Nick Bjugstad | - | - | - | |
Michael Carcone | - | - | - | |
Ian Cole | - | - | - | |
Lawson Crouse | - | - | - | |
Connor Dewar | - | - | - | |
Oliver Ekman-Larsson | - | - | - | |
Barrett Hayton | - | - | - | |
Pontus Holmberg | - | - | - | |
Clayton Keller | - | - | - | |
Complete stats |
STANDINGS 2024-2025 | ||||||
TOP 10 | GP | W | L | OL | PTS | |
Jets | 21 | 17 | 4 | - | 34 | |
Wild | 20 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 30 | |
Devils | 23 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 30 | |
Hurricanes | 20 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 29 | |
Golden Knights | 21 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 28 | |
Maple Leafs | 21 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 28 | |
Capitals | 20 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 27 | |
Flames | 21 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 27 | |
Stars | 19 | 13 | 6 | - | 26 | |
Rangers | 19 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 25 | |
Conference | Cumulative |