BRIGHTON, Mass. — The Boston Bruins obtained Andrew Peeke from the Columbus Blue Coats for much-required season finisher hostility. They will be without it for basically games 3 and 4, and no doubt past.
Mentor Jim Montgomery arranged the right-shot defenseman as week to week in view of an undisclosed physical issue experienced in the second time of the Bruins’ 3-2 Game 2 misfortune. Peeke’s nonattendance is occurring at the very off-base time.
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On Wednesday, the Bruins will be without last change without precedent for Cycle 1. William Nylander, inaccessible so far due to an undisclosed physical issue, could make his series debut for the Toronto Maple Leafs in Game 3. The Leafs turned the ice before Jeremy Swayman and Linus Ullmark into powder in games 1 and 2.
“It is an extreme blow,” Montgomery said. “He’s been truly great for us.”
Who will supplant Peeke? We’ll go arranged by the logical up-and-comers.
Parker Wotherspoon
Toward the start of April, the cautious left-shot defenseman seemed to be a six-pack lock for the primary round. Wotherspoon wearing five of the last six ordinary season games. He remained consistent with his game: clear, bold before his net, solid with the puck.
“Parker has been exceptional with the puck than anticipated,” Montgomery said April 9. “He’s been the sandpaper we figured he would bring. Protectively, he keeps on improving. Right off the bat in the year, there were times where, whether it was peruses or whatever, he wound up in circumstances where it was odd-man surges. We’re not seeing that any longer. So he’s a tremendously better hockey player for us.”
Wotherspoon had logged simply 12 NHL games preceding marking with the Bruins on July 1, 2023. He began 2023-24 in Fortune. In any case, the Bruins reviewed him for good in mid-December. He played in a profession high 41 games, recording eight helps while averaging 17:43 of ice time per appearance. On Walk 8, the Bruins compensated Wotherspoon with a one-year, $800,000 expansion. It is Wotherspoon’s initial one-way agreement.
“There’s actual faith in myself coming through,” Wotherspoon said April 9. “I haven’t had a ton of time in the NHL. However, it was generally a valuable open door. I knew whenever I’d get that open door, I’d be prepared.”
Wotherspoon turned into the extra defenseman in games 1 and 2. It was not a result of his play. The Bruins considered Kevin Shattenkirk and his hostile touch, particularly on the strategic maneuver, as more profitable to have in the setup over the stay-at-home Wotherspoon.
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There was one critical issue with utilizing Shattenkirk and Peeke, both righties, on the No. 3 sets. Shattenkirk needed to play his off side. It was not great, particularly under weighty forechecking in the guarded zone.
By dressing Wotherspoon in Game 3, Montgomery can move Shattenkirk to his solid side. Shattenkirk is more agreeable on the right.
Concerning the pair, Wotherspoon and Shattenkirk shared 143:03 of five-on-five ice time during the standard season, per Regular Detail Stunt. The Bruins outscored adversaries by a 8-4 edge with the team on the ice. Their 66.67 objectives for share was most noteworthy among matches with no less than 100 minutes of work together.
The Bruins reviewed freshman defenseman Bricklayer Lohrei from Provision on Tuesday. (John E. Sokolowski/USA Today)
Bricklayer Lohrei
The Bruins reviewed the youngster from Provision on Tuesday. Lohrei and Wotherspoon partook in a discretionary practice.
Lohrei is more talented than Wotherspoon. He is smart with the puck and quick to work the hostile blue line. The Bruins like his length, hostile impulses and eagerness to learn.
Tossing Lohrei into the season finisher free for all, in any case, would be a very difficult request. The 23-year-old has space to fill protectively as far as independent direction, strength on the puck and positional mindfulness. Montgomery would need to protect Lohrei and Shattenkirk, particularly without last change.
“Repulsively gifted player. Sees the game repulsively,” senior supervisor Wear Sweeney said before the series. “Necessities to regard the game somewhat more from the stance of protection, removing existence and being as unforgiving with the puck recuperation side of things. In any case, his ways out and his hostile blue line stuff, instructing that side is truly hard. So we’re truly invigorated with his movement.”
The Bruins were outscored 9-3 during the ordinary season with Lohrei and Shattenkirk all together on the ice.
Derek Forbort
The veteran defenseman is early following two techniques for obscure sicknesses. He completed the season on long haul harmed save. Forbort showed up in two games for Provision on a molding task prior to getting back to the varsity.
Forbort rehearsed Tuesday. He was planned to make a trip with the group to Toronto. Montgomery characterized Forbort as everyday except didn’t figure he would be a possibility for Game 3.
