from today's Globe :
Cassidy hoped Patrice Bergeron (core/groin injury) would join the team for its Friday practice. “Not sure on that yet,” Cassidy said after Thursday’s optional morning skate, “but he’s progressing.” Bergeron, who missed his sixth game in a row (and eighth in the last 10), returned to the ice Thursday, skating on his own after a day off . . . Does best pal Brad Marchand miss Bergeron? “I always miss Bergy,” he said. “I miss Bergy when I’m not with him at the rink.” . . .
Caution is the name of the game with Brett Ritchie (infected elbow), too. He is cleared to play, but the Bruins wanted to allow him more practice time. “We’re just not sure his conditioning is at an NHL level right now,” Cassidy said. He added that they want Ritchie, in and out of the lineup over the last month, to be fully over his infection “so it’s not a ping-pong for him all year, on an off the injured reserve list.”
. . . Zach Senyshyn, out since Nov. 12 with a lower-body injury, was scheduled to be back on skates Friday. Early in the second period of that Nov. 12 game against the Panthers, Senyshyn went awkwardly into the boards as he tried to close off a rush. He limped off, favoring his left leg . . .
Karson Kuhlman (cracked tibia) and Kevan Miller (broken kneecap) remain off skates . .