Starting the playoffs on the road would be no problem for Bruins - The Boston Globe
At their current pace, the Bruins will conclude the regular season in second place in the Atlantic Division. They will start the playoffs at TD Garden, most likely against Toronto. If so, Bruce Cassidy would have the last change in Game 1. Every coach likes to have this advantage.
But if the Bruins trip over their skates, Cassidy has fewer worries than ever about starting the postseason away from home. And not just because the Bruins have dropped the fewest road games (nine regulation losses) of any team in the league.
Injuries are the variable that could alter Cassidy’s projected lineup. It’s possible that Patrice Bergeron and Charlie McAvoy, the team’s best player and its best two-way defenseman, could be too lame to start the playoffs because of their foot and knee injuries.
But even without Bergeron and McAvoy, Cassidy is better equipped to handle the disadvantage of playing on the road and ceding the last change. The soft spots that once caused him concern no longer exist.
At their current pace, the Bruins will conclude the regular season in second place in the Atlantic Division. They will start the playoffs at TD Garden, most likely against Toronto. If so, Bruce Cassidy would have the last change in Game 1. Every coach likes to have this advantage.
But if the Bruins trip over their skates, Cassidy has fewer worries than ever about starting the postseason away from home. And not just because the Bruins have dropped the fewest road games (nine regulation losses) of any team in the league.
Injuries are the variable that could alter Cassidy’s projected lineup. It’s possible that Patrice Bergeron and Charlie McAvoy, the team’s best player and its best two-way defenseman, could be too lame to start the playoffs because of their foot and knee injuries.
But even without Bergeron and McAvoy, Cassidy is better equipped to handle the disadvantage of playing on the road and ceding the last change. The soft spots that once caused him concern no longer exist.
