"The Bruins were feeling very good about themselves just a week and a half ago. Today, with the archrival Montreal Canadiens in town for the final game before the Christmas break, they are in soul-searching mode. Such is life in the standings tighter than skinny jeans Hoping to bank points on their five-game homestand, they are just 1-2-1, with three straight losses. And the last L left a mark."
"It wasn't that they just lost to the Ottawa Senators, it was how they lost. Not only were they not ready to compete off the hop, despite Marco Sturm's staff's advisement that the Sens tend to burst out of the gate, but the game also had Sturm questioning a trait that is supposed to be this club's bread and butter - team toughness."
"The B's fell behind 3-0 in the first period and never recovered in the 6-2 loss. Both Tanner Jeannot and Mark Kastelic fought Ottawa's tough guy, Kurtis MacDermid (MacDermid fell before the Jeannot fight got going while Kastelic took a decision from him in the third period) and Nikita Zadorov landed a few big hits on Ottawa's captain Brady Tkachuk."
The Bruins entered the week feeling confident but are now in soul-searching mode ahead of their game against the Montreal Canadiens. Hoping to bank points on a five-game homestand, the team sits 1-2-1 with three straight losses. A 6-2 defeat at Ottawa stung because Boston fell behind 3-0 early and failed to respond. Marco Sturm questioned team toughness after the loss despite fights by Tanner Jeannot and Mark Kastelic and heavy hits from Nikita Zadorov. A chaotic final minute featured Zadorov ejection, a trip on David Pastrnak by Nick Jensen, and Ridley Greig punching Pastrnak, prompting Sturm to turn inward.
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