The next day I was just trying to find a way [to] manage the pain, I guess, but it was definitely there. "I'm feeling a lot better," Bergeron said Tuesday. Every time.” When Bergeron initially arrived here, a second-round pick merely hoping to make a solid first impression, he knew almost nothing about the city and even less of its native language. The dedication manifests in many ways. That’s just the life of hockey players on a deep postseason run.BOSTON (CBS) — As is usually the case after a hockey team finishes a grueling postseason run, news of the injuries players sustained along the way is starting to trickle in. However, on Friday, there was some good news about the injury. I can’t control that, I can just do my part.’”The eventual $6.875 million annual salary that Bergeron accepted remains a stunning discount, given that he just registered 75 points over just 65 games in ‘18-19 while earning a seventh straight Selke nomination. + ComplianceHelper.getPromptText() + 'Patrice Bergeron (groin) will not need surgery.This is good news for Bergeron, as he will just be able to grab some postseason rest and have the injury fully healed ahead of next season.If he can stay healthy -- which has been a challenge at times in his pro career -- Bjork has the potential to be a dependable second or third line player capable of providing much-needed secondary scoring.Truthfully, the regular season accolades go on and on for Rask as he continues to prove he’s the best regular season goaltender in Bruins franchise history. "In my mind, for sure, I wanted to play," Bergeron said. “Unfortunately, we were heading to a direction when the league, and the whole world, came to a stop. I’d let my daughter marry him.”The admiration cuts the other way, too. “Got to follow in the footsteps of those guys,” says winger Brad Marchand, who inked an eight-year, $49 million deal in Sept. 2016. Studnicka, a rookie center, again flipped to right wing and filled out the Jake DeBrusk - David Krejci line. ""It would mean a lot," he said.
He’s the all-time winningest goalie in Bruins history with 291 wins, and has the most games played (536), the most saves (13,711) and the best save percentage (.922) in the B’s nearly 100-year franchise history.The Bruins' core group isn’t getting any younger and neither is Rask as he enters the final year of his contract with Boston next season, so this may be the last, best chance for all of them to win one more before the championship window begins to close.“That’s something we need to try for and that’s our goal. Now, like I've said before, it's my home and I feel like it is. He had just four points during the series with one goal and a pair of assists on the power play to go with a shorthanded assist. "It's not before the first period [of Game 6] for sure because we took some X-rays after the nerve block to make sure the lungs were fine. Right after the Stanley Cup Final was complete, it was revealed that Patrice Bergeron had been dealing with a groin injury throughout the team's Stanley Cup run.
After finishing the previous three rounds at a plus-8, Bergeron was a minus-4 against the Blues.In the moments after the Bruins lost Game 7 Wednesday night, Bergeron revealed that he was playing through a groin issue.
We always try to learn from different people. Now we have to go back to building that chemistry with the same group as when it stopped. "I felt like my chest was closing in on me, so the doctors didn't want to take any chances," Bergeron said.