Boston just got smacked down by the Ottawa Senators, and coach Marco Sturm isn’t pulling any punches about what went wrong. After opening the season with two straight wins, the Bruins dropped a frustrating 4-1 decision to Ottawa on Monday, a performance that clearly fell short of the standard Sturm expects from his squad.
“Not Totally Involved Last Game”: Sturm Demands Identity
Sturm wasted no time getting to the core of the problem, emphasizing the critical need to play a more structured, physical game. He wasn’t subtle about it either, laying out his expectations in no uncertain terms. “Going back to our identity, going back to our game. We were not totally involved last game. I really liked our first three games , that was more like us,” Sturm stated, making it clear Monday wasn’t the Bruins we saw before. He followed up with the directive: “Play a really good, structured, hard-to-play-against [style].” It’s a classic coach’s callout, telling his team exactly what they need to get back to.
Shaking Up The Lines For Utah
The Bruins are looking to put Sturm’s message into practice Thursday when they host the Utah Mammoth at TD Garden. This team needs a major consistency upgrade across the lineup, especially after letting in four goals and only managing one of their own against Ottawa. To spark some offense, Sturm even shuffled his forward lines during practice Wednesday. Keep an eye out for JJ Peterka, who’s already bagged two goals in his first four games with Boston, as he’s expected to skate alongside Fraser Minten and Marat Khusnutdinov against his former team, the Mammoth. Utah is coming off a solid 5-3 win over the New Jersey Devils, so this isn’t some easy rebound game. Getting back to that “structured, difficult-to-play-against” style is priority number one if Boston wants to bounce back on home ice.
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Originally reported by Yahoo Sports.
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