Should the Bruins make any lineup changes for Game 7 against the Panthers? Yes, and here are four that head coach Jim Montgomery should strongly consider.
Frederic set career highs with 16 goals and 14 assists this season. He has been a much different, and better, offensive player in Montgomery's system. He's also cut down on the bad penalties. He's much improved at playing physical and not crossing the line. There's no doubt he should be back in the lineup for Game 7. Removing him from the lineup in Game 5 and Game 6 was a mistake.
Not only could Frederic provide some scoring depth, he'll help the Bruins set a physical tone right away and get the crowd involved. You can imagine Frederic bulldozing a Panthers player on his first shift and giving his teammates even more energy. or Nick Foligno who comes out, Frederic has to be in. You can't have an energetic, young, tough player who finished sixth on the team in goals scored not playing in a Game 7.Krejci is one of the best Bruins players of this generation.
The problem here is Krejci has played poorly in this series. He missed the last six games of the regular season due to injury. He returned for Game 1 and Game 2 and didn't make much of an impact . Krejci missed the next three games due to an upper body injury before returning for Game 6. In a 7-5 game that featured plenty of offense, Krejci was held without a point and failed to register a single shot on net.
The Bruins have shown they can win without him in the lineup. He missed Games 3 and 4 in Florida and those were Boston's best performances of the series. A foursome of, Pavel Zacha, Charlie Coyle and Tomas Nosek at center is good enough to beat any opponent. Removing Krejci from the lineup would be a gutsy decision by Montgomery, especially if the veteran center is healthy enough to play. But it also would be the right choice.This would be a bold move, too. Linus Ullmark will almost certainly win the Vezina Trophy, and you could easily make the argument that he deserves to play in the most important game of the season. Backup netminder
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