Ahead of Saturday’s tilt with the New York Islanders, the Boston Bruins witnessed one of their divisional rivals improve their depth for the stretch run with Toronto Maple Leafs acquiring Ryan O’Reilly and old friend Noel Acciari from the St. Louis Blues.
Starring across the ice from them was Bo Horvat, a potential target before the former Vancouver Canuck landed in Long Island in late January.
But head coach Jim Montgomery and the Bruins aren’t fretting with the March 3 trade deadline approaching. While they could use defensive and bottom-six depth, they have every reason to remain confident in their core amid their historic pace.