COMMENTARY
The three-plus month wait for meaningful Boston Bruins hockey wraps up in just a few hours. But the bitter Game 7 loss in the Stanley Cup Final against the St. Louis Blues remains fresh throughout Boston.
The offseason left Don Sweeney with a short time period to set his team up for a different result. Much of last year’s team remains, with Marcus Johansson being the notable departure.
The Bruins enter the season as one of the Cup favorites again in 2019-20. But even with much of last year’s core intact, Bruce Cassidy’s squad has a few unanswered questions heading into the new campaign.