I’m going to say something that seemingly no one in Boston wants to talk about. Loui Eriksson is a fine hockey player.
Since arriving in New England in the summer of 2013, Eriksson has been viewed by many pundits and fans as a failure as the key piece in that now infamous July 4th blockbuster deal that brought him here. Eriksson has been labelled by many as soft, with average at best speed who never quite fit the mold of a prototypical Bruins type player.
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During his brief tenure with the Boston Bruins, the now 30 year old has suffered two concussions and has mainly been used by Claude Julien in a bottom-six role while taking his regular shift.