Some would call these dark times on Causeway Street after the Boston Bruins were officially eliminated from the Stanley Cup Playoffs Saturday, with a 3-2 SO loss handed to them by the No. 3 Eastern Conference ranked Tampa Bay Lighting. Coach Claude Julien faced a rude awakening Monday when his two fourth liners were informed they would not be returning for the 2015-16 season.
The day of reckoning arrived for both Gregory Campbell and Daniel Paille Monday afternoon, as they will now test free-agency this summer, per general manager Peter Chiarelli. Julien revered fourth line grinders such as Campbell.