The Bruins will still need to wait a little longer for Hampus Lindholm’s return to the ice.
Speaking ahead of Thursday’s road matchup against the Rangers, Bruins interim head coach Joe Sacco acknowledged that the veteran defenseman is making some strides in his return from a lower-body injury.
But Lindholm has still not received the green light to return to the ice quite yet.
“He’s not skating yet, but he is getting closer to being on the ice,” Sacco told reporters in New York. “I don’t have an exact time for when he’s going to be hitting the ice, but he’s getting closer to returning to the ice.