Boston Bruins, Charlie McAvoy #73 (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images)
Boston Bruins coach Bruce Cassidy feels like he has been mixing and matching his defensive pairing on a nightly basis this season. Actually, he has been.
Cassidy’s defense has been hit hard by injuries. Three of the six Opening Night defensemen are currently out. Jeremy Lauzon is out for a month with a fractured hand, veteran Kevan Miller is having issues with his surgically repaired knee and Brandon Carlo was on the receiving end of a head shot from Washington Capitals forward Tom Wilson Friday night, which sent the 6-foot-5 Boston blueliner to a Boston hospital.