Few hockey pundits envisioned the Boston Bruins to nearly run the table in October.
Surely, they’d need ample time to adjust to Jim Montgomery’s system, right?
Nope.
Even if they grasped Montgomery’s philosophy, one would’ve thought the Bruins would struggle treading water without their top two offensive blue-liners (Matt Grzelcyk and Charlie McAvoy) and No. 1 left winger (Brad Marchand), right?
Nope.
Frankly, even with David Krejci’s return and a more formidable top two scoring trios, the Bruins would’ve likely met, or slightly surpassed expectations had they finished the first month of the 2022-23 campaign with a .