The Bruins have yet to play a game under the stewardship of Don Sweeney and already the word “embattled” is getting more playing time than last season’s backup goaltender, Niklas Svedberg.
Has this ever happened before? The unveiling of a freshly minted general manager is supposed to be a happy-days-are-here-again occasion, with the new guy promising defense, aggressive play, a return to basics and other inaugural accoutrements. They speak, and we beeeee-lieve.
Remember when Theo Epstein was named GM of the Red Sox? “We’re going to turn this thing into a scouting and player-development machine,” promised the pride of Brookline High, his words delivered with the reassurance of Franklin Roosevelt’s, “The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.