After appearing on the third day of Bruins summer practices, David Pastrnak and Ondrej Kase have been absent.
The Czech Republic wingers have been labeled with the league-mandated (and vague) distinction of “unfit to play,” with no real explanation beyond that.
Speaking to reporters on Wednesday, Bruins president Cam Neely admitted that he wishes circumstances were different, and the two players — who spent part of their season pause in the Czech Republic — would have been able to return to the United States earlier.
“We had the date for when camp was starting and knew that some players may need to quarantine when they get here, you kind of hope they would get here a little earlier,” said Neely.