The Boston Bruins’ penalty kill is about to get a much needed boost as defenseman Derek Forbort is on schedule to return possibly on Saturday to the blue line.
This weekend, Head Coach Jim Montgomery said Forbort is “getting closer” to coming back.
Forbort has missed the last 11 games since sustaining an injury to his right middle finger during a game against the Pittsburgh Penguins on Nov. 1. He underwent surgery to repair the finger and was projected to miss four to six weeks. Now at the four-week mark in his recovery, it looks like the Bruins’ defense will be fully loaded by this weekend.