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How Brandon Carlo is treating his long-awaited postseason debut

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The potential X-Factor of the third Bruins-Maple Leafs postseason matchup of the decade hasn’t suited up for a playoff game.

Until now.

A concussion during his rookie season and a gruesome leg injury last year cost Brandon Carlo a chance to lace up the skates in the Stanley Cup Playoffs. But the 6-foot-5 Colorado Springs defenseman is finally healthy enough to begin prep work for the latest chapter of the Bruins-Maple Leafs rivalry.

Carlo took his usual place alongside Torey Krug on Boston’s second defensive pair during Monday’s practice at Warrior Ice Arena.