Jack Edwards reacted to the Bruins’ first playoff appearance in three years in the same way as most of New England. He welcomes it as a breath of fresh air. And the NESN play-by-play announcer sees it as having both short- and long-term importance.
“I’m delighted the Bruins have made the playoffs, partly because this is an equity investment in the careers of David Pastrnak and Brandon Carlo, to get these guys exposed to the Stanley Cup playoffs,” Edwards said Thursday. “It’s really exciting to have young talent come in while players like Bergeron and Marchand are still in their primes.