SUNRISE, Fla. — Eleven years ago, the Bruins toppled a stacked Rangers team in the second round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs thanks to an offensive surge from a gifted rookie defenseman.
Torey Krug went on to become a key cog for a Bruins team that reeled off two runs to the Stanley Cup Final over his nine years with Boston.
Mason Lohrei has only logged six games in the Stanley Cup Playoffs at this stage of his promising NHL career. But it sure feels like the 23-year-old blueliner is following a similar script as Krug when it comes to a breakthrough performance in the second round.