Whether it was the firing of Claude Julien, the four-game losing streak in late March or their fight for playoff positioning, the Bruins entered their first postseason appearance in three years having encountered their share of adversity during the 2016-17 regular season.
In an intense playoff atmosphere in Ottawa for Game 1 on Monday night, the Bruins were already faced with injuries to two of their top-four blueliners. Both Torey Krug (lower body) and Brandon Carlo (upper body) missed the B’s first playoff game since May 14, 2014, after suffering their respective injuries in the last two games of the regular season.