COMMENTARY
The No. 37.
It means a lot in Boston. On any given night, you won’t have to stray too far to see it draped on the backs of men, women and children around the city. You’ll see it on television and billboards. You’ll hear it on radio and in your local neighborhood barber shops. And one day you’ll see it hanging in the TD Garden rafters.
The number belongs to Patrice Bergeron. And he’s approaching yet another milestone.
Bergeron will become the sixth player in Bruins history to skate in 1,000 career NHL games — joining Ray Bourque, Johnny “Chief” Bucyk, Wayne Cashman, captain Zdeno Chara and current GM Don Sweeney — when Boston hosts the New York Islanders Tuesday night.