Jim Montgomery had a good problem on his hands.
Derek Forbort, a puck-eating, 6-foot-4 monolith on the penalty kill, was ready for postseason deployment following a month on the shelf.
Matt Grzelcyk, a puck-moving ace capable of driving play and walking the offensive blue line, closed out his sixth NHL campaign with a plus-46 rating. Only teammate Hampus Lindholm boasted a higher marker of goal differential (plus-49).
Both blueliners offer contrasting — but coveted — skillsets on a loaded D corps. But only one was going to take to the ice for Games 1 and 2 against the Panthers in Boston’s first-round series.