Jim Montgomery has a good problem on his hands.
Even before Don Sweeney pulled the trigger on a deal that added two seasoned veterans in Dmitry Orlov and Garnet Hathaway, Boston’s six-man unit on defense was arguably the top blue-line corps in the NHL.
Entering Thursday’s game against the Kraken, Boston ranked first in the league with the fewest goals allowed per game at 2.05. The Stars rank a distant second in the same category, at 2.56 goals against per contest.
But with Orlov added to the equation, a key cog in Boston’s layered, structured defense will have to take in some of Boston’s Stanley Cup campaign from the ninth floor of TD Garden.