Is There Cause for Concern Regarding Patrice Bergeron?
Patrice Bergeron has been absent from 3 of the last 5 games for Boston due to persistent injuries. Should fans be concerned about their captain?
When Should We Be Concerned?
Bergeron initially sustained an injury on February 23rd after a late hit to the head from Rem Pitlick of the Montreal Canadiens:
Just four games later, Bergeron received another high hit, this time from Lane Pederson of the Columbus Blue Jackets, causing bleeding from his ear:
Since then, the Bruins' captain has been sidelined for the team's last two games, back-to-back matches in Pittsburgh and St. Louis.
Head coach Jim Montgomery revealed that Bergeron is dealing with multiple injuries:
Despite being in his 19th season, the 37-year-old Bergeron continues to excel as a defensive forward. He ranks third on the team with 27 goals and 30 assists in 74 games.
Is there reason to worry about Bergeron with only five games left this season?
On a positive note for Bergeron and other injured players, Ty Anderson reported that the Bruins will also take Tuesday off:
As read on Bruins Insider - Should Bruins' Fans Be Worried About Bergeron's Injuries?.
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3 AVRIL | 356 ANSWERS Is There Cause for Concern Regarding Patrice Bergeron? Should we be worried about Patrice Bergeron? | ||
| Yes | 69 | 19.4 % |
| No | 287 | 80.6 % |
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