Boston Bruins
captain Zdeno Chara returned for Game 3 against the Montreal Canadiens on Monday night at Bell Centre.Chara missed Game 2 due to dehydration. The 6-foot-9 defenseman defenseman participated in Monday morning's game-day skate. He did not speak to the media."He's a huge part of our team and hopefully he's ready to go," said Bruins forward Shawn Thornton earlier Monday.
Cheap Boston Bruins Jerseys Meanwhile, Montreal Canadiens winger Andrei Kostitsyn also returned after missing Game 2 with a foot injury. He was skating on the right wing with center Tomas Plekanec and Mike Cammalleri.Kostitsyn was injured while blocking Chara's shot in Game 1.Forward Jeff Halpern, who hadn't suited up since late in the regular season, did not return for Montreal. Halpern has been skating with the team for a week.Chara missed Game 2 on Saturday in Boston with what the team described as dehydration after spending last Friday in the hospital. Prior to t
hat game it was decided that he would attempt to play, but he took a turn for the worse during the pregame skate and the team decided to keep him out of the lineup, according to a team source.
Of course there will be a lot of focus on Chara due to the incident that occurred on March 8 at Bell Centre when he applied a check to the Canadiens' Max Pacioretty that resulted in the forward suffering head and neck injuries.
NHL Jerseys Montreal police are currently conducting a criminal probe into the matter. The Bruins, who are down 2-0 in the series, are not concerned with the fans in Montreal being a distraction for Chara. "That doesn't matter," Bruins coach Claude Julien said. "What matters to us right now is what's at stake and that's the game. No matter what happens you have to play through those things and we're all aware of that. Guys are professionals enough and I don't know if there's a rink where Zdeno doesn't get booed in. "It's certainly not because of what happened, but because the realization of the impact that he has on the game and the difference he can make. In a game situation,
Anaheim Angels hat, he's a big man. He's a big strong guy that we rely on a lot. He's a big part of our team and I think other buildings realize that."
Boston Bruins captain Zdeno Chara returned for Gam
Linear Mode
