'The timeline we got from the surgeons was longer than we got here. What do they know?'

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Pat Maroon's impact on the Bruins' bench was evident on Saturday.

Both via the reassuring pats on the back to his linemates — and the sight of Timothy Liljegren jettisoned into a group of black-and-gold skaters.

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Jim Montgomery drops ‘Wordle’ clue when asked about Bruins' Game 2 starter trib.al/3jMKmY4

Derek Forbort on already getting back on the ice after undergoing surgery earlier this season:

'The timeline that we got from the surgeons was a little longer than what we got here. What do they know?'

DeBrusk: “I don’t even know what those vowels are. … You’re asking the wrong guy.”

This was me in the middle of the press conference lmao

Justin Brazeau is likely more of an option for Round 2, per Montgomery.

Montgomery to media about the starting goalie tonight for the Bruins:

“Do you guys play Wordle? … The goalie tonight has two vowels in his first and last name.”

Montgomery: Forbort is not an option tonight, but he’ll travel to Toronto.

So Paul Pierce absolutely voted for himself right

Terrence Clarke died three years ago today.

Clarke was a Boston basketball prodigy. His greatest hope for his legacy, though, was for the next generation to use his journey as a blueprint.

The next generation is almost here, from Ethan Fuller
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Bruins' lines at morning skate:

Heinen-Zacha-Pastrnak
Marchand-Coyle-DeBrusk
Lauko-Geekie-Frederic
Beecher-Boqvist-Maroon
Van Riemsdyk

Lindholm-McAvoy
Grzelcyk-Carlo
Shattenkirk-Peeke
Forbort-Wotherspoon

Swayman/Ullmark

Pat Maroon's impact on the Bruins' bench was evident on Saturday.

Both via the reassuring pats on the back to his linemates — and the sight of Timothy Liljegren jettisoned into a group of black-and-gold skaters.

For Boston Globe Sports:

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Back at it.

Derek Forbort is practicing in a regular sweater.

gotta be the Cup favorites now

Jake DeBrusk needed a fresh start.

“Obviously I didn’t like my season. Was pretty disappointing, for myself.”

The Stanley Cup Playoffs provided that, with seven months of frustration feeling like a distant memory on Saturday.

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'It just shows the dedication to the game.'

Simon Benoit’s shot from the point wasn’t going to alter the outcome of the Bruins’ 5-1 win in Game 1.

But that meant little to Jakub Lauko as he dove to the ice with one second on the clock.

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