Bruins host Senators; Brunet and Poitras set for season debuts
In short
Rookie defenseman Frederic Brunet and center Matt Poitras are set to make their season debuts when the Boston Bruins host the Ottawa Senators on Monday at 7:30 p.m. EDT at TD Garden, the Boston Globe reported. The Globe said the game opens a three-game Bruins homestand. The Associated Press listed Poitras as out with a lower-body injury, while the Globe reported he will center the fourth line, a disagreement the documents do not resolve.
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The Boston Bruins host the Ottawa Senators on Monday at 7:30 p.m. EDT at TD Garden in Boston in an Atlantic Division matchup, according to the Associated Press. The AP listed Boston at 2-1 and Ottawa at 1-0 for the young season. The Boston Globe reported the game opens a three-game Bruins homestand and that Boston returns home looking to bounce back from a loss. [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]
The Globe reported that rookie defenseman Frederic Brunet and center Matt Poitras will make their season debuts. Brunet, 23, will partner with Mason Lohrei on the No. 3 pairing at even strength; the game will be his second in the NHL. Poitras, 22, will center the fourth line between Tanner Jeannot and Mark Kastelic, replacing veteran Sean Kuraly, in what the Globe said will be his 70th NHL game. Poitras played nearly all of last season with AHL Providence, finishing with 13 goals and 31 assists for 44 points in 69 games, the Globe reported. [ 2 ]
Coach Marco Sturm told reporters after the morning workout that Kuraly “is not happy today” about being taken out of the lineup three games into the season. “He’s a veteran,” Sturm said, “and he’s going to push and try to get back in the lineup.” On Brunet, Sturm said: “We’ll see how it ends up. I think the start [and the score] will tell a little bit,” adding that the team wants to develop him the right way and will not use him in special-teams situations if he is not ready. [ 2 ]
The Bruins placed veteran forward Mikey Eyssimont on waivers on Sunday, and after he went unclaimed by any of the other 31 NHL clubs by noon Monday, he was assigned to Providence, the Globe reported. [ 2 ]
The documents disagree on Poitras’s status: the AP listed him as out with a lower-body injury, while the Globe reported he would make his season debut. The AP also listed Ottawa’s Jake Sanderson as day to day with an undisclosed issue and Andre Burakovsky as out with an upper-body injury. Reuters published a preview headlined on improving special teams as the Senators visit, but it carried no summary text detailing the story. [ 1 , 2 , 4 ]
Why it matters
This is a regular-season Atlantic Division game, so its news value rests on Boston’s lineup decisions: two young players getting their first action of the season and a veteran, Sean Kuraly, moved out of the lineup. The documents are previews only, so significance is limited to the Bruins’ roster and their three-game homestand.
Key facts
- The Bruins host the Senators on Monday at 7:30 p.m. EDT at TD Garden in Boston in an Atlantic Division matchup. [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]
- The Bruins are 2-1 and the Senators 1-0 to start the season, the Associated Press reported. [ 1 ]
- Defenseman Frederic Brunet, 23, will partner with Mason Lohrei on the No. 3 pairing at even strength; the game will be his second in the NHL. [ 2 ]
- Center Matt Poitras, 22, will center the fourth line between Tanner Jeannot and Mark Kastelic in place of veteran Sean Kuraly, in what the Globe said will be his 70th NHL game. [ 2 ]
- Coach Marco Sturm said Kuraly “is not happy today” about being taken out of the lineup three games into the season. [ 2 ]
- The Bruins placed veteran forward Mikey Eyssimont on waivers Sunday; he went unclaimed by noon Monday and was assigned to AHL Providence. [ 2 ]
- The Associated Press listed Poitras as out with a lower-body injury and Ottawa’s Jake Sanderson as day to day with an undisclosed issue, with Andre Burakovsky out with an upper-body injury. [ 1 ]
Confirmed by several sources
Still unclear
- Whether Matt Poitras will play against the Senators. The Associated Press lists him as out with a lower-body injury, while the Boston Globe reports he will make his season debut on the fourth line; the documents do not resolve the conflict.
- What the Bruins’ special-teams priorities are ahead of the game. Reuters’ item carries only a headline about special teams and no summary or article text.
- Whether Ottawa’s Jake Sanderson will play. Only the Associated Press mentions his status, listing him as day to day with an undisclosed issue.
What local media are saying
Timeline, local time
- The Associated Press publishes its preview, listing Boston at 2-1 and Ottawa at 1-0 and naming Poitras out (lower-body), Sanderson day to day and Burakovsky out. [ 1 ]
- The Boston Globe reports that Frederic Brunet and Matt Poitras will make their season debuts Monday night against the Senators. [ 2 ]
- Mikey Eyssimont, placed on waivers Sunday, goes unclaimed by the other 31 NHL clubs and is assigned to Providence. [ 2 ]
- The Globe previews the game, noting Boston opens a three-game homestand against Ottawa at TD Garden. [ 3 ]
- Reuters publishes a preview headlined on improving special teams as the Senators visit. [ 4 ]
- Scheduled start of the Bruins-Senators game at TD Garden, 7:30 p.m. EDT. [ 1 , 2 ]