{"id":2456,"date":"2026-06-11T11:34:57","date_gmt":"2026-06-11T11:34:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=2456"},"modified":"2026-06-11T11:34:57","modified_gmt":"2026-06-11T11:34:57","slug":"dinged-up-players-should-be-ready-to-go-when-training-camp-opens-in-september-and-other-notes-on-the-bruins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=2456","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Dinged-up\u2019 players should be ready to go when training camp opens in September, and other notes on the Bruins"},"content":{"rendered":"<article>\n<div>\n<p><span>The offseason outlook is a healthy one for the Bruins.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Several of Boston\u2019s top performers revealed at the end of the playoff series with the Sabres they had been dealing with new and nagging injuries at different points throughout the season.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=2455\">This Scottish soccer superfan is walking across the country in a kilt. His last stop? Boston.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span>The list of skating wounded was substantial:<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><span><b>Charlie McAvoy<\/b> (broken right hand, dental work), <b>David Pastrnak<\/b> (groin tear), <b>Nikita Zadorov<\/b> (torn MCL),<b> Viktor Arvidsson<\/b> (fractured rib, punctured lung), <b>Hampus Lindholm<\/b> (foot fracture), <b>Elias Lindholm<\/b> (lingering back issue), and <b>Pavel Zacha<\/b> (high ankle sprain).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>While acknowledging the club had several players \u201cdinged up,\u201d general manager <b>Don Sweeney<\/b> said he doesn\u2019t believe any of the ailments will keep the players from being ready for the start of training camp Sept. 16.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Perhaps most concerning is Elias Lindholm. The center first hurt his back early in training camp in 2024 \u2014 his first as a Bruin. He tweaked it this past January but was able to return in time to play for Sweden at the Olympics, and the rest of the Bruins\u2019 season. He acknowledged he was not 100 percent.<\/span><\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><span>Get Starting Point<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span>A guide through the most important stories of the morning, delivered Monday through Friday.<\/span><\/div>\n<div>\n<div><label>Enter Email<\/label><\/p>\n<div><button>Sign Up<\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span>\u201cHe\u2019s attacking it this summer, so we feel good about that,\u201d Sweeney told the Globe at the NHL scouting combine in Buffalo. \u201cHe was very proactive in what he wanted to do and accomplish this summer from a health standpoint, because he was frustrated by it.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>As for the other injuries, Sweeney doesn\u2019t anticipate any problems moving forward.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cZadorov\u2019s knee is doing very well and on target for an absolute full recovery there, no issues,\u201d the GM said. \u201cMcAvoy\u2019s finger will be fine. The rest of the guys &#8230; We didn\u2019t have any of the surgery side of things, we\u2019re in pretty good shape there. We had a lot of \u2014 as everybody does in the playoffs \u2014 you get guys that are dinged up.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=2453\">Ahead of the 2026 World Cup opener vs. Paraguay, good point(s) made to the US team about a winning start<\/a><\/p>\n<div>\n<h2>Taking their time<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<p><span>The process for picking a captain is \u201congoing,\u201d according to Sweeney.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cTaking a little bit of time to breathe and have conversations with <b>Marco<\/b> [<b>Sturm<\/b>] and throughout the organization and just how we feel. We\u2019re going to name a captain at some point in time. We\u2019ve always said that we want this to be sort of an organic thing,\u201d said Sweeney. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cIt\u2019s not a competition. It\u2019s just who we feel best serves the best interest of the hockey club and the individual, because there\u2019s a lot that goes with it. But, in particular, we have a couple of really, really high-end guys that we feel great about as longtime Bruins and as leaders.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<div><span>Related<span>: <\/span><\/span>Forty years later, Cam Neely looks back on the trade that brought him to Boston<\/div>\n<p><span>Pastrnak and McAvoy have been alternate captains for the last three seasons. Would naming one over the other as the 28th captain in franchise history lead to hurt feelings?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cI think your natural instinct would be to say yes,\u201d said Sweeney. \u201cKnowing both guys and their commitment level and how they interact with each other, I\u2019d like to think no. When [<b>Zdeno Chara<\/b>] came in [and was immediately named captain in 2006], did somebody already here think that they got undercut? <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cYou never know. You make the decision, let\u2019s hope your representative of the best interest of the club and everybody else is like, \u2018Hey, shouldn\u2019t affect my lot in life in terms of how I should be contributing.\u2019 But they\u2019re humans. They\u2019re going to have a reaction one way or the other. You just make sure you have that conversation beforehand and after.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<div>\n<h2>Help on the way?<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<p><span>No official word from Causeway Street, though <b>Elliotte Friedman<\/b> reported this week the Bruins are poised to hire <b>Matt McIlvane<\/b> to replace <b>Jay Leach<\/b> on Sturm\u2019s staff. McIlvane, who was on Sturm\u2019s German Olympic team coaching staff in 2018, had recently signed a contract extension to continue as the San Diego Gulls\u2019 coach. The Gulls are the Ducks\u2019 AHL affiliate &#8230; The Hockey Hall of Fame will announce its 2026 inductees June 22. Among the first-year eligibles are ex-Bruins <b>Patrice Bergeron<\/b> (427 goals, 1,040 points, one Stanley Cup title, and two Olympic gold medals); <b>David Krejci<\/b> (231 goals, 786 points, one Stanley Cup); and <b>Phil Kessel<\/b> (413 goals, 992 points, three Stanley Cups) &#8230; Side note to the HHOF board: <b>Keith Tkachuk<\/b> (538 goals, 1,065 points) is long overdue for a call &#8230; <b>Daxon Rudolph<\/b>, one of the top defenseman eligible for the draft this month, said he had a \u201cgood talk\u201d with Bruins officials at the combine. Rudolph, who collected 28 goals and 78 points in 68 games for the Western Hockey League\u2019s Prince Albert Raiders last season, counted McAvoy as a player he likes to model his game after. \u201cI think just the completeness to his game. He kind of does everything out there,\u201d said Rudolph. \u201cHe\u2019s a little bit more physical than I am, but that\u2019s something I can add to my game moving forward. I just really like his game at both ends of the ice.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=2451\">\u2018A second empire\u2019: Bringing the World Cup back to Boston, Robert Kraft is betting big on soccer<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Also, the process for picking the 28th captain in franchise history is \u201congoing,\u201d according to general manager Don Sweeney.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":575,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2456","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sport"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>\u2018Dinged-up\u2019 players should be ready to go when training camp opens in September, and other notes on the Bruins - 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