Bruins’ Chara has reached out injured Habs forward Pacioretty
Chara/By S. Bradley
WILMINGTON, Mass. — A lot of focus in the Bruins’ Eastern Conference quarterfinal series with Montreal is going to fall on Boston captain Zdeno Chara, and not just because of his gargantuan size or his all-world defensive play.
Chara has not returned to Montreal since the March 8 incident when he hit Max Pacioretty into the stanchion between the benches. Pacioretty was diagnosed with a fractured vertebrae and severe concussion. He has since resumed skating ahead of what was originally forecast.
In the aftermath of the incident, Chara said he wanted to call Pacioretty to wish him well and assure him he didn’t mean to injure him so severely on what the league deemed a “hockey play.” Today after practice at Ristuccia Arena, Chara was asked if he reached out to Pacioretty yet.
“Yes we talked,” said the captain.
A Bruins media relations representative cut off the scrum before Chara could expand on his answer, if he was going to.
It sounds as though both players have buried the hatchet. We’ll see how much venom remains for Chara once the Bruins-Canadiens series shifts to Montreal. Chara’s not expecting anything much different than he’s encountered in the past.
“It’s been like that for years. And really, it’s not going to be any different, “he said. “So basically, we all have to just focus on the game and play our game.”
wow, you guys make the injured party into the bad guy despite not being aware of the conversation that took place.
No kidding TCL. I don’t what that USA chant says about the average attendee of a B’s game. Every time it happens Brick says something to the fact of how many Canadians are on the team and even worse there’s more Americans on the Habs.
Even worse there is only 1 American-2 if you count Kampfer.
I am keeping my fingers crossed that I will not hear the lame “USA” chant from the fans at TD Garden, but won’t get too hopeful. I think it is more likely that the B’s will win the Stanley Cup than that the fans won’t shout that cheer.
17 out of the 26 players on the current Bruins roster are Canadian.
i’m talking quebecois trash like you, bernand. bruins only play the exceptions (bergeron, bourque, leveille, ratelle, etc).
Hey Karl, was Orr a Canadian,was Bourque a Canadian, is Bergeron a Canadian???
You should get laid more often dude! .
Is that Fungus ontop of your head. Reach for that medecine jar and down it.
There’s a Taliban behind you.
miracle max (22) needs to grow up and remember that he is an american. just because you play in front of them, doesn’t mean you have to act like them.
Makes me wonder if Patch was negative, and Chara was taking the high-road by not crucifying him in the media. I hope the two guys were able to work it all out, and that Max continues along towards resuming his normal life.