LAKE PLACID, N.Y. — Bruins head coach Claude Julien said today that center Chris Kelly has left the team to get re-examined by the team’s doctors.
“He just went back to Boston today to see our doctors just to make sure everything’s OK. We expect him back in Montreal with us tonight,” said the head coach after his team went through more than an hour of drills at the USA Rink at the Whiteface Lake Placid Olympic Center.
“Everything’s all right. According to what we know, it might be a fracture. But it’s nothing that would prevent him from playing.
Kelly was injured when he crashed into the goal post in the first period of Monday night’s Game 3 win in Montreal. However, he finished the game.
If Kelly is unable to play, rookie Tyler Seguin could get his first NHL playoff action when the Bruins face Montreal Friday night in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference quarterfinal series between the two teams at Bell Centre Thursday night. Seguin practiced on a line with Kelly’s usual linemates Rich Peverley and Michael Ryder today. Jamie Arniel, one of Boston’s “Black Aces,” also skated on that line.










Both Seguin and Ryder do have more offensive upside over Kelly. Put Seguin up to the second (so he doesn’t have to play Defensive) and Recchi down with Ryder and Peverley. Problem solved.
For the life of me I don’t know why anyone would pick Ryder over Seguin. Ryder is a waste of a sweater
Jordan Caron, anyone?
oops. Ryders #’s are 12/14/26.
IMO, right now, they are the same player, both have a great shot but are invisible until the puck is on their stick. Ryder has the 48 PO games played and the 12/14/46 #’s to back it up. Seguin is an unknown. If the B’s go down 3-1 in the series we’ll probably see Seguin in and Ryder on the bench. At their best they’re both top six forwards. To replace Kelly the B’s need someone to fill the defensive forward roll. Seguin has the speed but lacks the jam needed for playoff hockey.
can’t***
Seguin can do much worse then Ryder, can he?
it’s called a Seg-man crush.
Seguinnnnn!! Please! It would be nive to see the team with a different face…
Play Seguin mainly on the power play.
It really can’t get any worse…
And Tom is on the anti-Seguin kool aid too hard.
Kelly or Seguin tomorrow. Either way I’m fine.
LOL digger. Joey is on the Seguin kool-aid too hard. Let’s see how many times Seguin will run away from being hit.
sure, but only if it goes to a shootout.
Anyone else want to see seguin out there tomorrow night??