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‘I’ve got a lot of confidence in the players’: Why Patrice Bergeron still expects Bruins to play well following his retirement

Plenty of questions surround the 2023-24 Bruins after an offseason filled with salary cap struggles and the retirement of longtime star Patrice Bergeron.

After their Stanley Cup dreams were crushed by the Florida Panthers last season, some expect the Bruins to have a down year without the former captain and Selke Trophy winner.

Bergeron disagrees.

In an interview with NHL.com’s Hugues Marcil, Bergeron said that even without himself and potentially without David Krejci, who is rumored to retire alongside Bergeron, he still believes Boston will be tough to beat.

“I still expect the same thing from them,” Bergeron told Marcil.