Most things are going right for the Boston Bruins these days, as the team has jumped out to a 7-2-1 record that has them in first place in a loaded Atlantic Division.
Despite a strong 7-2-1 start for the Boston Bruins, veteran defenseman Nikita Zadorov was recently designated as a healthy scratch. The analyst panel on Daily Faceoff LIVE highlighted Zadorov's poor underlying metrics, which include 29 penalty minutes and a 46.53% expected goal share at 5-on-5, representing the lowest mark among Boston defensemen.
Guest Pete Blackburn argued that Zadorov's benching stemmed from both undisciplined penalties and subpar overall performance rather than strict discipline alone. Blackburn noted that after taking a costly double-minor penalty in a recent game, Zadorov had become a net negative for the Bruins early in the season.
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