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4 winners and 3 losers from Bruins blistering October start to the 2026-27 season

The Boston Bruins are off to a good start to the 2026-27 season, and there have been some players who have been good and some who haven't.

By Scott Roche · Causeway Crowd

Published: Sunday, 1 November 2026 at 12:30 PM

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Causeway Crowd evaluated the key individual winners and losers from the Boston Bruins' 10-4-1 October start.
The writer named Jeremy Swayman, James Hagens, Marat Khusnutdinov, and the fourth line as team winners.
Morgan Geekie, Pavel Zacha, and Nikita Zadorov were listed by the writer as early-season losers.

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Scott Roche of Causeway Crowd evaluated the Boston Bruins' 10-4-1 start to the 2026-27 season under head coach Marco Sturm, identifying key individual winners and losers from October. The Bruins finished the opening month atop the Atlantic Division following a 5-4 overtime victory against the Chicago Blackhawks.

Roche named goaltender Jeremy Swayman, rookie forward James Hagens, the fourth-line unit, and newly extended forward Marat Khusnutdinov as the month's winners. Conversely, Roche identified Morgan Geekie, contract-year forward Pavel Zacha, and defenseman Nikita Zadorov as the primary losers due to inconsistent play and benchings.

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4 winners and 3 losers from Bruins blistering October start to the 2026-27 season

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