Bruins Youngster Gets A Reality Check From The League

A Hockey writer is taking a sharp look at a struggling young Bruins player, and that usually means the honeymoon is over. Boston fans, of course, are not exactly strangers to the difference between prospect promise and NHL pain, so the temperature on this one is not subtle. When a young player starts drawing this kind of attention, the conversation shifts from potential to proof in a hurry. That is where the pressure starts to feel a lot more real.