David Krejci Hoping To Be In The Lineup On Wednesday For The Boston Bruins

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The Boston Bruins are going Ducks hunting Wednesday in Anaheim.  Center David Krejci has been out of the lineup since October 19th due to a back problem.  Boston has gone 3-3-3 in his absence.  According to masslive.com/bruins, Krejci has not been ruled out for the game.

The Bruins need Krejci in the lineup.  Not only can he play on full strength, but he is valuable to the power play.  On full strength, he is able to win face-offs and carry the puck into the zone.  Krejci’s speed allows him to create scoring chances by himself or pass to a teammate for a shot on goal, usually ending in goals.

On the power play Krejci is screening the opponents' goalie.  From there he can tip the puck past the goaltender.  Other times he feeds  teammates with a pass giving them a wide open net to score.  Krejci has scored 1 goal and 5 assists.  His lone goal came on the power play.  He also has 3 power play assists.

The Bruins could use him against the Ducks, one of the best power-play-kill-teams in the league.  They kill off 85.1% of their penalties.  And they're are able to block the shot preventing teams from setting up in the zone.  The Ducks will fire the puck down the length of the ice to eat penalty time.  They also don’t allow skaters to set up near their goaltender.

Adding Krejci will help the Bruins score on the Ducks.  If he isn’t in the lineup Wednesday, the team will  need to find another way to create traffic in front of the net.  It is the only way they will win this hockey game and score power play goals.  If Krejci isn’t ready to go, the Bruins should rest him until he is 100%.  They can’t afford to put him in and miss time again with an injury.

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