By Ian Moran
Special to BostonSportsJournal.com
Ian Moran played in over 500 NHL games, including 66 in the postseason, in 15 years as a defenseman with the Penguins, Bruins, and Ducks before retiring in 2008. The Acton native attended Belmont Hill and Boston College before being a sixth-round pick of the Penguins in 1990. The Duxbury resident is currently the head New England scout for Neutral Zone, a first-of-its-kind hockey scouting and news site which identifies, ranks and profiles NCAA and Ontario Hockey League (OHL) prospects from across North America. Ian will be breaking down each Bruins playoff game for BostonSportsJournal.com. You can follow Ian on Twitter at @IMHockeySkills.
WHY THE BRUINS WON GAME 4
THREE OTHER THINGS THAT STOOD OUT
THREE UP FOR BRUINS
THREE DOWN FOR THE BRUINS
THREE UP FOR THE LEAFS
TWO DOWN FOR THE LEAFS
His play is always a topic, so we’re asking an expert to assess him.
ADJUSTMENTS I EXPECT TORONTO TO MAKE
Kadri and Plekanec: I’d keep Plekanec centering Marleau and Marner. I’m thinking Babcock puts Kadri in the middle of Matthews and Nylander. Kadri will be fresh and has something to prove. And putting Matthews on the wing will give him the freedom to take some more chances offensively. He’s still going to have to deal with Chara, but maybe this would give him the freedom to fly the zone. Matthews is very fast and he’s not going to miss the chances that Zach Hyman and Kasperi Kapanen have if Matthews is in alone.