While the B's welcomed Marc Savard back to the lineup mid-postseason last spring, the team wants to do everything in its power to make sure Bergeron isn't rushed back in too early.
"The day you see Bergy back in our lineup, he will be 100 percent," head coach Claude Julien said over the weekend. "If he's not, you're not going to see him.
"You saw him skate and that's basically where he's at right now," Julien added. "And that's the only update I can give you."
The centerman skated on his own over the weekend, a pretty good sign in terms of players dealing with concussion syndromes. He also took reps with the power-play unit on Monday morning. While many have been kicking around Game 3 as his possible return date, there may be a slim chance that he could be back in the lineup when the B's host the Lightning in Game 2 on Tuesday night.
Let's say, for the sake of argument, that Bergeron does return Tuesday night. What do you do with the lineup? Do you sit rookie Tyler Seguin, who popped the B's first goal in Game 1? Do you take away his speed and scoring touch or do you sit a fourth-liner who wasn't getting much playing time anyways? Who sits?
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