WATERTOWN, Mass. — Boston Bruins legend Patrice Bergeron was no stranger to injuries in the postseason throughout his 19-year career donning the Spoked-B.
In 2013, Bergeron played Game 6 of the Stanley Cup Final against the Chicago Blackhawks with a separated shoulder he sustained in the first period of that game, along with cracked ribs, torn cartilage and a punctured lung suffered in Game 5.
Spoiler alert: The Blackhawks won the series on TD Garden ice. Regardless of the outcome, Bergeron said if he could go back in time, he would still lace up the skates and play despite the injuries.
“Yeah, well, I mean, but knowing the outcome … yeah, that’s a good question. It’s definitely yes. The answer is yes,” Bergeron told NESN.com. “Like you want to be out there, you want to battle. You work so hard, you want to be with the guys and you want to be competing.”
Not everyone would agree with Bergeron’s will to do it all over again.
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“If you ask that question to my wife or my parents, I’m sure it’s a much different answer, right?” Bergeron said. “But from my perspective, I felt like I was able to go and I knew the training staff found a way to do it. I wanted to be out there. Knowing the result is different. It’s always greener on the other side. … But to me, I wanted to be out there.”
Bergeron not only suited up for Boston’s Game 6 loss, but he logged 17:45 minutes of ice time across 24 shifts. The six-time Selke winner tallied six goals and six assists in 22 playoff games that season. In 170 playoff games, Bergeron has scored 50 goals and added 78 helpers for 128 points for the Bruins.
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