from Joe Haggerty of CSNNE,

While it would be easy to dismiss the Kelly/Shaw dust up as insignificant because the Bruins didn’t end up winning the game, but that would be monumentally missing the point. The Bruins are their best when they are playing with a major chip on their shoulder, and doling out equal parts punishment and intimidation with their hard-hitting play.

It’s also not exactly a coincidence that something like happens on the night that Zdeno Chara returns to the lineup. It brings a little extra courage to the entire team knowing the 6-foot-9 captain has their back.

That’s a good thing because the more this happens, the more the Bruins get back to what makes them special.

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Me, I think they need more goal scoring more than anything.