""I'm not going to lie. It's going to be hard, right," Sturm told Boston.com in July about the team's ability to consistently score at 5-on-5 play. "I mean, going back to what I just said, I wish we would have everything, but there is always a path to it. We did that. I believe you always have to build a foundation first, and you can't look ahead.""
"But for Sturm, the Bruins have a template to follow if they want to be playing meaningful hockey this spring. Regain Boston's identity as a stingy, defensive-first club. Identity younger players or depressed assets who can pull on the rope and supplement the established talent in place. Re-spark a Bruins power play that finished 29th in the league with just a 15.2 percent success rate."
Hockey returned to Boston with the Bruins entering a transition after a last-place finish in the Eastern Conference. Marco Sturm leads a revamped roster that still carries question marks and likely lacks two or three high-impact forwards. The team averaged just 2.71 goals per game last season and finished 29th on the power play at 15.2 percent. Priority goals include tightening a defensive structure, identifying younger players or depressed assets to supplement established talent, and reworking special teams. The three-week camp will focus on system tweaks, lineup reshuffles, and giving younger players opportunities to earn roles.
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