"It was a high pace, good flow, lots of energy, and you were with the puck. Guys like to play with the puck. Today, it was different. We were working our way back without the puck, and my message today was how important it is to track and play good defense, because we want that puck back as quick as we can."
"So it allows us to play more offense. It allows them to have more offensive time. It's not always fun, but I've got to make sure it's going to be fun for our guys. ... I'm just going to name the Florida Panthers - because those guys, they cover, and they track so hard. And all the good teams, they do that. And that's something - I'm going to be on it all year long because I want to play offense."
The Boston Bruins held training camp practices at Warrior Ice Arena with head coach Marco Sturm assigning a simplified objective for each day to reshape team systems ahead of 2025-26. Thursday focused on quick puck play, forechecking and zone entries while Friday emphasized defensive-zone work, tracking and recovering possession. Sturm prioritized teaching players to track opponents and play strong defense to enable more offensive time. He cited the Florida Panthers as an example of relentless coverage. The slower, heavier Friday sessions aimed to instill defensive habits and evaluate center depth under the new system.
Read at Boston.com
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