Sidelined since February with a shoulder injury, McAvoy said he’d heard that Pastrnak was just as good behind the scenes, too. With Marchand, Coyle, and others gone, the Bruins needed Pastrnak to assume a louder leadership role.

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The 2024-25 Boston Bruins season is finally over, and by any measure, it was a disappointment. Just a year ago, the team knocked off the Toronto Maple Leafs in dramatic fashion in the first round of the NHL playoffs.