The Boston Bruins weren’t capable of recover from the hump within the first spherical of the 2022 Stanley Cup Playoffs, as they fell to the Carolina Hurricanes in seven video games. The Bruins’ season ended Saturday night time in a 3-2 residence loss to the Canes, elevating speculations about the way forward for heart Patrice Bergeron.
Bergeron’s postgame gesture to his teammates additionally fanned the flames of his retirement rumors, although, it needs to be famous that it’s one thing that he normally does after a contest.
At the tip of Game 7, Patrice Bergeron provides each member of the @NHLBruins roster a hug as they exit the ice.
Will Bergeron be calling it a profession? 🤔
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— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) May 14, 2022
In the postgame presser, Bergeron tried to deal with the rumors, however actually has not denied nor confirmed something about his future plans.
Per Matt Porter of the Boston Globe:
Patrice Bergeron: too quickly, “too raw” to resolve whether or not he’s coming again.
Bergeron has been a cornerstone of the Bruins franchise for years, most particularly within the final decade. He has not performed for some other staff within the NHL, and along with his contract expiring on the finish of the 2021-22 NHL season, it seems that he (and the Bruins) can have a giant resolution to make within the offseason.
The 36-year-old Bergeron signed an 8-year deal value $55 million with the Bruins again in 2013 and repaid the franchise with wonderful play — on each ends of the ice. He has received 4 Frank J. Selke Trophies (2012, 2014, 2015, 2017) and was a part of the Bruins’ 2011 staff that received the Stanley Cup.
