“He practises like a pro. He’s trying to make himself better every day. Some of our young players could take notice of that and we’ve talked to them about it. Just to take notice of how he approaches practice and how intense he is and the level of commitment he puts in.

“It’s guys like David Bolland that sell your program and help coaches in leading by example and showing the way. Those are very, very important intangibles that happen within the team.”

By all accounts thus far in the young season, Bolland’s new teammates have done a fine job of putting their own Boston experience behind them. And the more they win games like Saturday’s — as anti-Carlyle as the hockey was for much of the night — the more they feed off a player like the gritty new centre among them.


Bolland eddig nagyon nagy húzás. Hajt, kapar, ütközik, bulit hoz. Bátran be lehet küldeni az ellenfél legjobb sorai ellen, és nagyon távol áll a fakezűségtől.
Pontosan azt hozza, amiért hoztuk. Miatta is ilyen mély ez a csapat idén.