One by one the answers were revealed, displaying just how much of a toll the 2025-26 season, and first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs, took on the Boston Bruins

Defenseman Nikita Zadorov and a fully torn MCL "off the bone" from Game 3 against the Sabres. Right wing Viktor Arvidsson had a fractured rib and punctured lung. Center Elias Lindholm had been dealing with back issues. Defenseman Hampus Lindholm had been trying to deal with a "small" foot fracture since December. center Pavel Zacha had a high ankle sprain, the kind that could sideline football players for a long time. Right wing David Pastrnak had a groin issue.

And then there's defenseman Charlie McAvoy, who had a physically brutal season that was just painful to watch.…