The Boston Bruins have been riddled with accidents this season — particularly on the blue line.
Hampus Lindholm has missed 33 video games since sustaining a lower-body harm in Boston’s win over the St. Louis Blues on Nov. 12, and Charlie McAvoy has been sidelined for the final 5 video games with a “lingering” upper-body harm.
Of their absence, the Bruins referred to as up Michael Callahan from their AHL affiliate in Windfall.
Windfall coach Ryan Mougenel knew Callahan wanted to develop within the AHL after he joined the crew recent from his collegiate profession with the Windfall Friars earlier than he may get a shot at Boston.
“I’m not going to lie, when he got here to us out of college, I might say he was a great distance away from the NHL,” Mougenel advised NESN.com. “… Michael is that man that we spent lots of time with that actually put lots of issues into his sport. We simply noticed fixed progress.
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“A part of the expansion is who he’s. He’s a hell of a child that everyone roots for, like a Trent Frederic. … (Callahan’s) a relentless root for. He’s a improbable child.”
Coming into his third skilled season with Windfall, the 25-year-old made his NHL debut on Jan. 14 towards the Tampa Bay Lightning and earned his second sport towards the Ottawa Senators on Thursday night time, the place he earned somewhat extra ice time enjoying alongside veteran Brandon Carlo. Bruins interim head coach Joe Sacco stated he noticed “predictability” from Callahan towards the Senators.
“I believe that he performed a really dependable, accountable sport for us, which is what we had been on the lookout for,” Sacco advised reporters after apply at Warrior Ice Area on Friday, per team-provided video. “Good reads, good performs, good choices with the puck. Only a actually good, fundamental, stay-at-home sort of sport. Defend the netfront. Issues that he has been doing effectively in Windfall, he was in a position to convey that up right here (Thursday) night time. I assumed he had a very good sport for us.”
Callahan used what he realized within the AHL and notes from his debut in Boston to boost his gameplay towards the Senators.
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“I believe simply trusting my defensive instincts on the market,” Callahan advised reporters at Warrior. “Trusting my toes, my gaps, and enjoying towards that next-level talent up from the AHL is a bit completely different. Simply trusting my instincts and defending how I do know I can.”
Not solely did Callahan earn extra ice time in his second sport, Sacco used the Franklin, Mass. native for 3:01 on the penalty kill, which helped construct his confidence.
“It helps lots,” Callahan stated. “It’s a task I’ve sort of been doing for some time in Windfall. It’s one thing I take lots of delight in, and I do know I can go on the market and do the job. So getting that point (Thursday), particularly late within the sport, it helps lots.”
Callahan recorded one objective and 5 assists in 35 video games with Windfall earlier than being referred to as as much as Boston.
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