"At this stage of the fall calendar, Sturm and his staff are likely set to start cutting down the camp roster and leaning more on NHL regulars for reps over their final two preseason contests on Thursday and Saturday. But, even with two weeks and four preseason games in the books, there are still plenty of unanswered questions looming over a roster with plenty of new faces."
"Even Boston's fourth line has some semblance of an identity, with a checking unit of Sean Kuraly, Mark Kastelic, and Mikey Eyssimont expected to dole out plenty of punishment on the ice this fall. But, there's still no cohesion on a middle-six segment of Boston's forward corps - an area of the roster that was arguably the most pressing concern on this depth chart entering camp."
Boston enters the final stretch of training camp with the regular season one week away and roster cuts imminent. The top line of David Pastrnak, Elias Lindholm, and Morgan Geekie appears established and effective, while the fourth line projects as a physical checking unit of Sean Kuraly, Mark Kastelic, and Mikey Eyssimont. Significant uncertainty remains across the middle-six forward group, where Casey Mittelstadt, Pavel Zacha, Viktor Arvidsson, and Tanner Jeannot are likely candidates for four spots. Tanner Jeannot has shown expected physicality, but questions remain about his and others' offensive ceilings.
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