"They're winning the mental side of the battle on us," Bruins head coach Jim Montgomery said after Boston's 4-3 loss to Florida on Monday. "... It's all four games that we take at least four minors. You can't win hockey games that way, and then we can't lose as many battles as we do. They're the standard right now in the NHL for winning battles, and we're not up to that level yet. We have to vastly improve that level."
"I didn't think it was that bad tonight," Marchand said. "There's other areas of the game that are more concerning that we need to be better in, but, yeah, it's early (in the season); we'll work on it and move on." Marchand believes the Bruins need to work on their compete level, attention to detail, and winning more battles for the puck, and the power play, which has scored two goals in 18 opportunities.
"I think we just got to be a little stronger in battles," Marchand said of the power play struggles. "We need to outnumber teams. Just simplify. You have to outnumber the kill in the battles and come up with pucks. We haven't come up with enough. ... We haven't had a ton of practice time, so it's something we'll definitely work on."
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