""Just to see him out there, just the presence alone he brings on the ice and off the ice, in the locker room, it's just a lot. I can see it, we can feel it," Bruins head coach Marco Sturm said Thursday morning of McAvoy's return. "It is nice to have him back. Seeing that smile on his face, it's been a while. It's been a tough road for him. He is our leader, so it is nice to have him back.""
""Today felt good, and then we just monitor it throughout the day. I have to go talk to the trainers right now. Don't have an answer for you yet, but see how the rest of the day goes," McAvoy said Thursday morning before getting the green light. "It's a mutual, it's a team decision. It's a group of people that we rely on to make sure we're doing the right thing.""
Charlie McAvoy returned to the Boston Bruins lineup less than a month after taking a slap shot to the jaw. He missed 11 games after the Nov. 15 incident in Montreal that caused a linear jaw fracture, several lost teeth, facial surgery, insertion of a plate, and significant weight loss during rehab. McAvoy was activated off injured reserve and cleared to play in a road game at Winnipeg, paired on defense with Nikita Zadorov. Coach Marco Sturm praised McAvoy's presence and leadership, and McAvoy said the decision to play was mutual and monitored.
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