Carlo Feeling Better: In other injury news, Brandon Carlo - who left Tuesday's game against St. Louis with an undisclosed ailment, did not skate on Thursday but "felt better," according to Cassidy.
"What does that mean?" said Cassidy. "Doesn't mean he's available Saturday, that much I won't know until we get to the rink [Friday] morning and see if he practices."
No Special Deliveries:In addition to allowing two goals on the penalty kill - which went 4-for-6 overall - the Bruins' power play, once again, struggled mightily against the Senators. Boston went 0 for 5 on the man advantage and is now mired in an 0-for-23 slump that spans the last six games.
"Getting the chance to watch the top [on Tuesday], we are better when we are moving the puck quickly, and execute it a little bit more," said Grzelcyk, who replaced Charlie McAvoy as the point man on the No. 1 unit midway through Thursday's game. "I think maybe guys are just thinking a little too much. It's something we've addressed in video quite a lot these last few days, last few weeks.
"Sometimes we are trying to find a seem that is not there and forcing plays a little bit. Maybe if we had a little more 5-on-5 mentality, get pucks in to the net, and play off the rebound, then that's kind of when your skill takes over."
David Pastrnak missing five of those six games with injury has certainly played a factor in the power play's struggles, as the Bruins continue to try to adjust to their opponents keying in on other players.
"I think maybe that's a bit of the issue here," said Grzelcyk. "You're kind of looking for the perfect look, instead of just making the play that is in front of you, creating 2-on-1's all over the ice. Looking at it on video, but it's another thing to go there and execute. Obviously losing Pasta and his shot, teams know how good he is over there. A lot of times, they just take him away, and kind of play 4-on-3 from there. So, we lose a little bit of that. Obviously, hopefully, we get him back soon."
Froden Gets His First: In his first game since being recalled from Providence on Wednesday, Froden wasted no time getting on the scoresheet with his first career goal. The 27-year-old became the fourth Bruin to notch his first this season, joining fellow Sweden native Oskar Steen, Jack Ahcan, and McLaughlin.
"That's what you want. You want to play in the NHL," said Froden, who has played six games for Boston this season. "That's why I came over. Try to be a better player each day and work my way in Prov. I think I've done a good job the last couple weeks there. It's always fun to get the call up and try to help the team to win games. That's what it's all about."
Froden thought about changing before the goal after his glove slipped off but decided to remain on the ice when he saw Grzelcyk collect the puck at the point and tipped home the wrister from the slot.
"I guess I had better feeling to tip the puck there. It was fun to get the first one," said Froden, who landed three shots on goal in 16:49, playing mostly as the right wing alongside Taylor Hall and Erik Haula. "I try to stay in front of the net, battle for the puck and then I just lost my glove. I was thinking, 'Should I change or should I stay?' Then I saw that the D got the puck and I was trying to be in the lane and tip the puck there and see it went in. It's an amazing feeling."