Bruins' Zdeno Chara: Misses second straight practice with illness

Chara missed practice Wednesday for the second straight day, as he's tending to an illness, CSN New England reports.

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New Bruins coach Bruce Cassidy added that the towering defenseman will be a game-time decision for Thursday's home tilt versus the Sharks. Chara secured a season-high three helpers in his most recent game -- that was a 6-5 home loss to the Maple Leafs -- but he's struggled to a minus-7 rating since the calendar flipped to 2017, and further denting his fantasy stock is the fact that he's barely logging any time on the man advantage these days.