Bruins' Rob O'Gara: Competing for NHL spot

With Torey Krug sidelined, O'Gara is competing with Matt Grzelcyk for a spot on the Boston blue line to start the season, CSN New England reports.

Analysis:

The 24-year-old O'Gara isn't the flashiest of the Bruins' back-line prospects, but at 6-foot-4, 207 pounds, the 2011 fifth-rounder brings size and a well-rounded skill set to the table. Meanwhile, the 5-foot-9, 174-pound Grzelcyk's size and style of play are closer to Krug's. The Bruins have two more preseason games for the duo to make their final cases for a role with the big club in advance of the team's Oct. 5 regular-season opener.