The Boston Bruins are reeling, and Patrice Bergeron has deemed his team's last two games to be unacceptable.
That would be a 4-0 loss to the New York Islanders on Monday, followed by a shootout loss in Detroit on Wednesday wherein the Bruins held multiple three-goal leads over the Red Wings.
Here's what Bergeron had to say after the game, per the Bruins:
Honestly, right now it's about making sure we go back (home) and we have to find a way. It's unacceptable what just happened the last two games. I said that after the Islanders game and I thought we would learn from that. You've got to play for 60 minutes and you can't just take the foot off the gas pedal because teams are too good and they're going to make you pay and that's what they just did tonight.
The Bruins did pick up a point and sit second in the Atlantic Division, but that doesn't tell the whole story. Both Ottawa and Toronto are two points back and have six games in hand, while Boston sits 10th in the Eastern Conference when it comes to point percentage.
The Bruins, of course, have missed the playoffs in each of the past two years while upper management continues to believe that's the least of its goals.
Whether it be via trade or a change behind the bench, it's not difficult to envision some sort of change in Boston in the near future. Either way, holding onto a playoff spot is far from a guarantee at this point.
