Patrice Bergeron's Replacement in Boston is Likely Already Known
With Patrice Bergeron likely to retire, there is already speculation on who will replace him in Boston and it is likely known.
Bergeron Set To Retire
While there is no guarantee that he will, it appears that Bruins captain and future Hall of Famer Patrice Bergeron will be retiring this offseason.
Throughout his nearly 1,300-game career, Bergeron has been the Bruins' top center for most of it. He has scored 427 goals and a total of 1,040 points while maintaining an elite defensive game.
His retirement will be a major hit to the organization and they will need to look elsewhere to find a replacement.
Replacement May Be Known
Stefen Rosner, an Islanders reporter, has linked Bruins forward Jake DeBrusk to the team and a top center would be going back to Boston.
JG Pageau does not provide nearly as much offensive upside as Bergeron with his career-high in points being 43 points but he is a similar style player. He is elite defensively and could slot in as a nice number-one shutdown center to play between Marchand and Pastrnak.
The Islanders currently have a backlog of centers with Mat Barzal, Bo Horvat, Brock Nelson, Pageau, and Casey Cizikas. Pageau would likely be the odd man out here and could display his offensive capabilities with the Bruins similar to Pavel Zacha last year.
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JUILLET 17 | 171 ANSWERS Patrice Bergeron's Replacement in Boston is Likely Already Known Who wins a DeBrusk for Pageau swap? | ||
| Boston | 66 | 38.6 % |
| New York | 105 | 61.4 % |
| LIST OF POLLS | ||
| G | A | PTS | ||
| Zachary Werenski | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
| Sean Monahan | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
| Jesper Bratt | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| Frederick Gaudreau | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| Jack Hughes | - | 3 | 3 | |
| Nikita Kucherov | - | 3 | 3 | |
| Mackenzie Weegar | - | 3 | 3 | |
| Kent Johnson | 2 | - | 2 | |
| Alexander Wennberg | 2 | - | 2 | |
| Mitchell Chaffee | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Anthony Cirelli | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Matthew Coronato | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Marcus Foligno | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Nick Foligno | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Conor Geekie | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Brandon Hagel | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Stefan Noesen | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Corey Perry | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Igor Sharangovich | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Dmitry Voronkov | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Complete stats | ||||
| STANDINGS 2024-2025 | ||||||
TOP 10 | GP | W | L | OL | PTS | |
Jets | 19 | 16 | 3 | - | 32 | |
Hurricanes | 18 | 14 | 4 | - | 28 | |
Capitals | 18 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 27 | |
Wild | 18 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 27 | |
Maple Leafs | 20 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 26 | |
Devils | 21 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 26 | |
Rangers | 17 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 25 | |
Panthers | 19 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 25 | |
Stars | 18 | 12 | 6 | - | 24 | |
Golden Knights | 19 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 24 | |
| Conference | Cumulative | ||||||