Jake DeBrusk exposes one intimidating Boston Bruins player

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Tom Banks
July 20, 2024 (12:04)

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Jake DeBrusk's time in Boston is officially over, and now he's opened up on the one player in the organization that truly intimidated him.

The Boston Bruins during Jake DeBrusk's time were full of all time legends in the NHL, with the likes of Brad Marchand, Patrice Bergeron, Rick Nash and many others, but in his latest interview, DeBrusk reveals that there was one player whose presence truly intimidated him.

«Super calm demeanor. Like such a nice guy and I love Z, but at the beginning, you're intimidated. You are straight up intimidated seeing Z for the first time,» DeBrusk recalled when he appeared on «The Cam & Strick Podcast» on Tuesday. «I remember the first time I saw him on the ice; it was even more intimidating. We had a one-on-one drill, and I was like, Oh my God, I don't even know how to attack this guy right now.' It's like I never seen anything like (him) at the time, but you get used to it as time goes on.»

Unsurprisingly, DeBrusk pointed out the intimidating, 6-foot-9 frame of Zdeno Chara as that player, and given what he did physically over his iconic NHL career, it's safe to say that no one can blame DeBrusk. Given the physicality, the experience and the overall demeanour, Chara was a nightmare for opponents to play against throughout his entire NHL career.

DeBrusk however would go on to quickly say that he became one of the best players to be around in the locker room given what we know about his personality, but standing at 6-foot-9 and being so physically dominant, it's no wonder that players across the ice from him were intimidated for so long.

Source: NESN
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