With the injury to Zdeno Chara, Hamilton is one of the Bruin defenders who will have to step up and fill the void for his behemoth defense partner. And to say the early returns are encouraging ...

He even fought Zdeno Chara, who was seven inches taller and ... who left Saturday’s game with an injury and won’t be available. The Bruins already sent Riley Tufte back to Providence.

Zdeno Chara has broken the record for most games ... But now comes the big challenge of re-signing the star forward. An injury to veteran goalie Jacob Markstrom will affect Sweden's goalie ...