Rookie defenseman Torey Krug has been dropped from the Boston lineup for the first time this year, the club has announced.
The decision was made just prior to tonight’s Bruins-Coyotes game at TD Garden.
Krug, 22, leads all rookie defensemen -- and Bruins defensemen -- in scoring this year with 12 goals and 35 points, and has been a mainstay on the blueline all season long, averaging 17:23 TOI per game.
That said, Krug has just one point in his last seven games and has seen his minutes decrease recently, playing just over 12 minutes against the Rangers last week and 14:58 in last night’s win over Montreal.
The Bruins are also looking at a variety of different line combinations and pairings on defense lately, having picked up Andrej Meszaros and Corey Potter at the trade deadline.
