The past NHL campaign wasn’t easy for Brad Marchand and the Boston Bruins. Well, that is until the captain was traded to the Florida Panthers. However, if anybody knows about facing adversity last season, it’s Charlie McAvoy.

The experienced blueliner in Boston has been through the wringer. McAvoy injured the acromioclavicular (AC) joint of his right shoulder during the NHL’s 4 Nations. However, it didn’t end at that, as the area was infected, needing irrigation and debridement. As a result, he missed out on the rest of the season.

“It was a long summer, but in a lot of ways it was beneficial,” McAvoy told NHL.com. “A chance to have a lot of months, to put in a lot of work, which is nice, something that I haven’t really had since we have always been a playoff team. It was a longer summer

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