A lot has changed since the last time Hampus Lindholm took to the ice with the Boston Bruins.

When the veteran blueliner labored off the ice at St. Louis’ Enterprise Center on Nov. 12, 2024, Jim Montgomery was still on the Bruins’ bench — not the Blues’. Brad Marchand, Brandon Carlo, Charlie Coyle and several other stalwarts were still donning black-and-gold sweaters.

And as underwhelming as the Bruins’ 8-7-2 record was the the time of his injury, few expected Boston’s struggles to eventually snowball into a 33-39-10 record— tied for the fourth-worst points percentage in the entire league.

The Bruins’ misfortunes were compounded by the absence of Lindholm, who missed the final 65 games of the season after suffering a fractured patella in that game against the Blues.

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