BOSTON -- David Pastrnak made his Boston Bruins training camp debut on Monday, returning to the ice after a week off because of tendinitis in his knee.
The Bruins forward had taken part in captains' practices earlier in the month but was absent when the team opened camp on Thursday.
The issue in his knee is not new for Pastrnak, who tied for third in NHL scoring last season with 106 points (43 goals, 63 assists).
"I played with that the whole year last year, so I wouldn't be too worried about it obviously," Pastrnak said Monday. "I spent a lot of time in the summer to make it better, and it did get much better than it was last year. Obviously it wasn't perfect [and] it's not perfect yet, so it was perfect timing to try to get it even better -- it already got better.
"Like I said, no