These five players need to step up for Bruins to contend for 2021 Stanley Cup
The Boston Bruins enter the 2020-21 NHL season as one of the best teams in the Eastern Conference, but are they a legit Stanley Cup contender?
The betting odds suggest the B's are a real contender, but after an offseason that saw the blue line ravaged by departures, a case could be made that Boston still has work to do before reaching that level.
However you rank the Bruins, there's no debate that several of their players must step up and take their game to a higher level for the team to make a deep 2021 playoff run.
Here's a look at the five players under the most pressure to improve this season (excluding the obvious: goaltending).
BY Nick Goss -