The Boston Bruins have had a start to the season marked by mediocrity and controversy in equal parts. The team has put up a 3-3-1 record through the first seven games, and Tuesday's loss to the Nashville Predators came on the heels of a bench altercation.

Johnson, who is with the Bruins on a professional tryout agreement was at practice, but he’s not eligible to play in a game unless he signs a NHL deal. The fact that it was Max Jones and not Johnson filling in for Marchand alongside Charlie Coye on the second line is a likely indication that signing Johnson was not imminent.

The Boston Bruins made their first-ever visit to the Delta Center in Salt Lake City, facing off against the Utah Hockey Club for the first time since the franchise, formerly known as the Arizona Coyotes,

The tension between Boston Bruins head coach Jim Montgomery and captain Brad Marchand became a hot topic on Sunday following the team's 2-1 overtime loss to the new Utah Hockey Club. The defeat has left Boston looking at a 3-2-1 record through their first six games of the season but fans and hockey insiders are more worried about what happened on the bench than what's going on inside the rink.