Joe Agony covers the Boston Bruins for the NBC Sports Boston Network and website.

He joins us on the AT&T expert hotline. Hello, Joe.

What's up, Freddie T? No way you.

I'm doing fine. Okay, so DeBruscan Bork, two guys that we were told were going to be good or an aggregate minus 10 in their last two games.

On the last two games, what gives with these kids?

Yeah, and Charlie McAvoy, I think, played what, 17 or 18 minutes last night, too.

You know, I think all the rookies, after that great showing on opening night,

when all the adrenaline was pumping, I think, you know, reality has set in a little bit,

and it's exactly what we expected to start the year, which was there's going to be some great

moments, there's going to be some rough moments, and there's going to be ups and downs as they kind of navigate and learn the trade of being

an NHL player their first time out.

And, you know, the Bruins are potentially going to have to take some lumps and be patient

as the young guys get the experience they need and,

you know, build up the confidence and smooth out some of the mistakes that you're seeing right now early in the season. I think it's compounded. The use in the land is compounded by the

fact they're missing Patrice Bergeron right now. They're best player and I think that's been

pretty apparent and they certainly miss David Backus too. So I think you put the injuries next to the rookies showing that they're rookies in the last couple of games,

and it at least partially explains what we've seen on the highest.

The last two games against Colorado, which has not been good.

All right.

So what is the status of Patrice Bergeron?

What are you hearing?

Status is that, you know, he skated at the end of morning skate yesterday in Colorado. He's going to try to skate today.

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