Yesterday, Cassidy showcased his continued trend of making And wouldn’t you know, Nordstrom went out and potted a goal making his head coach look good in the process.<\/p>\n “It was a matter of time before we started to get more balance,” said Cassidy regarding the second line’s prior ineffectiveness. “Nordy [Joakim Nordstrom] wants to play. He sat out the last games. He’s got a lot of pride so he scored. Not only that, I thought he won a lot of pucks and played the game as advertised. He’s up and down his wing, he manages the puck, he backchecks with purpose, has a good stick in d-zone.”<\/p>\n https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=6HzMpEJPv4w&t=424s<\/p>\n But when it came to taking personal credit for getting the second line going<\/a>, Cassidy was quick to realize one night doesn’t justify everything.<\/p>\n “We’re still tinkering,” said Cassidy. “But yeah you want to see it work because then obviously you’re down to maybe one other line you’re going to examine, so we want the lines to work. We’ve said it. Until it does we’ll probably move some pieces around and players in and out, but the quicker we get solidified I think it’s better for everybody. But we still like the internal competition.”<\/p>\n Speaking of internal competition, CLNS Bruins insider Jimmy Murphy previously reported on the latest Bruins Beat that the Bruins were not happy with Donato’s play away from the puck.<\/p>\n ?BRUINS BEAT?<\/p>\n ?\ufe0f\u00a0@emarinofsky joins @MurphysLaw74<\/a> to discuss whether or not #NHLBruins<\/a> should break up the first line ?\ufe0fhttps:\/\/t.co\/dO2kOQZ4IW<\/a><\/p>\n — Boston Bruins on CLNS (@BruinsCLNS) October 10, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.clnsmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/one100-Boston_Ad_SIgnUp_300x250_v1.jpg\")
<\/a>gutsy lineup decisions when he sat Ryan Donato and replaced him with relative no-name Joakim Nordstrom on the B’s second line.<\/p>\n\n