Boston Bruins: Five Players Exceeding Expectations

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Choose the player they deem to have “performed beyond expectations”

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Winner is often a rookie, like Jeremy Swayman last season, but this year’s early-season candidates appear

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Good player after being traded from Anaheim, but Hampus Lindholm has been an absolute

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Disappointment for Lindholm not to finish as a finalist for the Norris Trophy.

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Foligno has been able to keep up with every line he’s been placed on.

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Connor Clifton still seems to be flying under the radar as one of the more critical members of the Bruins’ defense.

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The occasion and is a huge reason for the Bruins’ excellent start to the season.

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Track to reclaim his position as the postseason netminder.

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