Patrice Bergeron sounds off on his future

The Bruins certainly are fortunate to have longtime forward Patrice Bergeron still with them, as he played a big role in Boston having rewritten the NHL record book with their 65 victory campaign in the 2022-23 season. 

He reportedly mulled retirement during the summer, only to pivot and sign a one year contract, which many speculate could be his final deal in the NHL. At the age of 37, Bergeron certainly isn't getting any younger, and should Boston do what is expected by nearly all fans and pundits and earn their first Stanley Cup victory since 2011, he could elect to ride off into the sunset along with fellow veteran David Krejci. 

It certainly sounded as though Bergeron was contemplating calling it a career earlier this week when his Bruins were taking on his hometown Montreal Canadiens in his home province of Quebec.

"As you get older, you realize there's less games ahead of you than behind and you want to enjoy and appreciate every moment and every situation," he said. "Being back in my home province, I have some family members here tonight. It's very special."

Bergeron tallied 58 points (27 goals, 31 assists) over the 78 games that he appeared in this year. He and the rest of his Bruins teammates are gearing up to face the Florida Panthers in the opening round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs that begin next week.