Boychuk is experiencing concussion related symptoms after a hit he endured during Saturday's 5-3 win over Ottawa.
Boston Bruins defenseman Johnny Boychuk is listed day-to-day with concussion related symptoms. With under an hour to go before the NHL trade deadline, the Boston Bruins hit a couple more bumps in the road with the current roster.
Defenseman Johnny Boychuk was absent from Monday's practice at Ristuccia Arena in Wilmington due to concussion related symptoms according to Bruins coach Claude Julien.
Boychuk was blasted by Ottawa Senators forward Chris Neil at 17:03 in the third period of Saturday's 5-3 win, which concluded the Bruins six-game, 11 day road trip.
Neil caught the B's defenseman with his head down and both fell to the ice after the collision. Boychuk was clearly shaken up, but managed to skated off the ice however didn't return.
No penalty was assessed on the play.
Boychuk is listed day-to-day as well as forward Shawn Thornton who is still fighting off the flu. Thornton played in Friday's 2-1 shootout loss to Buffalo, but sat out Saturday.
As devastating as the Boychuk-Neil collision was, there was no question about it being a dirty play. But what Ottawa forward Kyle Turris did to Bruins defenseman Joe Corvo two minutes later was a different story.
Turris snuck up on Corvo who was playing the puck around the sideboards and leaned his elbow into him while leaving the ice with his feet. Corvo immediately fell on his back with his hands covering his face and helmet.
NESN color commentator Andy Brickley pointed out that Corvo was in a vulnerable spot and it wasn't a physical play to begin with.
Turris was only dealt a two-minute minor for boarding and wasn't kicked out of the game. Sunday the league announced that Turris wouldn't be disciplined any further because Corvo's head wasn't targeted intentionally.
Turris’ explanation was that he slowed down and in an attempt to avoid hitting Corvo.
"That’s ridiculous. I think if you look back at the game before (Jan. 31 in Boston), I hit him clean in center ice,” Corvo said after practice. "I made it a point not to get my elbow up in his face. But apparently he didn’t give me the same courtesy...so, let’s just say I’ll be looking for him right off the bat."
Corvo said that he's suffering from headaches, but passed the required tests to allow him to skate.
NESN's Mike Cole argued that the ruling only offered more inconsistency by the league as disciplinarian Brendan Shanahan has been all over the place.
One thing for sure is that Corvo will be hunting down Turris as the Bruins host the Senators Tuesday at TD Garden.
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