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Chara's role declining for Bruins entering Game 4 against Lightning


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Welcome to NHL.com, the official site of the National Hockey LeagueBienvenue à LNH.com , le site officiel de la Ligue nationale de hockeyДобро пожаловать на NHL.com, официальный сайт Национальной хоккейной лигиTervetuloa NHL:n viralliselle nettisivustolle NHL.comiinVälkommen till NHL.com, NHL:s officiella web-sidaVítejte na NHL.com, oficiálních stránkách National Hockey LeagueVitajte na NHL.com, oficiálnych stránkach National Hockey LeagueWillkommen auf NHL.com, der offiziellen Seite der National Hockey LeagueBienvenido a NHL.com, el sitio oficial de la National Hockey LeagueZdeno Chara remains a proud man.The Boston Bruins defenseman has always taken pride in getting the most difficult assignments, in defending with the lead and without, in playing on the power play and on the penalty kill and being the strongest and the best. Chara originally signed with Boston as a free agent prior to the 2006-07 season and played an NHL career-high 27:33 per game. "Charlie [McAvoy] is playing more minutes, playing in all situations, things that [Zdeno] did years ago in his prime, so that's an interesting dynamic as well -- how they help each other."But even though Chara and McAvoy have formed a working relationship that has bolstered the Bruins' chances of winning another championship with the captain before he eventually retires, being supplanted can be hard to accept."I think my focus is obviously playing well defensively," Chara said. I'm always going to do my best, regardless of where I'm put in."But, as he said in an interview a year ago, he has always taken the utmost pride in playing against top lines, against the most skilled players, against the best.That doesn't always happen now for Chara, and it can be hard."Your demands of yourself, of always being the No. 1 guy, getting sent out to every shift, no matter what the score is or at the end of the game, if that doesn't happen anymore that really battles with your confidence," said retired defenseman Dennis Seidenberg, who won the Stanley Cup with Chara in 2011."You have always in your mind, you're the No. 1 D and when young guys come up, you don't want to acknowledge that those young guys coming up, maybe they're a step quicker than you, maybe they have more energy than you. It did not start this season for Chara, but it might be most notable now, coming back after four months away from the game while the NHL season was paused March 12 due to concerns surrounding the coronavirus."I think he recognizes where he's at with his game," Bruins president Cam Neely said. In Game 1 against the Lightning, Chara played a shift of 2:14 during a second-period kill.But it's not the same as being the go-to guy in every situation.Part of the frustration, Gill said, comes because as a defenseman ages, he gets savvier, about tendencies, angles, ways of anticipating.

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