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Instead, they finished the year as one of the top teams in the Eastern Conference. " } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "Many of their players significantly stepped up to allow the Bruins to have so much success this regular season. As a result, let's go over three players who had career years for Boston in 2023-24." } }, { "type": "header", "data": { "text": "Charlie Coyle", "level": 3 } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "What a year it was for Charlie Coyle. Due to Bergeron and Krejci retiring, the Massachusetts native was promoted to a top-six role, and he took advantage of it. The 32-year-old center set new career-highs with 25 goals and 60 points in 82 games." } }, { "type": "image", "data": { "file": { "url": "https://thehockeynews.com/.image/c_fit,h_600,w_600/MjAzMjIwODYxNTU2MTA2ODE5/usatsi_22180150.jpg" }, "caption": "Charlie Coyle " } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "Coyle was nothing short of outstanding for the Bruins this season and did exactly what the Bruins needed from him. Let's see how he builds off it during the playoffs. " } }, { "type": "header", "data": { "text": "Morgan Geekie ", "level": 3 } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "During the 2023 NHL Offseason, the Seattle Kraken elected not to give Morgan Geekie a qualifying offer, allowing him to become an unrestricted free agent. The 25-year-old center signed a two-year, $4 million contract with the Bruins, and the hope was that he would break out in Boston. He surely did that. 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3 Bruins Who Had Career Seasons in 2023-24