In order to win the Stanley Cup, the Boston Bruins and Chicago Blackhawks will be in need of contributions from every corner of their rosters. The Final has gone to at least Game 6 all but twice in the last 13 years, a near guarantee to go the distance. In this series, underachievers like Tyler Seguin and Brandon Saad need to step it up.
Through the Eastern Conference Final, Tyler Seguin had four points in 16 games. That's a far cry from his 32 points in the regular season. While the Bruins have been able to overcome his lack of production with massive contributions from David Krejci and Nathan Horton, they're going to need him to play up to his talent level against a deep, talented Blackhawks squad.
As Joe Haggerty of Comcast Sportsnet said, it's important to recognize that Seguin has been playing a bit of a different role for the Bruins in these playoffs, skating with Kaspars Daugavins and Rich Peverley.
That being said, the former second overall pick still has less points in the playoffs than the man that he was traded for, as Toronto Maple Leafs fans are sure to point out.
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