Don Sweeney thinks the 2025-26 Bruins will be competitive for a playoff spot, one year after bottoming out.

“If we stay healthy, I think we’re going to be really competitive,” Sweeney said.

His prediction defies the consensus. After David Pastrnak and Morgan Geekie, there’s concern they won’t be able to generate enough offense. For the Boston general manager to be right, players who struggled last year and those who were injured last year need to contribute more under new coach Marco Sturm.

Maybe nobody more than his two Lindholms, who are both coming off years they’d rather forget.

Hampus Lindholm was off to a terrific start last year when he suffered a fractured kneecap on Nov. 12 and never returned.

If he can return to being a minutes-eating defenseman who contributes at both e

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