A candid Morgan Geekie didn’t mince words on Thursday when asked about the sizable expectations placed on his shoulders this season.
“I’m sure nobody that’s interviewing me now thought I was going to score 33 goals last year,” the 27-year-old winger said.
Geekie’s sentiments were about as accurate as the sharp wrist shot that he used to shred opposing defenses last season.
Once viewed as more of a bottom-six, ancillary player during past stops in Carolina and Seattle, Geekie has emerged into a legitimate top-six weapon since arriving in Boston.
One of the few bright spots amid an otherwise miserable 2024-25 season, Geekie shattered his previous career-high in tallies (17) — lighting the lamp 33 times while skating alongside David Pastrnak on Boston’s top line.
But on a 2025-26 Bruins