Six months ago, before he had any idea that they’d someday be together with the Bruins , Marco Sturm was thinking about Matěj Blümel.

Sturm was the head coach of the AHL’s Ontario (California) Reign and Blümel, a high-scoring forward for the Texas Stars, was visiting the Los Angeles suburb for a back-to-back in March.

“He’s an interesting guy. We played against him,” Sturm said. “He’s one of those guys. We had to make sure we’re gonna cover this guy because he’s such a good shooter and scorer, especially on the power play.

“He was so dangerous, so we really had to pre-scout him, and whenever he’s on the ice, because he was that dangerous.”

Blümel won the battle the first night with two goals, while Sturm’s Reign shut down the 25-year-old Czechia native the second night.

The goals

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