Patrice Bergeron?!

Just need to write a little bit about the play as of late from Bruins center Patrice Bergeron. A promising young player who came into the league and had two back to back 70+ point seasons, had a career in jeopardy after a few serious concussions, seems back to point to reach those early hopes and expectations. While turning back into a dynamic two-way player, he is also carrying the bruins on his back in the absent of Savard, who himself finds his career in jeopardy.
But this is about Bergeron, so let's take a look at where he's come from. He had a solid rookie campaign in 03-04, then came in after the lockout and had his best professional season with 73 points (31-42). He followed up that season with a 70 point campaign (22-48) and then his career became very much an afterthought. In the 3 seasons following his 2nd 70point campaign, he played a combined total of 81 games. He essentially missed 2 full seasons due to concussions . When finally healthy, he came back to an almost 20 point drop in production. While maintaining his reputation as a defensive centerman, his scoring prowess seemed to be lost. So here we are in the 10-11 season. He is currently on pace for his 3rd highest point total, and has already matched his total goals from last season. Bergeron has also been on a tear, being named one of the three stars of the month for January posting approximately 20 points in the month. His numbers are currently on pace to total 29-39 for 68 points, however his point-per-game pace has been much higher during his January domination. He is continuing his pace, with 4 points in his last 2 games. I'm almost willing to bet that if he can continue this pace, even with a slight drop off, he can produce his greatest professional season.
What makes this story even more bittersweet is the unfortunate situation with Marc Savard. A second serious concussion within a calendar year has put his career in jeopardy and the Bruins are better team with a healthy Savard in the line up. The Bruins are deep down the center, but the absence of Savard will shake up this line up throughout all lines. Thankfully the Bruins are riding Tim Thomas who is arguably having the best season for a goaltender in the modern era. Boston has a slight lead over Montreal for the division lead, in fact if the playoffs started tomorrow, the Bruins would play the Canadiens in the first round, adding yet another chapter to this storied rivalry. So while Zdeno Chara is the captain of the Boston Bruins, this team is riding on the offensive wave of Patrice Bergeron. The trade deadline is also a day away, so it will be rather interesting to see what will happen in Boston. It will certainly be a fun race to the playoffs in the Northeast Division.