From the Sunday Boston Herald:

Bergeron concussed

‘Mild’ injury may sideline Bruins center

WILMINGTON — A team that has been hammered by head injuries like few others in the NHL the last several seasons, the Bruins [team stats] now are dealing with another concussion to a key player.

General manager Peter Chiarelli revealed yesterday that center Patrice Bergeron suffered what’s been classified as a mild concussion as a result of a hit by Claude Giroux in the third period of Game 4 of the Eastern Conference semifinal series with Philadelphia on Friday night.

This is bad news for the Bruins, given that Bergeron has already suffered two other concussions:

His first came as a result of a hit from behind by Philadelphia’s Randy Jones in October 2007. Bergeron missed the rest of the season. In December 2008, he collided with then-Carolina defenseman Dennis Seidenberg and missed more than a month of game action with a concussion.

Bergeron has inarguably been Boston’s best player in the postseason. But the team’s prospects in the Stanley Cup playoffs pale in comparison with Bergeron’s future career prospects.

Here’s hoping for the best for him first, best for the Bruins second.