Sidelined since February with a shoulder injury, McAvoy said he’d heard that Pastrnak was just as good behind the scenes, too. With Marchand, Coyle, and others gone, the Bruins needed Pastrnak to assume a louder leadership role.

Grading the season of Bruins' star winger David Pastrnak, in which he was able to impress despite a down year from the team around him

The roster underwent myriad changes throughout the season, and it left the leadership core in tatters. When the dust settled, Pastrnak was left standing.