Boston Bruins star forward Morgan Geekie left Saturday afternoon’s dominating win over the New York Rangers in the first period. The Bruins announced his absence was for “family reasons,” and he has now informed reporters of the real reason.
“My wife just went into labor (during) the first game that I missed,” Geekie said. “Healthy baby boy. It has just been good to spend a couple of days with family.”
The Bruins’ leading goal scorer revealed that his baby is named Max. Max is the Geekie family’s second child, joining his older sister Gabby.
Geekie recounted what happened when he was notified that his wife had gone into labor a “little early.”
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“My wife was actually at the game,” Geekie said. “We kind of snuck out of here. Long couple of days, but it’s good to be back here and be with the guys.”
The second-liner revealed that the family aspect of his life has been stressing his conscience during the season, and said he is relieved to be able to move on to the next step.
“Obviously, it’s been on my mind for a while, just because it’s very unpredictable, but my wife’s a champ,” Geekie said. “It’s tough to get that out of your mind — especially when things are at the forefront — but it’s good, everybody is healthy. Just looking forward to getting back to it.”
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The Bruins’ offense struggled without him during Sunday night’s 1-0 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins.
He will be back in the lineup for the second-to-last game of this Bruins homestand Tuesday night against the Detroit Red Wings.
NESN has the coverage for the 7:30 PM EST puck drop.
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