David Krejci was the under-appreciated star at the heart of a Bruins revival, and his farewell marks the end of an era

How fitting for a guy whose game, exquisite and subtle and complete, and typically extra bold come playoff time, would have been a fit in any NHL era, even including the future. But at age 37, Krejci explained, ultimately it was his body that told him his time had run out. The big hand and the little always decide when it’s time to hand over the stick. David Krejci said his formal goodbyes on Tuesday, via a video Zoom session with the media that would have been felt like a...