Cam Neely Expecting a Big Kick From Bruins' Call-Ups Vladimir Sobotka and Brad Marchand

Seven games into the 2009-10 season, are the Bruins panicking?

Please. Does Cam Neely panic?

The Bruins vice president acknowledges that his 3-4 squad has gotten off to a rough start this year, but that's what trades and call-ups are for. As a result, gone is Chuck Kobasew and here are Vladimir Sobotka and Brad Marchand, two up-and-comers who are capable of making a big impact on the big club.

"We've had a couple of guys who had really good camps that we just didn't have room for in Sobotka and Marchand, and we really felt they deserved an opportunity breaking camp," Neely told NESN's John Chandler on Tuesday's edition of SportsDesk. "Obviously, you want to keep those players excited and motivated, and you can talk to them all you want about, 'We have to buy time and be patient,' but when they had camps the way they did, we felt they deserved an opportunity to see what they could to at the NHL level."

The Bruins have three games this week -- against Nashville, at Philadelphia and at Ottawa -- so they have three chances to make a statement. And if they don't do that this week -- well, then maybe the Bruins brass will start panicking.

"It's not really panic mode, but obviously, our expectations have changed," Neely said. "The way we finished the [regular] season is the way we wanted to start the season this year. The trend of playing well and not playing well is concerning ... but you can't continue to talk about it. You have to do something about it."

And if management doesn't feel like panicking, it can always just keep trading people.

You can watch Chandler's full interview with Neely here: