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Julien: Seguin ‘seems a bit nervous’ playing in Toronto

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UNIONDALE, NY - NOVEMBER 19: Tyler Seguin #19 of the Boston Bruins skates against the New York Islanders at the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum on November 19, 2011 in Uniondale, New York. The Bruins defeated the Islanders 6-0. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)

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Pointless through four games, Tyler Seguin isn’t having a very good postseason.

Claude Julien has a theory why.

The Bruins head coach suggested Seguin felt the pressure of playing in his hometown -- Toronto -- during Games 3 and 4 of the Eastern Conference quarterfinal.

“This is [Tyler’s] hometown and he seems a bit nervous here,” Julien explained after Boston’s 4-3 OT win on Wednesday. “I thought he played really well the first two games.

“In Boston, he was a really good player and here not quite as good.”

Seguin was all over the place during the opening two games of the series. Despite failing to register a point, he recorded a combined 15 shots on goal, finished plus-1 and even got his physical game going, racking up four hits in Game 2.

In Toronto, though, it was a different story.

Seguin put just three shots on goal over two games at the ACC, and took a tripping penalty that led to Jake Gardiner’s power-play goal in Game 3.

The 21-year-old didn’t sound overly concerned about his lack of production, suggesting things would turn around.

“In the end it’s a fun sport,” he explained. “With playoffs and everything surrounding it, sometimes you almost do lose track of that.

“So the biggest message we had among ourselves as a line was to go out there, relax a little bit more, have more fun.”

And hey, if the Bruins can close out the series in Game 5, Seguin won’t have to worry about playing in Toronto again.