Let's move onto a more official thread for this game.

 

 

Sounds good, any line-ups posted yet?

Get the sense we're all a bit excited for this game. I just hope everyone can watch and enjoy, instead of drawing massive conclusions from every single thing they see during the game. What's the over/under on "Chara is soft" or "Lucic shouldn't take dumb penalties" or "Trade Bourque for Iginla"  or "Krejci is useless despite 2 assists and most TOI of all Bs forwards" comments coming of of this game?

Is Budaj starting?

In response to 50belowzero's comment:

 

Sounds good, any line-ups posted yet?

 

 

Projected Bruins lineup: - Fluto Shinzawa (March 3/13)

Milan Lucic-David Krejci-Nathan Horton
Brad Marchand-Patrice Bergeron-Tyler Seguin
Daniel Paille-Chris Kelly-Rich Peverley
Jay Pandolfo-Gregory Campbell-Shawn Thornton*

Zdeno Chara-Johnny Boychuk
Dennis Seidenberg-Dougie Hamilton
Andrew Ference-Adam McQuaid

Tuukka Rask
Anton Khudobin

Healthy scratches: Aaron Johnson, Chris Bourque, Lane MacDermid

*For now, we'll assume Thornton is back in and Bourque is out. We'll update if there are any changes. - Fluto Shinzawa. 

He mentioned the Habs use 4 lines plus Bourque played 7 plus minutes yesterday as the basis for his lineup assumptions.  Guess it's just speculation until something's confirmed.

In response to red75's comment:

This is the report.  Price to the bench, Budaj to the shooting gallery.

 

The Bruins had better bring their A game today, because you know that the Canadiens will.  Anyone want to call the over/under on Habs power plays today?  Seven?

Five hours from game time and we're already discussing the officials?

Come on.

I really hope this game is entertaining, but history teaches us it will be a tightly contested chess match. The truly awesome ones, like the Dallas game a few years back and last year's thumpings of Toronto and Buffalo seem to come out of nowhere.

Would be nice, just once, to see Boston start and finish the game with snarl and a relentless motor. A guy can hope, though.

In response to asmaha's comment:

Stompings are fun, but as long as it's a "W" for the black and gold, I'm thrilled.

Not really discussing officials.  It's more about one team that has been somewhat undisciplined at times and another that goes to great lengths to draw penalties. 

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I hate  to see Thornton in the projected line up vs Bourque,   Bourque has speed ..Thornton has nothing and the only player he could challenge is Prust ..will he do it ?  I doubt it ....Price allowed 7 goals last night ..Budai will be in the net ...he won his last 2 games I think ...

 

4-2. BRUINS

Finally a game I'll be able to watch from start to finish. Can't wait.

 

Looks like Thornton will be a healthy scratch again, good move.

In response to ipotnyc's comment:

Sure did, rask got a rest last night. Good move by CJ.

Wonder how this 3rd and 4th line would work:

Paille, Kelly, Peverly

Mcdermid or Bourque, Campbell, Pandolfo

In response to Not-A-Shot's comment:

Until last night the Habs were in the top3 teams that absorbed the leasst amount of shots against.  I agree with what BoookBoy said , don't have the Habs settle into their game plan, start fast.

 

and I see someone has gotten the taste for GDT.  SanDog you were still sleeping on the left coast.

 

In response to BsLegion's comment:

Everyone was talking about the game in a reetarded post by someone who thinks "Pandopho" should start tonight.

We needed something official!

In response to Not-A-Shot's comment:

yeah yeah just busting

Ryder on the third line does reduce his TOI.  Certainly he will be up to score a goal.  

In response to Not-A-Shot's comment:

hahaha...classic. Not as good as fat lucic though.

Looks like White will be in the lineup. Heads up JB!!!

 

And Bourque is sitting this one out.

White in.  ST out.  Boy i bet the boys are scared.  

In response to shuperman's comment:

According to Fluto ST is in...is this wrong?