WILMINGTON -- All quiet here at the Ice Box some 20 minutes prior to the scheduled start of Bruins practice.

Word around the rink, where the lights are dim at the moment, is that only a few of the Bruins, perhaps only three or four, will get on the ice for a workout. Makes sense, given that they are eight months in their daily shoot 'n' skate routine.

Atop everyone's list of ''things to know'': what will be Marc Savard's status for Game 7 tomorrow night at the Garden vs. the Canes. Following the win in Raleigh last night, coach Claude Julien said it was his choice to send Savard to the dressing room with about 10 minutes left in the third period--minutes after ''Savvy'' sustained a leg-to-leg check from Chad Larose.

Julien also said post-game that Savard will be fine to play in Game 7. Chances are, the coach will say the same today, and chances are nearly equal that the 31-year-old Savard will not be made available here to the media.

The Bruins have not closed out a playoff series with a victory on home ice since erasing the Canes in Game 6 in 1999.

The Bruins have won 9 of their 17 Game 7's over their last 70 years. They last won a Game 7 on home ice in the spring of '94 vs. the Habs at the Garden.

We'll keep you posted here as practice plays out and players become available in the next 2-3 hours.

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