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Print | Comments () Posted by Fluto Shinzawa, Globe Staff May 19, 2010 12:57 PM

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Upon the suggestion of reader Tony D., here are the lineups from Game 1 of the regular season and Game 7 of the second round. This should provide a good look at some of the changes the Bruins went through in 2009-10.

First, Game 1, when the Bruins dropped a 4-1 decision to Washington at TD Garden:

Milan Lucic	Marc Savard	Marco Sturm
Blake Wheeler	David Krejci	Michael Ryder
Mark Recchi	Patrice Bergeron	Chuck Kobasew
Shawn Thornton	Steve Begin	Byron Bitz

Zdeno Chara	Derek Morris
Andrew Ference	Dennis Wideman
Mark Stuart	Matt Hunwick

Tim Thomas

Tuukka Rask

Now, Game 7, which the Bruins lost by a 4-3 score to Philadelphia at the Garden after blowing a 3-0 lead:

Blake Wheeler	Patrice Bergeron	Mark Recchi
Milan Lucic	Marc Savard	Miroslav Satan
Daniel Paille	Vladimir Sobotka	Michael Ryder
Steve Begin	Trent Whitfield	Shawn Thornton

Zdeno Chara	Johnny Boychuk
Mark Stuart	Dennis Wideman
Matt Hunwick	Andrew Ference

Tuukka Rask

Tim Thomas

Some of the major alterations:

* Derek Morris, Chuck Kobasew, and Byron Bitz were shipped out. Daniel Paille was acquired. Miroslav Satan was signed as a free agent.

* Tuukka Rask replaced Tim Thomas as the No. 1 goalie.

* Patrice Bergeron and Mark Recchi were projected to be a matchup duo who could also provide offense. But because of David Krejci's loss and because Marc Savard had yet to find his offensive touch, the Bruins looked to Bergeron and Recchi for more scoring punch than first expected.

* Johnny Boychuk, after being a healthy scratch early, established himself as a top-four defenseman.