The Bruins have a 1 point lead in the Northeast over Montreal. They have watched their lead fall apart, since beating the shit out of the Canadiens on Feb 9th. Since then they have dropped 2 straight game (both to Detroit), and people are starting to wonder if the Bruins have what it takes to be an "elite" team. As I said in my post earlier I think they have to make a deal to be in that class.
The good news is tonight they don't need to be "elite". Toronto is terrible, and the Bruins should be able to rip them apart. The Bruins are 11-1-2 in the last 14 game against Toronto, and are 6-0 at home with a 30-13 scoring advantage over the Maple Leafs. To make matters worse for Toronto they just traded away one of their biggest scoring threats (Kris Versteeg) to Philadelphia, he had 14 goals and 21 assists for Toronto.
The Bruins should win this game easily (especially if Thomas is in net). 6 of Boston's next 7 game are against team currently outside the playoff picture, including 2 with Ottawa and another at Edmonton (2 worst teams in the NHL), so if there was ever a time for the Bruins to make a run, now is that time.
Bruins win 5-1
Player of the Game: Horton
Game starts at 7pm on NESN.
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