A lot of the conversation lies with the roster construction and how the Bruins could use more high-end talent.
Tobi Geekie was in Tampa to see her sons — the Bruins' Morgan and the Lightning's Conor — face off for the first time.
The Boston Bruins and the San Jose Sharks face off in a non-conference matchup on Monday, Jan. 20.
Lindholm has been a 22-point flop. He is signed for six more seasons with no-move protection through 2029. Lindholm, 30, is practically untradeable, even if the Bruins eat part of his remaining salary.
The Ottawa Senators climbed out of a two-goal, third-period deficit with two extra-attacker goals and beat the visiting Boston Bruins 6-5 in a shootout on Saturday.
The Boston Bruins visit the New Jersey Devils after Charlie Coyle scored two goals in the Bruins' 6-3 win over the San Jose Sharks.
Morgan Geekie also had a goal and assist ... Oliver Wahlstrom had given Boston a 3-2 lead with his first goal for the Bruins, just a couple minutes after Reinhart's tying goal 43 seconds into the third. Evan Rodrigues got a power-play goal for Florida ...
Conor’s older brother, Morgan, is six years older, which meant it was up to Conor and the middle Geekie sibling, Noah, to take on the oldest Geekie in frequent 2-v-1 sports battles.
There were have been no recent call-ups as the B’s slide on a five-game skid (0-4-1). But for the game against the Tampa Bay Lightning on Thursday, there were a couple of tweaks.
The Boston Bruins are back on the ice this afternoon to face the San Jose Sharks. After an ugly shootout loss to the Ottawa Senators last game, the Bruins will aim to bounce back and secure two points.
After receiving a pass entering the offensive zone from Bruins forward Morgan Geekie, Pastrnak beat Senators goalie Leevi Merilainen top shelf with a perfectly placed snapshot. This goal tied the game up at 2-2.