Savard returns tonight in St.Louis…Game On!

Jeff Sinkiewicz — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 22:50:17 +0000

With the exception of the undisclosed injury of goaltender Tim Thomas, the Bruins are finally back to full staff and have to start making some noise. The B’s survived a huge blow in October as they lost two of their major players by staying above .500 and sitting in the 8 spot of the Eastern Conference. Players like Ryder, Wheeler and Sturm picked up the slack with Savards out and Shawn Thorton and Byron Bitz picked up the enforcer roles. Patrice Bergeron leads the B’s in points with 14 and Chara is right behind him with 12.

The return of Marc Savard will help boost these numbers as the B’s have struggled in the goal department. Tonight Savard is expected to center Byron Bitz and Marco Sturm.

One thing through the Bruins remain consistent on this season is goal-tending. Tim Thomas started out a little shaky, well to Thomas standards but quickly got his game back. With Thomas nursing a minor undisclosed injury, nothing has changed between the pipes. The addition of Tuukka Rask who got the promotion from Providence this season has stepped into the line up and has won his last 2 games and has a 5-2-1 record with a 2.31 GAA and a .917 sv%.

The Bruins have a tough stretch this week as they will play 4 games in the next 6 days, facing the Wild, Devils and Senators after St.Louis tonight. The Boston Globe reported last week that Peter Chiarelli will wait until injured first-line forwards Milan Lucic and Marc Savard return to the lineup before he makes any big trades. With all the key players back, this will be the time to evaluate what this 2009-10 Bruins team is made of.

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Savard returns tonight in St.Louis…Game On!