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 Bruins expected far more when they signed Lindholm to a seven-year, $54.25 million contract on July 1. But this looks like his level.
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 Boston Bruins and the San Jose Sharks face off in a non-conference matchup on Monday, Jan. 20.
Tim Stutzle scored in the shootout to lift the Ottawa Senators to a 6-5 win over the Boston Bruins on Saturday.
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.
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.
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 ...
The Ottawa Senators are victors of back to back matchups over the weekend with travel. With those points earned, the Senators have climbed to first in the wild card playoff race and have bumped Boston out.
Even with Boston leapfrogging both Columbus and Montreal in the standings, the Bruins have plenty of work to do if they want to punch their ticket to the postseason for the ninth year in a row.