GDT: 2/28 Game 63: Last Dance: Bruins vs. Tampa Bay Lightning 6:30pm ET NBCSN, 98.5 FM

[Alicat]

Will this be Loui's last dance in Boston?



Now a little sign from Sweden

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I am resting up to have a solid Trade Deadline Day GDT...

Go Bruins!

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[Bruinswillwin77]

Go Bruins! Thank you Loui for your time in Boston if you are traded! Thanks for autographing my hat!

 

[Mantis]

He won't be traded

 

[Emerz]

Thought this game was tonight for a second

 

[Flannelman]

I'm at this one. Say what?!?!

 

[Coach Parker]

Winner gets home ice in the 1st round.

So...go Lightning go?

 

[Gee Wally]

Please scratch Loui.

Please scratch Loui.

Please scratch Loui.

Please scratch Loui.

Please scratch Loui.

 

[norwoodmustang]

I doubt Loui makes it to this game.

 

[sooshii]

"Most of the fathers and family members are sticking around Boston for Sunday’s matchup with the Tampa Bay Lightning, who are tied at 74 points with the Bruins."

 

[missingchicklet]

"Most of the fathers and family members are sticking around Boston for Sunday’s matchup with the Tampa Bay Lightning, who are tied at 74 points with the Bruins."

Awesome news.

 

[Gordoff]

Please scratch Loui.

Please scratch Loui.

Please scratch Loui.

Please scratch Loui.

Please scratch Loui.

YES! Either way, whether they keep him or trade him the two points aren't as important as protecting their investment and not let him get hurt tomorrow night.

 

[Alicat]

Sorry about that! I added the date to the thread title

 

[talkinaway]

Bad news for those wanting to keep Eriksson: I tweeted for the Garden folks to play either The Sign or Don't Turn Around on Wednesday - and they picked the latter. So, clearly, Loui gets traded. But there's only three things keeping him from signing in Boston....



He needs to be bubble wrapped and placed gently in a cardboard box with plenty of air and/or hair holes. Parenteau got injured according to cursory scan on Twitter, so the B's would do well to glean from the Leafs' lesson what they can.

All that said, negotiations are stalled. I hope we don't do another Soderberg, but you can't hate Sweeney for refusing a bad trade.

Glad the dads are sticking around for another game - it just makes good sense for most of them, since I imagine most of them live pretty far north of Carolina. This game's not a "must win", but it would be a nice morale booster if they did - especially after all the "they can't win against playoff teams" and "they can't win at home" nonsense.

 

[ranold26]

Update: Bruins and Eriksson camp still talking. Term and dollars still issue. Trade or negiotiations likely. News at 11.

 

[DitClapper]

Please scratch Loui.

Please scratch Loui.

Please scratch Loui.

Please scratch Loui.

Please scratch Loui.

With the Parenteau injury that happened tonight, it would be wise.

 

[Hali33]

Please scratch Loui.

Please scratch Loui.

Please scratch Loui.

Please scratch Loui.

Please scratch Loui.

Cosigned.

 

[ashnathan]

Ace of Base kicked ass!

 

[Dellstrom]

Please scratch Loui.

Please scratch Loui.

Please scratch Loui.

Please scratch Loui.

Please scratch Loui.

Well, if he's not scratched, we'll know what Sweeney's decision was.

 

[RedeyeRocketeer]

With how big this game is in the standings, I hope Loui plays even if deals are in the works.

 

[KrejciMVP]

Keep Winning Bruins!

 

[TCL40]

I wonder how many people will be thinking more about tomorrow than the game. This time of year always gets stressful-sometimes more for the fans than the players. Bruins fans lately always seem to get sloppy seconds on deadline day. The big trade they want never comes through and we get the leftovers. Not sure in recent years anything could be as bad as the deadline that brought us Zanon.

 

[smithformeragent]

7:20 skate for me donight so I'll be DVRing this one.

 

[Fenway]

Tonight's Officials
Referees Steve Kozari (40), Justin St. Pierre (12)
Linesmen Andy McElman (90), Trent Knorr (63)

Ntl. Anthem Rene Rancourt



TONIGHT’S GAME
- The Bruins host the Lightning tonight in the 3rd of 4 games between these teams this season and 2nd and final game of this season’s series at TD Garden … The Bruins are 34-22-6 overall and are 13-15-3 on home ice … They are 14-7-2 vs. Atlantic Division teams and are 26-12-3 vs. Eastern Conference opponents.

- The Bruins are wearing their 3rd uniform system tonight for the 10th time in 13 games this season … They enter tonight’s game with a 7-2-0 record in their 3rd sweaters this season.




MILESTONES APPROACHING

- Coach Claude Julien is 2 wins short of tying Art Ross as Boston’s all-time coaching wins leader at 387 regular season victories.

BOSTON vs TAMPA BAY, LIFETIME SERIES

- The Bruins and Lightning are meeting for the 88th time in their franchise histories with the Bruins having a 55-22-9-1 record and 294-225 scoring edge in those games.

- The Bruins are 33-5-6-0 in their 44 home games of this lifetime series with a 165-99 scoring advantage in those contests.

- The Bruins are 11-2-1 in their last 14 games vs. the Lightning, including a 6-3 loss in Boston on Oct. 12 and 3-1 win in Tampa Bay on Oct. 31 in the 1st 2 games of this season’s series, and a 10-game win streak from Mar. 27, 2013-Mar. 12, 2015 … They are 15-4-1 in their last 20 overall vs. Tampa Bay … The loss on Oct. 12 snapped a 10-game home win streak for the Bruins over the Lightning, as
that was their 1st home loss vs. Tampa Bay since Mar. 25, 2010.

https://link.nhl.com/static/gamenotes/public/20152016/[email protected]?1456659590000

 

[Fenway]

The Bruins are wearing their 3rd uniform system tonight for the 10th time in 13 games this season … They enter tonight’s game with a 7-2-0 record in their 3rd sweaters this season.

So this means the Bruins are 6-13-3 at home wearing the primary and winter classic sweaters.

 

[sarge88]

I had it in my head that they were playing in TB today, then I saw on Twitter that it was at home and I briefly was happy....then I remembered....and stopped being as happy.

I hope they've gotten past the poor play at home thing.