The Bruins beat the crap out of the Florida Panthers last night thanks to a hat trick by David Krejci. Ever since going AWOL last season, it pleases me to no end to watch Tim Thomas get shelled. After yesterday’s trade that brought former Vancouver goalie (and Thomas’ 2011 Stanley Cup Finals opponent) Roberto Luongo to Florida, it will please me even more to watch Thomas sit on the bench as Luongo gets shelled. I don’t expect that will happen though. I can’t imagine Tim Thomas makes it through today’s 3:00pm ET trade deadline without being moved. He has a no trade clause, but I expect he’ll waive it for just about any team. I can’t imagine he’s happy about being Luongo’s back up, although now there is no question of whether or not he needs to pump Lu’s tires.
The trade deadline is a fun day to be an NHL fan with an internet connection. I just wish it fell on a weekend so I could actually pay attention to it. I expect to find a live blog following the news this afternoon (I’m in a meeting all morning) but I don’t expect to actually have any time to look at it.
The Bruins need a defenseman. Preferably a top pairing kinda guy but at least a top four. They have a huge hole to fill with Dennis Seidenberg (am I even close to spelling that right? I could look it up but… lazy) being out for the season. That’s the big need. Beyond that they are just looking for depth all around. They have been tied to a number of big names, mostly forwards, but that might be just an attempt to drive up the price for their rivals. Specifically, Ryan Kesler has been rumored to be going to Pittsburgh for a few days now. Suddenly the Bruins are in the talks too. As much as Kesler NEEDS to be a Bruin, I think that has more to do with trying to get Pitt to over pay than an actual chance of him coming here. Who knows.
Enjoy the trade deadline, and may the Bruins hit the jackpot.
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