The Bruins host the Blackhawks tonight at 7:00PM on NESN.
- Matt Beleskey is a go for tonight. The Score
- Firing Claude Julien will not get the Bruins any nearer the playoffs this season, and this is a decision that will speak volumes about management... Boston Gobe
- ...which is why you can expect that this is precisely what will happen. WEEI
- Let’s scrutinize the performance of the on-ice talent this season. Boston Herald
- So who is to blame for the Bruins’ present situation? Take a deeper look at all of Julien’s coworkers. Fox Sports
- Repeat after me- Do not mortgage the farm for less than Stanley Cup contention. Just say NO to Brandon Carlo for Gabriel Landeskog. Mass Live
- On top of all the background chatter, this weekend’s schedule of opponents is not going to help matters. Providence Journal
Elsewhere around the rink:
- So far no fatalities have been reported in the highway crash of the Columbus Cottonmouths team bus. Ledger-Enquirer
- Two intersting tidbits of news- Seth Griffith is on waivers... @ShawnHutcheon ...and the Bruins were among the teams scouting last evening’s Rangers v. Maple Leafs game. @TheFourthPeriod