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Some Bruins Thoughts During a Break in the Schedule

By Scott Roche

Jan 21, 2021; Boston, Massachusetts, USA; Boston Bruins left wing Nick Ritchie (21) celebrates with his teammates after scoring on Philadelphia Flyers goaltender Carter Hart (79) during the third period at the TD Garden. Mandatory Credit: Brian Fluharty-USA TODAY Sports
Jan 21, 2021; Boston, Massachusetts, USA; Boston Bruins left wing Nick Ritchie (21) celebrates with his teammates after scoring on Philadelphia Flyers goaltender Carter Hart (79) during the third period at the TD Garden. Mandatory Credit: Brian Fluharty-USA TODAY Sports /
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Jan 14, 2021; Newark, New Jersey, USA; New Jersey Devils defenseman Ty Smith (24) (not shown) scores his first NHL goal during the third period of their game against the Boston Bruins at Prudential Center. Mandatory Credit: Ed Mulholland-USA TODAY Sports
Jan 14, 2021; Newark, New Jersey, USA; New Jersey Devils defenseman Ty Smith (24) (not shown) scores his first NHL goal during the third period of their game against the Boston Bruins at Prudential Center. Mandatory Credit: Ed Mulholland-USA TODAY Sports /

The schedule has to even out, right?

After the Sabres games were postponed, on Monday the league announced that they were extending the Devils stay in COVID-19 protocols, which forced the cancellation of the Bruins game at home against New Jersey on Feb. 15. The two teams are scheduled to play again at the TD Garden on Feb. 18 before Boston goes to Nevada. That game is still on. For now.

The Bruins have played seven of their 11 games on the road and begin a three-game road trip tomorrow night. After two with the Rangers, a trip to Long Island is on the schedule for Saturday night will close out the trip against the Islanders.

Think about this. The Bruins will play at most, one home game in the month of February and that game is still in question with the Devils. After their game in Lake Tahoe, Boston returns to play another game at the Islanders and two more with the Rangers in New York. After Feb. 18, the Bruins next scheduled home game is March 3 against Zdeno Chara and the Washington Capitals.

Will the NHL be able to reschedule all the games that have been postponed all around the league? Will the NHL be able to survive the outbreaks without it causing a league pause? Those are the questions. The good news for the Bruins is that to date, if there is even good news out of all of this, all three games that have been postponed are home games with no travel involved.

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