By Joe Ballway, YawkeyTalkies Correspondent
The hockey gods haven’t been kind to the Bruins over the past week, piling a couple of costly injuries on top of the team’s early-season struggles. First liners Marc Savard (broken foot) and Milan Lucic (broken finger) are both expected to miss 4-6 weeks with injuries–a huge blow to an offense seeking balance and consistency. Throw in Phil Kessel’s departure, and the Bruins are missing their entire top line from last season for at least a month–surely not the scenario Bruins fans envisioned heading into the season.
It’s hard to tell what impact these losses will have. After a wave of confidence despite their missing offense on Wednesday when the Bruins turned out a 3-2 victory against the Nashville Predators, the Bruins suffered a tough break tonight, when they lost in a shootout to the Philadelphia Flyers 4-3. Derek Morris scored off a power play in the first and Matt Hunwick had two goals in the 2nd period. The Flyers however came back after being down 2-1, and after a scoreless overtime, managed to get the only goal in shootouts. However Tuukka Rask did have a superb game, with 36 saves, including one on a breakaway that [...]