BRUINS GDT GAME 4 1:08 PM - FLORIDA - NESN, NESN 4K, ESPN+, TVAS, 98.5 WBZ-FM

[Fenway]

PANTHERS (1-2-0) at BRUINS (2-1-0)​

1 p.m. ET; SCRIPPS, NESN, TVAS

Panthers projected lineup

Carter Verhaeghe -- Sam Bennett -- Evan Rodrigues

Eetu Luostarinen -- Anton Lundell -- Sam Reinhart

A.J. Greer -- Jesper Boqvist -- Mackie Samoskevich

Jonah Gadjovich -- Patrick Giles

Gustav Forsling -- Aaron Ekblad

Niko Mikkola -- Dmitry Kulikov

Uvis Balinskis -- Nate Schmidt

Adam Boqvist

Sergei Bobrovsky

Spencer Knight

Scratched: None

Injured: Aleksander Barkov (lower body), Matthew Tkachuk (illness), Tomas Nosek (upper body)

Bruins projected lineup

Pavel Zacha -- Elias Lindholm -- David Pastrnak

Brad Marchand -- Charlie Coyle -- Morgan Geekie

Trent Frederic -- Matthew Poitras -- Justin Brazeau

John Beecher -- Mark Kastelic -- Cole Koepke

Nikita Zadorov -- Charlie McAvoy

Hampus Lindholm -- Brandon Carlo

Mason Lohrei -- Andrew Peeke

Jeremy Swayman

Joonas Korpisalo

Scratched: Parker Wotherspoon, Max Jones, Riley Tufte

Injured: None

Status report

Tkachuk missed Florida's 5-2 loss to the Buffalo Sabres on Saturday, leaving his status for Monday in question. … With three injured forwards, the Panthers could stick with the 11 forwards and seven defensemen alignment they used against the Sabres if Tkachuk is unable to play.​

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[Ladyfan]

Bennett needs a beating.

Come on Bs...Give it your best.

Do I need to bring the baseball bat to the game?

 

[the negotiator]

Come out hard and focused....score a couple and then start the overdue payback process- starting with a slimeball named Bennett

Susan- maybe you can slip your bat to one of the Bs in exchange for a stick

 

[Boston Bandit]

A.J. Greer -- Jesper Boqvist

Some familiar faces, but the Bruins need some revenge on this dirty team

The Panthers remind me of the old school Habs with how much I can’t stand them

Go Bruins!

 

[hrdpuk]

Thanks Fenway

 

[Mione134]

You know the drill. This is what I expect.

 

[bruinsfan1968]

Bennett isn't a fighter, he's a spot picker waiting for the right moment to cheapshot somebody, he wants the advantage, no honor in him at all!
The Bruins aren't a dirty team, it's opposite to the culture they are proud to be know for, it is what it is!.

 

[PlayMakers]

Is Florida really going to play with 3 lines and 4 D pairs?

Sucks that Tkachuk and Barkov are out.

 

[Bruinswillwin77]

Is Florida really going to play with 3 lines and 4 D pairs?

Sucks that Tkachuk and Barkov are out.

Points are at a premium!

 

[BiteThisBurrows]

They looked very passive in losing to Buffalo (without Tkachuk and Barkov) so if we can't beat them now maybe we never can.

Initiate don't retaliate. That should always be the mantra when playing them. Don't get sucked into their game.

 

[BigGoalBrad]

Wishful thinking but it would be amazing if a Cup hangover and injury bug and a strong top 8/9 teams in the East kept Florida out. But they could be like Edmonton last year and basically take of 25% of the season without any effect.

Devils were always going to respond from their stinker of a regular season last year and claim a playoff spot but the Metro looks pretty awful after them and the Rangers. I guess the Canes can't fall off too much and they get 3 teams no matter what. Montreal, Ottawa, and the Wings seem improved. I guess you just need 2/3 of them to finish above Florida and us, Tampa, and Toronto and that would do it without factoring in a Metro team.

 

[bobbyorr04]

Is Florida really going to play with 3 lines and 4 D pairs?

Sucks that Tkachuk and Barkov are out.

Yeah, I really feel sorry for them....Not

Now if somebody would only destroy Bennett tomorrow, I'd be very happy

 

[PlayMakers]

Yeah, I really feel sorry for them....Not

It sucks because we don't get to play them at full strength. We need to get used to playing that team at their best. We need to figure out how to counter Tkachuk-Bennett. How to handle the pretend tough guy acts and how to handle their system of spamming our goal and getting inside on our D.

 

[Aussie Bruin]

It sucks because we don't get to play them at full strength. We need to get used to playing that team at their best. We need to figure out how to counter Tkachuk-Bennett. How to handle the pretend tough guy acts and how to handle their system of spamming our goal and getting inside on our D.

Very true. Missed opportunity in that sense. But what the Bruins can do is make sure they take care of business against a weakened opponent. Can't prove much, perhaps, but what we want to avoid is giving the Panthers even more of a psychological advantage over the Bruins by beating us short-handed. Play hard, put up a W against them, learn what you can, and get ready for the next bout.

 

[Aeroforce]

The Panthers' core remains intact, but they lost many important pieces of their Cup team.

Ekman-Larsson and Montour were key cogs on the backend. Kevin Stenlund was solid defensively and a key part of their PK. I'm as tired as everyone else hearing about pest players providing 'identity;' but Lomberg and Cousins did that for Florida. Lorentz munched minutes on their fourth line, and even grizzled vets like Tarasenko and Okposo contributed.

I liked Greer and J. Boqvist with the Bruins, but they are a downgrade; as is Adam Boqvist, who they more or less got off the scrap heap.

Someone should have Morgan Rielly'd Sam Bennett after running Korpisalo, but I tip my cap to him for out-ratting Marchand. Bennett was coming back from injury, Marchand targeted him, Bennett saw him coming, and got him first. I got a chuckle watching Behind the B went Pat Maroon went to Bennett for an explanation.

Poitras needs to keep his head up against this bunch.

 

[bobbyorr04]

It sucks because we don't get to play them at full strength. We need to get used to playing that team at their best. We need to figure out how to counter Tkachuk-Bennett. How to handle the pretend tough guy acts and how to handle their system of spamming our goal and getting inside on our D.

I hear what you're saying and you make a good point about playing their full lineup, but since they're short-handed, I want the Bruins to take full advantage....and destroy them if they can.

 

[Colt.45Orr]

Bennett isn't a fighter, he's a spot picker waiting for the right moment to cheapshot somebody, he wants the advantage, no honor in him at all!
The Bruins aren't a dirty team, it's opposite to the culture they are proud to be know for, it is what it is!.

He's a very good fighter actually.

 

[Mione134]

Just come out ready to play. Play hard. Be engaged.. and just throw those damn kitties off the cliff!

 

[PB37]

It sucks because we don't get to play them at full strength. We need to get used to playing that team at their best. We need to figure out how to counter Tkachuk-Bennett. How to handle the pretend tough guy acts and how to handle their system of spamming our goal and getting inside on our D.

Bruins won all 4 regular season matchups with the Panthers last year only to lose to them in the playoffs in 6. I think the Bruins know how to handle it but lacked the horses last year to do it 4 times when it mattered most.

 

[nORRis8]

Once again if Fredric challenges any p***ycat to fight...that interests me very little.
Run Bobrovsky.
Run their defence.
Run Bennett.
That's all I care about.

 

[Fenway]

 

[caz16]

They looked very passive in losing to Buffalo (without Tkachuk and Barkov) so if we can't beat them now maybe we never can.

Initiate don't retaliate. That should always be the mantra when playing them. Don't get sucked into their game.

The Bruins beat the Panthers in the 2023-24 regular season in all 4 games which maybe gave some false security. I will look at it as a good sign that they beat us in the first game this season. They can win the regular games, let's beat them in the playoffs.

Hopefully, I can squeeze in the first two periods and then I will have to hustle to get ready for our family coming at 3:00 for Thanksgiving. Calling on my inner strength to stay away from my devices until I can finish the game later.

 

[Over the volcano]

It sucks because we don't get to play them at full strength. We need to get used to playing that team at their best. We need to figure out how to counter Tkachuk-Bennett. How to handle the pretend tough guy acts and how to handle their system of spamming our goal and getting inside on our D.

They were 4-0 against em last regular season.

 

[bme44]

Focus on playing a hard, tough, physical game. This will translate into a victory . If you do this everything else will take care of its self. Play 60 minutes and from whistle to whistle .

This is the best way to send a message.

 

[Score08]

Going to first game of the season! Need to see an absolute dismantling of the kittens today.