Et Tu Boston?

Do you remember how you felt when you woke up as an American soldier the morning the Allies attacked Normandy beach way back during WWII? Probably not. Can you at least picture the feeling? It's a gorgeous day, the sun is shinning, the air is calm, the birds are chirping without a care in the world aside from what can I eat and where can I poop? Wait, story break. Birds definitely do not think about where they are going to poop, they just go...must be nice. I digress. Like I said, calm air, birds etc. With all of these surroundings, soldiers put on their coats, grab their gear knowing full well there will be plenty of bloodshed and sacrifice on either side for the greater good.

The Boston Bruins need to go into this game with the same mindset. The end is near, and if they do not put it all on the line for their brothers and their fans, there will be no tomorrow (exaggerating, I know, there's 7 tomorrows left after tonight), there will be no second chances. They are amidst a point in the season where it is do or die. They are at the point where only the strong survive and who is standing in their way? Montreal, the most hated team that takes the ice. The Bruins need to be intense, and they need to play merciless hockey against this team. They need to take down the Habs with them looking up prior to their defeat saying, "Et tu Boston?" just as Brutus did to Caesar on the Ides of March (hmm, only 5 days off).

On a serious note, in order to have the best chance to win the Bruins need a high amount of energy very early on. Best case scenario: Chara does end up playing tonight (game time decision) and the crowd erupts just from the captain's presence. The Bruins need a big hit, an early goal, a big save, even a fight from one of the 4th liners wouldn't hurt. The crowd needs to be into the game to override those "ole, ole, ole" idiots from up north. The time is now, and there is no bigger opportunity. Let's go boys!

Line-up (With Chara)
Axelsson-Savard-Murray
Sturm-Krejci-Kobasew
Lucic-Metropolit-Kessel
Reich-Nokelainen-Thornton

Chara-Wideman
Ference-Ward
Stuart-Hnidy

Thomas