Description: Bruins defenseman Dennis Seidenberg is questionable for Game 3 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals Tuesday against the New York Rangers with a left leg/knee injury.
Insight: Seidenberg has missed the past two games. He had four goals, 13 assists and a plus 18 rating during the regular season, but just one assist and a zero plus/minus in the seven game series against Toronto.
Description: Boston defenseman Andrew Ference is doubtful for Game 3 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals Tuesday against the New York Rangers with a lower body injury
Insight: Ference played four scoreless games in the first round, but hasn't played in the series against the Rangers. He scored just 13 points in 48 games of the regular season, but had a plus nine rating.
Description: Bruins center Patrice Bergeron dished out two assists Sunday in a Game 2 win over New York.
Insight: Bergeron has now produced at least one point in each of his last three games. The win gives Boston a 2-0 edge in the series with Game 3 scheduled for Tuesday night at Madison Square Garden.
Description: Bruins defenseman Torey Krug scored his second goal of the playoffs Sunday against New York.
Insight: Both goals have come in this series. Krug has been filling in for Andrew Ference, who has missed three games in a row with a lower body injury.
Description: Patrice Bergeron became a Boston sports legend on Monday night. The Bruins center forced overtime by scoring with 51 seconds left in regulation and then finished the job with a game-winner six minutes into OT.
Insight: The Bruins became the first team to come back from three goals down in the third period of a Game 7. Bergeron led Boston with six shots on net in just under 21 minutes of ice time. The Bruins will take on the sixth-seeded Rangers in round two.
Description: Bruins center David Krejci knocked home the game-winning goal in overtime Wednesday against the Maple Leafs.
Insight: Krejci is having a monster series. With three goals Wednesday, he now has five in his last four games to go along with five assists and a spectacular +7 rating. He's been the MVP of the playoffs so far.
Description: Bruins defenseman Andrew Ference missed Game 2 of the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals Saturday against Toronto due to a suspension, but should return for Monday night's game.
Insight: Ference had four goals and nine assists in 48 regular season games and isn't proving to have much fantasy value.
Description: Boston center Tyler Seguin doesn't have a point in the first two playoff games against Toronto, but he has attempted 15 SOG and racked up six hits.
Insight: Seguin had 16 goals and 32 points with 161 SOG in 48 games during the regular season, and it's only a matter of time before he gets on the scoresheet in this series.
Description: After not playing in the Bruins' final five games of the regular season, winger Nathan Horton has a goal in each of Boston's first two playoff games against Toronto, including the game-winner in Game 1.
Insight: Horton had an upper-body injury at the end of the season, but the layoff evidently was good for him. He had 13 goals and 114 SOG in 43 games in the regular season.
Description: Bruins defenseman Andrew Ference will miss Game 2 of the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals Saturday against Toronto due to a suspension for hitting Toronto's Mikhail Grabovski.
Insight: Ference had four goals and nine assists in 48 regular season games and isn't proving to have much fantasy value.
Description: Boston right wing Jaromir Jagr (flu) will miss the regular season finale Sunday against Ottawa.
Insight: Jagr has 16 goals and 35 points in 45 games and nine points in 11 games since joining Boston. He should be ready for Game 1 of the postseason.
Description: The Bruins will go with Tuukka Rask in net to start the regular season finale Sunday against Ottawa.
Insight: The Bruins won't give Rask a rest with the No. 2 seed still on the line. Rask is 19-9-5 with a 1.97 GAA and a .930 SV% in 35 appearances this season.
Description: Boston right wing Jaromir Jagr is questionable for Saturday's game against Washington after missing Friday's practice with flu-like symptoms. SOURCE: Joe Haggerty, Comcast Sports New England
Insight: Saturday's game will affect seeding as the B's are currently tied with Montreal for the division lead. If Jagr sits out, he'll finish the 2013 regular season with 16 goals and 19 assists.
Description: Bruins forward Jaromir Jagr says he doesn't want any days off to rest for the playoffs, according to CSNNE.com. Including Tuesday at Philadelphia, Boston has four games remaining in the regular season.
Insight: "If I’m healthy, I want to play," said Jagr. "I feel more tired when I rest. I have to play all the time. I have to practice a lot, and I have to play. My body is kind of different. I get tired when I have a rest. I would rather play two games. If it was a doubleheader like in baseball, I would feel the best." The 41-year-old has two goals and eight points in nine games since joining Boston at the trade deadline.
Description: Boston defenseman Zdeno Chara is probable for Tuesday's game against Philadelphia with an undisclosed injury.
Insight: Chara didn't practice on Monday after a collision in the game against Florida Sunday. He's got seven goals and 12 assists this season and a stellar +16 rating with 104 shots. He's a top defenseman and fantasy owners need him on the ice for the stretch run.
Description: Bruins winger Milan Lucic saw his playing time dwindle to just under 11 minutes Wednesday night and he could find himself out of the lineup altogether on Friday. According to CSNNE.com, he was wearing a green "fifth line" jersey at practice on Thursday.
Insight: Lucic has been removed entirely from the team's power play recently after skating on the top power-play line all season. After posting 26 goals and 61 points in 81 games last season, he has just six goals and 24 points in 41 games.
Description: Boston left wing Brad Marchand (concussion) will return to action Wednesday night. SOURCE: John Lu, TSN
Insight: Marchand was elbowed in the head by Devils defenseman Anton Volchenkov during last Wednesday's game, but he has recovered quickly. Patrice Bergeron, who suffered a concussion on April 2, also will return Wednesday. The two players will skate on the top line with Tyler Seguin.
Description: Boston center Patrice Bergeron (concussion) has missed seven consecutive games but is probable for Wednesday's game against Buffalo.
Insight: Bergeron (10 goals, 21 assists, +23 rating in 35 games) has been the Bruins' most consistent weapon on offense and is a must-start whenever he is healthy.
Description: Monday night's Bruins versus Senators game in Boston has been postponed.
Insight: The city is still reeling after multiple explosions went off near the finish line of the Boston Marathon around 2 p.m. No makeup date has been announced.
Description: Boston center Patrice Bergeron won't participate in Saturday's game against Carolina but the B's are still holding out hope that he'll be able to play Monday against Ottawa. SOURCE: Boston Globe
Insight: He's missed the last week and a half with a concussion. Bergeron (10 goals, 21 helpers in 35 games) is the Bruins' most consistent weapon on offense and a must-start whenever he is healthy.
Description: Boston left wing Brad Marchand has been diagnosed with a mild concussion, according to the Boston Globe.
Insight: Marchand was elbowed in the head by Devils defenseman Anton Volchenkov during Wednesday's game. Volchenkov has been handed a four-game suspension for the hit. Marchand joins linemate Patrice Bergeron, who also has a concussion, on the sidelines.
Description: Boston center Gregory Campbell found the net twice Wednesday in a 5-4 win over New Jersey.
Insight: Campbell has played well over his last two games (two goals, two assists) but before that he hadn't registered a point since mid-March. We're not counting on Campbell to be much of a factor going forward.
Description: Boston left wing Brad Marchand left Wednesday's game in the second period after taking an elbow to the head from Devils D Anton Volchenkov.
Insight: Marchand wasn't on the bench at the start of the third period. Patrice Bergeron is already sidelined with a concussion and Marchand might join him.
Description: St. Louis shipped defenseman Wade Redden to Boston on Wednesday.
Insight: They closed the deal just before the 3 p.m. trade deadline. The Blues are receiving a seventh-round pick for Redden (two goals, three assists in 23 games).
Description: Boston Bruins GM Peter Chiarelli confirmed Wednesday that center Peter Bergeron suffered a concussion Tuesday night against Ottawa, according to NHL.com. His head hit Colin Greening's elbow or forearm when he was trying to make a defensive play.
Insight: "I don't know when you'll see him again ... he sounded real good and I told him we'll work together in getting him back," Chiarelli said. Bergeron has suffered three major concussions in his career prior to this one. Last season's Selke Trophy (top defensive forward) winner has 10 goals and 31 points in 35 games.
Description: Boston right wing Nathan Horton extended his goal streak to four games with one goal Tuesday against the Senators.
Insight: It's unclear which winger is going to get bumped for Jaromir Jagr, but Horton doesn't seem to be an option considering how well he is playing. The injury to Patrice Bergeron Tuesday could make the decision easier.
Description: Boston center Patrice Bergeron left Tuesday's game in the second period after taking an elbow or forearm to the head from Colin Greening. He won't return. SOURCE: NHL.com
Insight: Bergeron has suffered three major concussions in his career. Last season's Selke Trophy (top defensive forward) winner came into Tuesday's game with 10 goals, 31 points, 90 SOG and a +22 in 34 games this season.
Description: The Dallas Stars have traded Jaromir Jagr to the Boston Bruins for a second-round pick and two prospects.
Insight: Jagr has 14 goals and 26 points in 34 games this season. It's unclear where he will play in 5-on-5 action but he will undoubtedly get major power-play minutes. Boston ranks last in the NHL with just 14 power-play goals, and it was 22nd last season.
Description: Boston right wing Nathan Horton has scored a goal in each of the last three games. He had a goal and an assist with six SOG and four PIM Sunday against the Sabres.
Insight: Horton, a second-line winger, went five straight games without a point before this current streak. He has 11 goals and 19 points on the season.
Description: Bruins backup goaltender Anton Khudobin blanked Buffalo on 26 shots Sunday night.
Insight: Tuukka Rask has been great, but it really seems like any goaltender could succeed in Boston's system. Tim Thomas did it for a few years and Khudobin is 7-3-0 with a 2.07 GAA as Rask's backup this season.
Description: Bruins defensman Johnny Boychuk praticed on Friday and made the trip to Philadelphia so despite the questionable tag looks like he'll see some action. He's been dealing with a bruised right foot.
Insight: Boychuk has done little this season to warrant attention from fantasy owners with only five points in 29 games and a +4 rating. So his return isn't likely to help anyone other than the Bruins' blueline defense and Tuukka Rask.
Description: B's center Patrice Bergeron had a monster fantasy night Wednesday against Montreal (one goal, two assists, +3).
Insight: He finished the night with almost 25 minutes of ice time. Bergeron's +24 rating this season is second in the NHL behind Pittsburgh's Chris Kunitz. Bergeron leads the Bruins in scoring with 31 points in 32 contests.
Description: Boston center Tyler Seguin produced a goal and two assists Wednesday in a shootout loss to Montreal.
Insight: He missed his only opportunity in the shootout and he also misfired in the closing seconds of overtime. Seguin boosted his season rating to +22 in the victory.
Description: Bruins defensman Johnny Boychuk missed the home and home with Toronto and is questionable for Wednesday's game against Montreal with a bruised right foot.
Insight: Boychuk has done little this season to warrant attention from fantasy owners with only five points in 29 games and a +4 rating.
Description: Bruins defensman Johnny Boychuk is questionable for Saturday's game against Toronto with a lower body injury. He took a puck off his right leg in practice.
Insight: Boychuk has done little this season to warrant attention from fantasy owners with only five points in 29 games and a +4 rating.
Description: Boston defenseman Adam McQuaid will miss the next 3-to-4 weeks because of a shoulder strain. SOURCE: Joe McDonald, ESPN Boston
Insight: McQuaid has never been much of a scorer (30 points in 183 career games). Fantasy owners will probably be fine without him over the final month of the regular season.
Description: Bruins center David Krejci (leg) is feeling better, coach Claude Julien said, but he won't play Tuesday versus Winnipeg. SOURCE: Ken Wiebe, WinnipegSun.com
Insight: Krejci took a puck to the leg Sunday but he escaped without a fracture. He's considered day-to-day so there's a chance he will play Thursday against Ottawa.
Description: Bruins center David Krejci is doubtful for Tuesday's game against Winnipeg after taking a shot off his leg.
Insight: Krejci missed Monday's practice, opting for treatment and shouldn't be expected back on Tuesday, despite a "day-to-day" tag from coach Claude Julien. Krejci is averaging almost a point-a-game (24 points in 27 games) and will be missed.
Description: Bruins center David Krejci had to be helped off the ice after taking a shot off the leg. However, he was spotted walking to the team bus without a leg brace after the game, according to Joe Haggerty, CSNNE.com
Insight: Krejci wasn't bending his right leg much, Haggerty said, but traveling with the team is a sign that he might be available for Boston's upcoming three-game road trip.
Description: Boston right wing Nathan Horton scored a goal, recorded two assists and got in a fight Saturday in a win over Washington.
Insight: That's a Gordie Howe hat trick, folks. Horton hasn't been especially productive in 2013 (eight goals, eight assists, +3 in 26 games) but he's probably still worthy of a roster spot in most formats.
Description: Boston Bruins defenseman Adam McQuaid is probable for Saturday's game against Washington while dealing with a minor upper body injury.
Insight: McQuaid has just four points in 22 games this season and doesn't have much fantasy value, though his +3 rating and 40 penalty minutes might have been some help to owners.
Description: Boston center Patrice Bergeron produced a pair of goals Thursday in a 4-1 dismantling of Florida.
Insight: Bergeron (eight goals, 16 assists in 25 games) lifted his incredible plus/minus rating to +20 in the victory. Since the beginning of the 2010-11 campaign, Bergeron has collected a +76 rating in 186 games.
Description: Boston center Chris Kelly has a broken left tibia and is out indefinitely, according to the Boston Globe.
Insight: Boston is rich with centers, leaving Kelly behind Tyler Seguin, Brad Marchand, Patrice Bergeron and David Krejci on the depth chart and giving him no fantasy value.
Description: Boston center Chris Kelly is doubtful for Thursday's game against Florida with a swollen left knee. He missed Tuesday's game with the injury.
Insight: Kelly plays primarily on the third line and has two goals and four assists in 23 games, but a -6 rating mars his totals for fantasy owners
Description: Bruins backup goaltender Anton Khudobin drew the start Tuesday against Pittsburgh with Boston playing the second game of a back-to-back.
Insight: Khudobin allowed three goals on 34 shots in a 3-2 loss to the Penguins. He has a 4-2 record and 2.52 GAA this season as Tuukka Rask's understudy.
Description: Bruins winger Jordan Caron made a successful season debut on Saturday against Philadelphia with an assist and a +1 rating.
Insight: Caron played on a line with Rich Peverley and Chris Kelly and the group seemed to work welll together, particularly at the defensive end where the Bruins' third line has struggled.
Description: Bruins goalie Tuukka Rask blanked Philadelphia on 23 shots Saturday in a 3-0 win.
Insight: Rask allowed four goals in each of his last two games so this was a nice bounce-back effort. Rask has two shutouts this season and is 12-2-3 with a 1.97 GAA.
Description: Bruins forward Brad Marchand had two more helpers Thursday, giving him five over the last three games.
Insight: Marchand scored his 12th goal Tuesday and he's starting to get his assists up there as well. He now has eight on the season in 20 games. A plus-3 Thursday makes him plus-15 for the season.
Description: Bruins center Tyler Seguin had a pair of goals and one assist Thursday versus Toronto.
Insight: The 21-year-old started off slow with six points in his first 11 games but he's producing at better than a point-per-game pace the last 10 games.
Description: Bruins center Patrice Bergeron had his four-game scoring streak end Tuesday but he didn't wait long to start another one. Bergeron had a goal and two assists Thursday against the Maple Leafs.
Insight: Bergeron has 16 points over his last 11 games and is a plus-15 on the season.
Description: Bruins backup goaltender Anton Khudobin will start Thursday against Toronto.
Insight: Khudobin has won three of his four starts this season with a 2.52 GAA but he doesn't get enough action behind Tuukka Rask to be a realistic fantasy option.
Description: Bruins defenseman Zdeno Chara had a goal with three shots Tuesday against Montreal.
Insight: Chara has four goals in 20 games, which is right in line with his pace over the last two seasons. However, after averaging 0.5 assists per game last season he has just 0.25 per game this year.
Description: Bruins center Tyler Seguin has a point in seven of his last eight games. He had his fifth goal of the season Sunday against Montreal.
Insight: The 21-year-old started off slow with six points in his first 11 games but he's producing at better than a point-per-game pace the last eight games.
Description: Bruins forward Brad Marchand had a hand in all three Boston goals Sunday against Montreal with three assists.
Insight: Marchand doubled his assists total with the effort. The center has produced at least one point in 13 of 18 games this season with a total of 17 (11 G, 6 A).
Description: Boston defenseman Dougie Hamilton scored his second career goal Sunday against the Canadiens.
Insight: The 19-year-old Hamilton has 11 points with 45 SOG through his first 19 NHL games. He has attempted two or more SOG in 14 of 19 games this season.
Description: Bruins center Patrice Bergeron has 11 points in his last seven games, including a goal and two assists with four SOG and a plus-3 differential Sunday against the Canadiens.
Insight: Bergeron led the NHL in plus/minus with a plus-36 last season and he sits at plus-15 through 19 games. He has added five goals, 13 assists and 62 shots.
Description: Bruins netminder Tuukka Rask made 36 saves on 37 shots Tuesday against the Islanders.
Insight: Rask saw his most shots of the season Sunday with 35 but that was quickly replaced Tuesday. Fortunately, he has saved 70 of 72 in that stretch and 183 of 193 (.948) in February (6-0-1, 1.42 GAA).
Description: Bruins forward Brad Marchand had a goal and a helper Thursday against the Lightning.
Insight: Marchand has scored a goal in four of his last five games. He had 27 assists to go with 28 goals last season but he only had one helper with his eight goals prior to Thursday's game. While Marchand's unreal scoring percentage (.450) will eventually drop off, he should balance it out by picking up more assists.
Description: Boston winger Daniel Paille is questionable for Thursday's game against Tampa Bay with flu-like symptoms.
Insight: Paille isn't much of a fantasy value as he hasn't cracked the 16-point mark over the past two seasons, but he does have two goals and two assist over his first 11 games and has played some with the third line.
Description: Bruins winger Nathan Horton is questionable for Thursday's game against Tampa Bay with the flu bug.
Insight: Horton is a premier winger and fantasy owners hope get gets past the bug as quickly as possible. He's got four goals and three assists this season.
Description: Bruins defenseman Andrew Ference is questionable for Thursday's game against Tampa Bay with flu-like symptoms.
Insight: Ference has zero goals and three assists through 13 games and isn't proving to have any fantasy value at this time, though he did post 24 points last season.
Description: Bruins center Gregory Campbell is questionable for Thursday's game against Tampa Bay with flu-like symptoms.
Insight: He's got a lot of company as at least seven Boston Bruins aren't feeling good. Campbell hasn't proven to be a high value for fantasy owners, scoring less than 20 points last season. Getting just 11 minutes per game of ice time will limit almost anyone.
Description: Boston Bruins center Patrice Bergeron is questionable for Thursday's game against Tampa Bay with flu-like symptoms.
Insight: About half the team has come down with the bug. Bergeron is an excellent fantasy option who can score 50-60 points a season and lead the league in plus-minus rating.
Description: Boston Bruins winger Milan Lucic (personal) returned to practice Tuesday. SOURCE: CSN New England
Insight: Lucic missed Sunday's game due to a personal reasons but his return Tuesday should tell fantasy owners that he will be available for Thursday's game.
Description: Boston Bruins winger Milan Lucic is questionable for Thursday's game against Tampa Bay due to personal reasons.
Insight: Absences for personal reasons are always preferable to injuries. As usual, Lucic is contributing a decent number of points (3 G, 5 A) and shots (18) with a ton of PIM (30). Hopefully, he'll be back soon.
Description: Bruins winger Milan Lucic missed Sunday's game due to personal reasons. SOURCE: ESPN Boston
Insight: Absences for personal reasons are always preferable to injuries. As usual, Lucic is contributing a decent number of points and shots with a ton of PIM.
Description: Boston defenseman Dougie Hamilton factored into both of the Bruins' goals Friday against Buffalo with a goal and an assist. It was his first career goal.
Insight: The 19-year-old is here to stay. He has six points in 12 games and has seen his ice time grow lately. He skated 18 minutes Friday.
Description: Bruins backup goaltender Anton Khudobin will get the start Friday against Buffalo.
Insight: Khudobin has been a top-notch backup goaltender this season, winning both of his starts with a 2.00 GAA but he doesn't see enough action to satisfy fantasy owners.
Description: Bruins center David Krejci has produced a point in nine of his 11 games this season, including three straight.
Insight: Krejci scored a goal on five SOG Tuesday against the Rangers, giving him four goals to go with seven assists this season. Krejci has been a 64-65 point producer over the last two seasons (per 82 games), and that's likely where he will settle this season.
Description: Boston Bruins center Patrice Bergeron notched the game-winner Sunday versus Buffalo and finished with five shots and a plus-1.
Insight: Bergeron's goal was actually a power-play tally, which is rare in Boston. Most of the Bruins' goals come at even strength and they always play strong defense which is why all of your Bruins contribute high plus/minus ratings. Bergeron led the NHL with a plus-36 last season, and No. 2-5 on the rankings were also Bruins players.
Description: Bruins winger Milan Lucic scored a empty-net goal with less than a minute left Sunday against the Sabres.
Insight: It was Lucic's third of the year. He also has three assists. His biggest contribution to fantasy teams is penalty minutes, but it obviously helps that he has 60-point and 150-shot potential (per 82 games).
Description: Bruins forward Brad Marchand scored a goal on four shots Sunday against Buffalo.
Insight: Marchand was supposed to miss the game with a shoulder injury but was activated shortly before gametime. He skated for 16 minutes Sunday and should be fine going forward.
Description: Bruins forward Brad Marchand was supposed to miss Sunday's game against Buffalo due to a shoulder injury but he is active.
Insight: Marchand was ruled out earlier today but he's a surprise last-minute active. Many fantasy owners probably had the left wing out of the lineup Sunday.
Description: Boston will start Anton Khudobin Sunday against the Sabres.
Insight: Khudobin won his only start of the season while allowing three goals against Carolina. Tuukka Rask was supposed to start Saturday but the game was postponed due to the recent Northeast blizzard. It's likely Khudobin was slated to start Sunday anyway and the team didn't want to throw things off by putting Rask in the lineup. Rask will be back between the pipes on Tuesday against the Rangers.
Description: Boston Bruins winger Shawn Thornton was expected to return from his concussion this weekend, but missed Saturday's game and according to the Bruins' website is not going to play on Sunday against Buffalo either.
Insight: Thronton isn't a scorer (five goals last season in 81 games) and his only fantasy value comes from fighting where he has averaged 135 penalty minutes over the past four seasons.
Description: Boston winger Daniel Paille is expected to miss Sunday's game with Buffalo, according to the Bruins' website. He's back to practicing, but will apparently miss his fourth game in a row.
Insight: Paille isn't much of a fantasy value as he hasn't cracked the 16-point mark over the past two seasons.
Description: Bruins center Brad Marchand is out for Sunday's game against Buffalo with a shoulder injury.
Insight: Marchand leads Boston with five goals. Bruins coach Claude Julien said that Marchand is "doing well" and that he is close to returning. "It's just a matter of days here. It's not as serious as most injuries but -- as I've said a million times -- we're being extra cautious early in the season." This will be his third consecutive game in street clothes.
Description: The Bruins-Lightning game on Saturday has been postponed due to the blizzard that hit the Northeast United States on Friday. SOURCE: Joe Haggerty, CSNNE.com
Insight: A makeup date hasn't been announced yet. Boston and Tampa Bay both play again Sunday, with the Bruins going to Buffalo and Lightning heading to New York.
Description: Bruins center David Krejci netted the game-winning goal Wednesday in a 2-1 victory over the Canadiens.
Insight: Krejci, who also had an assist in the game, led the team with four shots on goal. He's now scored in three out of his last five games after being held scoreless in his first four outings of the season.
Description: Tyler Seguin came through in the clutch, delivering a goal and an assist in the third period to lift the Bruins to a come from behind win Wednesday night against Montreal.
Insight: The 21-year-old has registered five points in his last four games. He'll try and add to that total Saturday when the B's host the Lightning.
Description: Bruins center Brad Marchand will miss Wednesday's game against the Canadiens with an upper-body injury. SOURCE: CSN New England
Insight: Marchand leads Boston with five goals so things will get a little easier for Montreal netminder Carey Price on Wednesday. Bruins coach Claude Julien said that Marchand is "doing well" and that he is close to returning. "It's just a matter of days here. It's not as serious as most injuries but -- as I've said a million times -- we're being extra cautious early in the season."
Description: Boston winger Daniel Paille will miss Wednesday's game against Montreal. He's back to practicing, but hasn't been cleared to play, according to a CSN New England report.
Insight: Paille isn't much of a fantasy value as he hasn't cracked the 16-point mark over the past two seasons.
Description: Bruins center Brad Marchand is questionable for Wednesday's game against Montreal after missing Monday's practice due to an undisclosed injury.
Insight: Marchand has been filling up the net, with five goals in eight games playing on a talented line with Tyler Seguin and Patrice Bergeron. With that kind of talent surrounding him there is no reason to think he can't stay hot.
Description: Bruins goaltender Tuukka Rask rebounded from a rough outing Thursday by recording his first shutout of the season Saturday versus the Maple Leafs.
Insight: Rask turned away 21 shots in the 1-0 victory. Saturday was Rask's first shutout since January 5th of last year.
Description: Boston Bruins winger Shawn Thornton will miss up to two weeks with a concussion after a fight with John Scott.
Insight: Thronton isn't a scorer (five goals last season in 81 games) and his only fantasy value comes from fighting where he has averaged 135 penalty minutes over the past four seasons.
Description: Boston Bruins center Patrice Bergeron is questionable for Saturday's game against Toronto with a shoulder injury suffered in Thursday's game with Buffalo. He did not participate in Friday's practice.
Insight: Bergeron centers a strong second line with Tyler Seguin and Brad Marchand. He's got a goal and four assists in seven games this season after posting 64 points (22 G, 42 A) in 2011-12.
Description: Boston Bruins winger Shawn Thornton is questionable for Saturday's game against Toronto with an upper body injury. Though the team hasn't used the word concussion, he was unsteady after a fight with John Scott.
Insight: Thronton isn't a scorer (five goals last season in 81 games) and his only fantasy value comes from fighting where he has averaged 135 penalty minutes over the past four seasons.
Description: Bruins center Patrice Bergeron dished out two assists Thursday in a home loss to Buffalo.
Insight: Bergeron had been off to a quiet start but now he has three assists in his last two games. He'll try and keep the momentum going Saturday against the Maple Leafs.
Description: Boston goalie Tuukka Rask struggled mightily Thursday against Buffalo. The 25-year-old surrendered six goals on just 31 shots.
Insight: It's just Rask's second loss of the season and his first in a non-overtime game. Rask's season GAA rose from 1.74 to 2.44 after Thursday's outing.
Description: Boston defenseman Dougie Hamilton has four assists, 13 hits and 18 shots on goal in his first six NHL games.
Insight: The 19-year-old will stick around with Boston all season, the team announced. Hamilton is getting significant playing time in Boston's blue-line rotation with Andrew Ference, Adam McQuaid, Zdeno Chara and Johnny Boychuk. He has also played as the lone defenseman on Boston's power play 32 percent of the time this season, second only to Chara (36%), according to leftwinglock.com
Description: Bruins netminder Tuukka Rask saved 25 of 26 shots to beat New Jersey on Tuesday. Rask played 65 minutes and beat Johan Hedberg in the shootout.
Insight: Boston hasn't missed Tim Thomas one bit due to Rask's dominant play in between the pipes. Rask is 4-0-1 with a 1.74 GAA and .932 SV%.
Description: Bruins defenseman Zdeno Chara generated a goal and two assists Monday in a 5-3 win over the Hurricanes.
Insight: The veteran blue liner has now scored in back-to-back games. He was third in the NHL in plus/minus last season (+33) and should be among the league leaders in that category again in 2013.
Description: Boston Bruins defenseman Adam McQuaid will miss Monday's game against Carolina (personal) but is expected to return to the team on Tuesday.
Insight: McQuaid has yet to score in four games this season and doesn't have much fantasy value, scoring just 10 points all of last season (2 G, 8 A) , though his +16 rating and 99 penalty minutes might have been some help to owners.
Description: Bruins defenseman Dennis Seidenberg is questionable for Friday's game against the New York Islanders with an undisclosed lower body injury.
Insight: Seidenberg has missed the past two games. He had five goals and 18 assists last season, but the really fantasy worthy part of his game is a solid +15 rating and 174 shots on goal.
Description: Nathan Horton's goal with 4:23 remaining in the third period Wednesday against New York knotted the score at 3-3 and sent the game into overtime.
Insight: The goal was the Boston right wing's first in over a year. Horton saw a season-high 18 minutes and 42 seconds of ice time on Wednesday.
Description: Bruins netminder Tuukka Rask will start at New York on Wednesday.
Insight: Rask is already 2-0 with a 0.96 GAA and .958 SV% through two games. He held the Rangers to one goal in 60 minutes on opening night and should be owned in all leagues.
Description: Bruins defenseman Dennis Seidenberg is questionable for Wednesday's game against the New York Rangers with an undisclosed lower body injury. He skated in Tuesday's practice and we should know if he'll return after the Wednesday morning shootaround.
Insight: Seidenberg had five goals and 18 assists last season, but the really fantasy worthy part of his game is a solid +15 rating and 174 shots on goal.
Description: Boston Bruins defenseman Adam McQuaid is probable for Saturday's opener against the NY Rangers. He's been recovering from right shoulder surgery.
Insight: McQuaid doesn't have much fantasy value, scoring just 10 points last season (2 G, 8 A) , though his +16 rating and 99 penalty minutes might be of some help to owners.
Description: Boston winger Nathan Horton has been upgraded from questionable to probable for the start of the season. Horton has skated at full speed for the last the last four days without incident.
Insight: Horton was good for 32 points in 46 games (17 G, 15 A) playing mostly on the top line with Milan Lucic and David Krejci. His absence after the January incident could help explain Boston's mediocre late season results and early playoff exit.
Description: Comcast New England reports goalie Tim Thomas may return to the NHL in 2013-14.
Insight: The long-time Boston netminder is opting to sit out the 2012-13 campaign for personal reasons. It's odd timing because Thomas will be 39 in April. Comcast also reported that Thomas wants to play for the United States in the 2014 Winter Olympics.
Description: Bruins GM Peter Chiarelli said that goaltender Tim Thomas will not be coming to camp or playing this season. SOURCE: Bruins on Twitter
Insight: That has been expected all along but the man running the Bruins just confirmed it for all fantasy owners holding out hope. "We'll end up suspending him," Chiarelli said. "He will be on our cap unless I trade him." The 38-year-old Thomas went 35-19-1 with a .920 SV% and a 2.36 GAA last season. Tuukka Rask is flying off the draft board at an ADP of 23.1 in Yahoo! leagues.
Description: Boston winger Nathan Horton is questionable for the start of the season. Horton's agent says he is ready to go after a long fight with post-concussion syndrome.
Insight: Horton was good for 32 points in 46 games (17 G, 15 A) playing mostly on the top line with Milan Lucic and David Krejci. His absence after the January incident could help explain Boston's mediocre late season results and early playoff exit.
Description: Bruins winger Jordan Caron is expected to miss up to three weeks with an upper body injury, according to his AHL Providence coach Bruce Cassidy.
Insight: If the timeline is correct, he'll miss the start of the NHL season. Although Caron was thought to be set for the third line with Rich Peverley and Chris Kelly, his struggles at Providence may have hurt those chances.
Description: TSN's Bob KcKenzie reports Bruins goalie Tim Thomas is still planning to sit out the 2012-13 season. Thomas announced back in June that he would be taking a sabbatical from the NHL to be with his family.
Insight: That's good news for Tuukka Rask owners. If the 38-year-old Thomas ever does decide to return to the NHL, he probably won't be wearing a yellow B on his sweater.
Description: The Boston Bruins have signed rising star Tyler Seguin to a six-year extension.
Insight: Seguin led the team in scoring with 67 points (29 goals and 38 assists), but struggled in the playoffs where he scored just three points in seven games. The Bruins also recently signed linemate Brad Marchand (55 points) to a four-year deal so the two should be playing together for quite a while and make a nice fantasy duo.
Description: Tim Thomas confirmed on his Facebook Sunday that he will indeed be taking next season off from the NHL to be with his family.
Insight: A shocking decision from one of the game's top goaltenders. The 2012-13 season will be Thomas' last season under contract with Boston so when he comes back from his hiatus, he will be a 39-year-old free agent. With Tuukka Rask (11-8-3, 2.05 GAA) waiting in the wings, it looks like the Tim Thomas Era has ended in Boston.
Description: Tim Thomas is considering taking a one-year sabbatical from the NHL.
Insight: This seems kind of out of the blue. If Thomas (35-19-1, 2.36 GAA, .920 save %), does take a break from hockey Tuukka Rask (11-8-3, 2.05, .929) will likely be promoted to the starting goaltender position in Boston.
