Just the Facts
- The Time: 5pm EST
- The Place: TD Garden, Boston, MA
- Place to Watch: NESN, Monument Sports Network, ESPN I think
- Place to Listen: 98.5 The Sports Hub
- An Opposing Viewpoint: Japers’ Rink
Game Preview
Welcome friends…to Preseason.
It’s finally here. Hockey is back.
The NHL finally cracks its back, stretches itself out, and is starting to get itself back up after a long wait.
The Bruins will be lining up with their roster still as full as the beginning of camp. Like all beginnings of preseasons, one can kind of expect this game to be Providence and Maine-heavy in terms of roster construction for the B’s, and pretty Hershey/South Carolina-heavy for the Caps. If Ovie shows up here, it is almost certainly
for moral support.
As for what to expect? Hard to say. The Bruins’ prospect pool is, as has been talked to death lately, thin. Boston needs to take stock of what they have and see if anyone aside from Fraser Minten and Jimmy Hagen can surpass some pretty low expectations; there’s been plenty of eyes turned from Fabian Lysell, but how does he look against a moving target? Simon Zajicek picked up a lot of interest through his heroic performance at the Prospect Challenge, but what about in a full 60 minute NHL hockey game…ish?
And what of the Caps prospect pool? The Caps have been able to pull together a very intriguing prospect pool; staying consistently in the top ten. Will that hold up to any scrutiny, and will they even be able to keep all of that talent if they continue to be as successful as they tend to be? Will this be a chance for them to join the Caps full time? Or the start of showing themselves off for the benefit of another team?
We find out this evening!
