Four days to first official face-off — Thursday in Columbus. And after a month of daily rosters reading like the first day of training camp because of the World Cup, it doth appear that Saturday night’s final preseason game against the Flyers showed what most of the 2016-17 Boston Bruins lineup will be on Causeway Street for the next six months.
Twenty-three players on each active game roster along with a few spares, and the Black and Gold likely comprise the following.
Which new names will be attempting the jump to NHL play?
Take Malcolm Subban out of the Saturday night roster, replace Anton Khudobin with Tuukka Rask and the goaltending is set.