Morning Skate: Christmas Eve

Photo by John Tlumacki/The Boston Globe via Getty ImagesMerry Christmas Eve! If Christmas isn’t your thing, then happy Thursday!

Given the fact that tomorrow’s the holiday, there won’t be a Morning Skate tomorrow. Feel free to use this one to skate ‘til your heart’s content.

Yesterday, the Bruins’ schedule was unveiled, and while it didn’t really contain anything shocking, the number of back-to-backs against the same team was pretty interesting.

Such a schedule had been rumored in the past, but I don’t remember ever seeing the league confirm it prior to yesterday’s release.

It makes sense from a travel perspective, as teams should be able to remain in one location for 4-5 days; this will likely…