For most people, that is.
Welcome to a new week, folks!
If you’re somehow a mixed up “half Bruins, half Philadelphia Eagles” fan, you should be having yourself a bright, sunny, probably-hungover morning.
I’m not sure how many of you exist, but I’m sure there are a few. It was a decently entertaining Super Bowl last night, even if it wasn’t particularly close.
In hockey news, the NHL had just a two-game slate yesterday, with the Four Nations break officially underway.
The Bruins limped into the break with two losses in a row, with Saturday’s home loss to Vegas being the “kick in the teeth” kind of loss the B’s have produced too often this season.
The B’s enter this winter break outside of playoff position, a point behind the Detroit Red Wings for the second wild card spot.
It’s worth pointing out that they’re also just six points outside of third in the Atlantic, so it’s not like this is a lost cause.
Still, with games not resuming until Feb. 22, there isn’t much time left for this group to decide if it’s time to sell; at this point, it seems like it’d be unwise to take any different approach.
If you’re interested in the Four Nations tournament, that will begin on Wednesday with Canada and Sweden facing off in Montreal; the next night, USA and Finland will meet at the same venue.
TD Garden won’t see any action until a week from today, when it will host 1 PM and 8 PM games on the Presidents’ Day holiday.
After all the talk about “no, it really does matter,” I’m curious to see the tempo of these games.
I’d guess they might start a bit slowly, but things should pick up once the competitive juices start flowing.
We’ll see!
What’s on tap for today?