Krejci will go Thursday; Final roster in tact

Hello Bruins fans, big news today for your boys in black and gold. We'll get to that in a second.

First, a quick note, as the six players placed on waivers on Saturday were not claimed by today's noon deadline. Drew Fata, Drew Larman, Guillaume Lefebvre, Dany Sabourin, Trent Whitfield, and Andy Wozniewski are now on their way down 95 to Providence.

Also, joining these men with the baby B's are Zach Hamill and Brad Marchand. Both Hamill and Marchand were assigned today from the big club. The Bruins have 22 players remaining with the big club, holding one extra defenseman (Johnny Boychuk), and one extra forward (Vladimir Sobotka).

If you're wondering what Claude Julien has in mind for a lineup come Thursday, you may have gotten a hint at this mornings practice.

Milan Lucic - Marc Savard - Marco Sturm

Blake Wheeler - David Krejci - Michael Ryder

Mark Recchi - Patrice Bergeron - Chuck Kobasew

Shawn Thornton - Begin/Sobotka - Byron Bitz

Zdeno Chara - Derek Morris

Andrew Ference - Dennis Wideman

Mark Stuart - Hunwick/Boychuk

Tim Thomas

Tuukka Rask

Now, you'll notice who was taking the reps on the second line. Yes, that is Krejci, who was out the entire preseason. Krejci, who initially was thought to be out until November, is expected to be in the lineup on Thursday.

Krejci was teaming up with old line mates, Michael Ryder and Blake Wheeler. If these three can click like they did during the middle of the season last year, look for them to be Boston's most effective line.

Boston is with out a doubt, the deepest front side in the NHL. Their top three lines can score each time they hit the ice. The third line has looked particularly good, as they did at the end of last season after the Mark Recchi deadline deal.

Another quick note is that Marco Sturm has been slowed by a groin injury. Sturm, may still be a bit of a question mark health wise as the season kicks off.

I'll leave you with a quote from the Bruins owner, Jeremy Jacobs. "My ambition is to win a Stanley Cup ... and I'll be disappointed with anything less than that." Hey, even JJ is on board, this team has sky high expectations, now it's time to live up to them.

CUSICK TO BE HONORED SATURDAY

The Bruins announced they will posthumously honor legendary play-by-play voice Fred Cusick during the second period of the team’s game against the Carolina Hurricanes this Saturday, Oct. 3.

The broadcast booth will be renamed the “Fred Cusick Broadcast Booth.” The club also plans to place a silver microphone encased in a black and gold frame on the TD Garden’s level 9 facade beneath the home TV broadcast booth, which will permanently displayed.

Cheers Fred, and here's hoping you found a nice sheet of ice to call your own on the other side.