Did the Olympic break come at a good time for the B's?

I've been receiving a fair amount of messages asking the same question. "Do you think the Olympic break is a good or bad thing for the Bruins?'

For me it was a no brain er. The break is a great thing for the black and gold. Why is that you ask?

Well, Boston has been hit hard with key injuries this season and the rest will be great. Two players in particular who will benefit from the rest will be Marc Savard and Milan Lucic.

Marc Savard was more than a point-per-game player last season, tallying 88 points. Savard skated in all 82 games last season and was one the Bruin All-Stars.

This season, Savard has notched 31 points in 37 games and has not been as successful sparking the Boston power play. With the two and a half week break Savard should come back refreshed and become the point machine he's been in the past. It would also help if Savard had a legit goal scorer at his disposal.

The player that will benefit most from this break is Lucic. Lucic has missed 32 games this season due to injury and has not gotten himself right. Lucic started to show signs of improvement over the last three games and that should continue in March.

Lucic said he was going to go home to Vancouver and maybe take in a few Olympic events. Lucic will come back to the east coast refreshed, healthy and rearing to go, much like he did to start the season in October. http://www.youtube.com/watch#playnext=1&playnext_from=TL&videos=6xihhEEN2yk&v=uXU2br2jKtM

Other older players like Mark Recchi, Shawn Thornton, Steve Begin and Derek Morris will also benefit from the extended blow.

So come March 2, expect the TD Garden to be full of life from both its fans and players. The break came at a good time for some of the Bruins key players and they should be focused on righting the ship over the final six weeks.