With latest loss, are Bruins in 'Wait 'til next year' mode?

The Boston Bruins lost another heart breaker on Saturday afternoon, 3-2 in a shootout to the Vancouver Canucks.

Boston held a two goal lead on goals by Zdeno Chara and Michael Ryder, but like Thursday night they let that lead disappear. The loss added to the length of an already epic losing streak, which now stands at 10 games.

This streak was started back on January 16 in Los Angeles, a true country wide losing soirée. This losing streak could very well be 14 games if not for pulling out a shoot out in San Jose.

If Boston loses its next two games and gets to 12 straight losses they will set a franchise record. A record that is not supposed to be broken, but yet it can be matched tomorrow, on Super Sunday in Montreal.

To add some more coal to the fire, Johnny Boychuk will not make the trip after being hit in the face with a puck during the first period of today's game.

The replacement? The options are either Andrew Ference or Andy Wozniewski to replace Boychuk. With Ference skating before the game today, look for him to give it a go tomorrow.

Now how do the Bruins go about stopping this lengthy blues fest? Well, if you listen to Bruins fans it is time to make a trade. However, the Bruins front office may beg to differ.

The scuttlebutt is that Boston will not make a trade until after the Olympic break ... if at all. It also looks like Ray Whitney is out as a target for Boston. Carolina still plans to trade Whitney, but they want a first round pick for him and the Bruins will not give it up.

The Bruins brass looks content to ride out their roster and maybe add a B level winger after the Olympic break.

After Saturday's action Boston sits in 11th place in the Eastern Conference. They still, however, are only two points behind Philadelphia for the East's final playoff spot.

If you look at things from a pure draft prospective, if the season ended today Boston would hold both the second and seventh picks for the 2010 entry level draft. So as much as you don't want to hear it, the Bruins may be content to build towards next season.