Thomas needs to be a brick wall tonight

Despite these loses, the Penguins are 6-4-0 in their last 10 games and still playing well (sans the 5-0 beating).

The Penguins, even without Malkin and Talbot, still have some very good forwards. I don't know if you've ever heard of this Sidney Crosby kid, but he's pretty good. A hard and heavy forecheck should neutralize the Penguins attack, or at least slow it down.

2. Timmy MUST continue his current play
Tim Thomas has played well the last handful of games he's played in. Here's a quick breakdown of Thomas' last 3 games:
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vs. Montreal 25 saves on 26 shots
@ Detroit 24 saves on 26 shots

@ New York Rags 22 saves on 23 shots
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Not a bad three games, especially when only giving up 4 goals. If Thomas can continue this type of play, it'll have to put pressure on the offense to get something going.

3. Keep the specialty teams out of being special
Bad joke, FTW. Seriously though, the Bruins need to continue their run of a good penalty kill and an emerging power play to even think of staying in the game with Pittsburgh. On the power play, they need to continue sticking someone in front of the net and having said guy create screens and tipping pucks. On the PK, guys like Begin and Paille need to be as effective as they have been.

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