COMMENTARY
Very few Bruins fans likely circled the third week in February when the NHL schedule came out last June. The Bruins brass, however, probably did.
With the Bruins are as far away from TD Garden as possible for most of this period, they avoid the brunt of the trade distractions circling all 31 NHL teams ahead of the league’s trade deadline Feb. 26 at 3 p.m.
The Bruins finish their Western Canada swing with matchups on back-to-back nights in Calgary (Monday) and Edmonton (Tuesday). They’ll conclude the pre-deadline trip with another set of back-to-backs at Toronto (Saturday) and Buffalo (Sunday).