Earlier in the restart, Bruins coach Bruce Cassidy mentioned that Nick Ritchie was going into the lineup because the Bruins acquired him for playoff-type hockey.
In the Carolina series, it didn’t really go to well, with Ritchie getting the healthy scratch treatment before the series was half over.
It appears that with a more physical Tampa team looming, Cassidy is ready to give Ritchie another look.
He confirmed this morning that the third line tonight will be Ritchie, Charlie Coyle, and Anders Bjork.
With Ritchie going back into the lineup on that third line, it likely means that Sean Kuraly will be bumped back to the fourth line.