Bruins take on Islanders; Milan Lucic signs tryout deal with Springfield

The Bruins will take on the New York Islanders for the second time in a week on Tuesday having beaten the them - last Tuesday in Boston It was an ugly first period that night for the B s who fell down - before storming back for five unanswered goals for the win last Tuesday That snapped a - - streak for the Isles but after losing to Carolina last Thursday they responded by beating the Capitals on Saturday and then scored a comeback accomplishment against the Columbus Blue Jackets on Sunday The No overall pick defenseman Matthew Schaefer has been everything that s been advertised and more He s second on the Isles with - - totals The B s will be looking for their first road win since they beat the Caps in Washington in their season opener They re a good organization They play connected very well I think this will be exactly as the tournament was in Boston the other night Whoever makes more mistakes will have a tough time coach Marco Sturm described reporters at UBS Arena We also feel like as a group we re due for a good road meeting The B s are coming off what was easily their best contest of the season especially from a defensive structure standpoint in their - win over Carolina on Saturday I can t say it enough That s the way we have to play reported Sturm The B s will go with the same lineup including Jeremy Swayman in net Mason Lohrei will sit out his fourth straight tournament while Jonathan Aspirot remains in the lineup on a third pair with Henry Jokiharju Right now those guys have been excellent so there s no reason to change It has nothing to do with Mason disclosed Sturm For Mason he demands to wait and be ready when he s called Former Bruin Milan Lucic is continuing his comeback attempt Lucic signed a professional tryout contract with the Springfield Thunderbirds of the American Hockey League Lucic had signed a tryout deal with the St Louis Blues in September but a training camp injury derailed any chance he had of making the club The Thunderbirds are the AHL affiliate of the Blues The Providence Bruins have a home-and-home with Springfield on December - Lucic hasn t played since he was arrested and charged for domestic assault in November of while he was a member of the Bruins Lucic entered the NHL s participant assistance plan and the development was eventually dismissed