B's Set for Four-Game Road Trip

BOSTON - The B's will jet off on a high note Sunday afternoon on the heels of a successful evening at TD Garden. With a back-to-back matchup on deck vs. the Blue Jackets on Monday and the Red Wings on Tuesday, coach Bruce Cassidy is looksing to get everyone on the roster involved as Boston gets set for its last long road trip of the regular season.

Full Roster Ready

With the B's having just 14 games left in the regular season, Cassidy is going to make sure everyone gets their minutes. "We would like to use everyone, especially with a back-to-back," said Cassidy.
Coming off Saturday night's game, there are "a few guys banged up" that may effect the lineup going into Monday's matchup vs. the Blue Jackets.
"Smitty got hit [Saturday], so that could effect [Marc] McLaughlin," Cassidy said, hinting that the rookie forward, who notched his first career goal on Thursday, could see game action on the trip. "[Connor Clifton] has played almost 50 games, [Anton] Blidh is a little lower than that. McLaughlin is new, [Josh] Brown has played. But getting them into our system would be important just 'cause they haven't been here."
Brown made a good first impression on Boston, wasting no time throwing a few punches at the Devils' Mason Geertsen on Thursday, before leaving the game with an upper-body injury in the second period.
"Brown will go in either Monday or Tuesday, depends how he's doing after todays skate," said Cassidy, who added that the blue liner could see time alongside Hampus Lindholm.
"Lindholm will play some time with Brown, probably one of those days where, 'OK, the peices fit today,'" said Cassidy. "But I like how he's played with Charlie."
And as for goalies, both Jeremy Swayman and Linus Ullmark will see time between the pipes during the back-to-back.
"You'll see both goalies, Ullmark Monday vs. Columbus and Swayman in Detriot on Tuesday," said Cassidy.

Feelin' the Rush

Charlie McAvoy is always someone you want having a shot for a good look at the net. "McAvoy has always been encouraged to join the rush when it's appropriate," said Cassidy.
And with the support of his new teammateLindholm,there is more of a opportunity than ever.
"Lindholm breaks up the puck very well and that frees Charlie up to activate," said Cassidy. "They are really good at reading off each other, and as long as it works out for you - like a goal was scored the other night - but if it comes the other way it's not going to look as good, is it?"
Although the risk is there, the threa of offense from the back end is something the B's have been looking for from their D for quite some time.
"It's going to be the balance for them," said Cassidy. "But we are not going to discourage it. We've been looking for that for a long time."