Posted by Gayle Simone, Sun Staff
So, as I was watching the Bruins 6-3 win over Philadelphia on Versus last night, something was brought up that caught my attention.

The NHL Board of Governors is going to voting on whether or not to change the point system in the league ~ not sure exactly when the vote is going to take place; I can't find it on any websites.

There were three scenerios listed on the telecast last night:
A. Keep the scoring the way it is - 2 points for a win; 1 point for an OT/Shootout loss
B. Change the point system to - 2 points for a win; 0 points for any type of loss in regulation or extra frames (including the shootout)
C. Change the point system to - 3 points for a regulation win; 2 points for an OT/Shootout win; 1 point for an OT/Shootout loss

These are my thoughts....

A loss is a loss and the team that loses should not be rewarded for the fact they lost the game; whether they are tied at the end of regulation or not.

So, I vote for option B - give the team that wins the game 2 points and the team that loses should get 0 points, JMO.

The Bruins look to continue the winning streak when they take on the Maple Leafs tonight. The task may not be that easy as Patrice Bergeron and Glen Murray will both miss tonight's game. This is the fourth straight game Bergeron will miss and Murray will be sidelined by the nagging groin injury he suffered during practice on Feb.5

Currently the Bs are six points out of the final playoff spot and with their next seven games against Eastern Conference opponents the Bs need wins and they need those wins to be in regulation. Only two of the seven upcoming opponents (Philadelphia and Florida) are below the Black and Gold in the standings.
In last night's win over the Flyers, Marc Savard notched a goal and two assists. He now sits fourth in the league in scoring with 76 points (20 goals, 56 assists). Sidney Crosby still leads the league with 95 points. Tampa Bay teammates Vinnie Lecavalier and Martin St. Louis are second and third with 80 and 79 points respectively.

Marco Sturm keeps adding to his trade ability with another goal in last night's win. Sturm now has seven goals in his last seven games - not too shabby. Dale Arnold said today on 'EEI that GM Peter Chiarelli is trying to keep Sturm by signing him to an extension before the trade deadline - which by the way is one week from today.

TSN - Canada is reporting that Montreal Canadiens goalie Cristobal Huet will miss the remainder of the season after under going hamstring surgery. Huet hopes to be back for the playoffs - of the slumpong Canadiens can hold on to the eighth spot.

Buffalo's list of injured bodies continues to grow as Ales Kotalik will miss four-six weeks with a knee injury he suffered in the Sabres shootout loss to the Bruins last Saturday night. Buffalo's leading scorer, Maxim Afinogenov is expected to miss at least six weeks with a broken hand. Four other Sabres are out of the line-up - Jiri Novotny (twisted ankle, out indefinitely); Paul Gaustad (torn tendon, out for season); Jaroslav Spacek (broken hand, out at least anothe rmonth) and Tim Connolly who has not suited up this season after a concussion in the playoffs last year.

What are your thoughts on the change in points? Which scenerio would you choose? If you were Chiarelli would you resign Sturm or trade him before the deadline?