![]() "I did a couple of pushups on one hand," Pastrnak joked. Pastrnak said the five-day quarantine was nothing compared to some of the longer periods of isolation he went through last summer ahead of the B's return for the Stanley Cup Playoffs, adding that he tried to stay in the best shape as he could while he monitored his health. Pastrnak, David Krejci, and Craig Smith all came off the COVID protocols list on Wednesday ahead of the team's practice at Warrior Ice Arena and will be in the lineup against the Islanders (Jake DeBrusk and Sean Kuraly remain on the list). ![]() I love playing with a full building and it's always more exciting… obviously, we missed them a lot lately…don't know how good my nap is going to be today, I'm really excited." Off the List "It's gonna be a lot of fun…I'm pretty sure they are excited as well…we are extremely happy to have them back. "Finally, someone to throw pucks at in warmups, especially at the home games," Pastrnak said of his pregame routine of giving away pucks to young fans. While it will be a limited 12 percent - somewhere in the neighborhood of 2,000 people - David Pastrnak is very much looking forward to having that support once again. The Bruins will have the true comforts of home on their side on Thursday night as TD Garden welcomes back fans for the first time since March 7, 2020. Video: Cassidy addresses media before matchup against Isles Home Sweet Home Jack Studnicka and Jack Ahcan will both take warmups and enter the lineup should either Tinordi or Frederic be unable to suit up. "Tinordi and Frederic - and Senyshyn for that matter - we were hoping to get another turn around the ice, so we'll make those decisions after warm up," said Cassidy. Zach Senyshyn, out with an upper-body injury since his season debut on March 11, had a "50/50" chance to play, according to Cassidy, but will sit out at least one more game due to the lack of a morning skate to test things out. Jarred Tinordi, who missed one game after suffering an upper-body injury on a heavy hit from Pittsburgh's Brandon Tanev on March 16, will take warmup and was termed "probable" by Cassidy - as was Trent Frederic, who left Thursday's win over Buffalo after getting hit with a shot. ![]() "We would have liked to see him get a few more pucks today, but he feels that he's ready to go to." "Tuukka is going to start," said Cassidy. Tuukka Rask, who practiced in full on Wednesday night, will make his first start since March 7 after missing the last couple of weeks with an undisclosed injury. An unexpected scheduling conflict kept the Bruins from getting on the ice for their traditional pregame skate on Thursday morning, though Cassidy does not expect the lack of on-ice preparation to significantly alter this lineup plans.
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