*Chuck Kobasew made it through practice today, an indication that he will be ready for tomorrow's game against Pittsburgh. Kobasew recalled he felt a stinging pain when he first suffered the groin injury against Florida last week, but said he felt fine today. Claude Julien termed Kobasew as probable.
* Phil Kessel, the team's biggest trading chip, said he wasn't distracted by any trade talks. "If you get traded, you get traded," said Kessel. "You can't do anything about it. You can't control it."
* Andrew Alberts had an on-ice session with strength and conditioning coach John Whitesides after practice. Whitesides pushed Alberts hard through the session. One drill had Whitesides clutching onto Alberts, who sprinted through the neutral zone while pulling the coach. If Alberts continues his progress, there's a chance he could practice with his teammates next week.
* Julien guessed that Marian Hossa would skate with Evgeni Malkin tomorrow on Pittsburgh's No. 1 line. If that's the case, the Bruins are sure to deploy Zdeno Chara and Dennis Wideman against the line, and also send out P.J. Axelsson, Marc Savard, and Glen Murray.
* Julien was surprised by Ottawa's performance last night. "We've seen this team enough to know that their confidence level is just not there," said Julien. "This was not a team that I recognized. With the talent that they have, they just didn't seem like a confident group."
* Tim Thomas is expected to start tomorrow.
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