(SportsNetwork.com) - Tuukka Rask had a first-hand look at how important Tim Thomas was to the Boston Bruins franchise. Rask and the Bruins will face their former teammate on Thursday night, when Thomas is expected to start for the Florida Panthers against visiting Boston. Thomas, a former ninth-round pick by the Quebec Nordiques in the 1994 draft, signed as a free agent with the Bruins in 2002 and made his NHL debut with the club that season, appearing in four games. He eventually became the No. 1 goaltender with the Bruins and went 196-121-45 in 378 regular-season games with the club. The 39-year-old also posted a postseason record of 29-21 in 50 games with the Bruins, logging a 2.07 goals against average and .933 save percentage. He won the Conn Smythe Trophy in 2011 after helping lead Boston to its first Stanley Cup title since 1972. Thomas, a two-time Vezina Trophy winner, played one more season with the Bruins before sitting out the lockout-shortened campaign. He became a free agent this past offseason and appeared in training camp with the Panthers on a professional tryout before signing a one-year deal just before the start of the season. Thomas has made three appearances with the Panthers, allowing nine goals on 60 shots faced. However, he has not played since exiting last Tuesdays game versus Philadelphia early with a groin injury. He is expected to play tonight, per Floridas official twitter account. "All those years shooting on him in practice and what not, I think itll be fun to finally shoot on him in a game and Im sure hes looking forward to it as well," said Bostons Milan Lucic. "Im sure hes happy to be back in the NHL playing and hes found a new home here in Florida." Thomas year off allowed Rask to grab hold of Bostons starting goaltender job after he spent the majority of his career backing up the former since being acquired from Toronto on June 24, 2006. Rask went 19-10-5 with a 9.29 GAA in 36 games last season, helping the Bruins get to the Stanley Cup Finals. "I never thought that we would play against each other. But Im glad that he made his comeback and proved people wrong again, and I hope he does well," said the 26-year-old Rask, who is 7-1-0 with a 0.86 GAA, .972 save percentage and three shutouts lifetime versus the Panthers. Boston will play three straight on the road after opening the season with four of five at home and lost for the second time in its past three games with Mondays 3-2 setback to Detroit. Loui Eriksson and Milan Lucic tallied for the Bruins, while Rask made 24 saves. "Were really struggling with our finish right now. The chances are there but goals are not coming easy," noted Bruins head coach Claude Julien. The Panthers, meanwhile, begin a six-game homestand and have lost five of seven to begin the season. They were last in action on Tuesday, a 4-3 setback to Nashville. Jonathan Huberdeau, Marcel Goc and Matt Gilroy netted goals in the loss, while Jacob Markstrom surrendered all four goals on 30 shots. "We did some good things tonight with our forecheck and creating turnovers," said Huberdeau. "We can look to build on that for our next game and get some of our mistakes straightened out." The Bruins won all three of their meetings with the Panthers a season ago, outscoring them 11-2. They have won nine of the last 11 encounters overall and six of the past seven in Florida. Adidas Sneakers Dames Sale .J. -- Rex Ryan found plenty of things to brag about after his New York Jets upset the Saints 26-20 Sunday. Nike Air Max Dames Goedkoop . Kvitova won the last three games of the first set and went on to beat Marion Bartoli 7-5, 6-1 while Berdych was perfect in a first-set tiebreaker and beat Richard Gasquet 7-6 (0), 6-4. http://www.nlsneake... . -- Somebodys going to see Colby Rasmus had only one at-bat in St. [url=http://www.nlsneakerschoenen.nl/adidas/adidas-zx-flux.html]Adidas ZX Flux Sale . -- Last month, Richie Incognito said severe repercussions would be warranted if the Miami Dolphins kept allowing sacks at such an alarming rate. Adidas Superstar 2 Sale . It seemed that the match was headed to extra time when Higuain redirected in a shot from Jose Callejon by the edge of the box. Napoli also came close when a free kick from Jorginho hit the post in the 42nd.Skate Canada announced six new members into the Skate Canada Hall of Fame on Thursday, with Jeffrey Buttle and Brian Pockar recognized in the athlete category, John Knebli and Norman Scott in the builder discipline and Kerry Leitch and Lori Nichol will be honoured as professionals. Buttle, 30, of Sudbury, Ontario, will enter the Skate Canada Hall of Fame as an athlete. Buttle began competing on the international stage in 1997 and went on to become the 2006 Olympic bronze medalist, the 2008 World Champion and a three-time Canadian Champion (2005, 2006, 2007). Buttle was a regular on the international scene for many years. During his career he captured gold at the ISU Four Continents Figure Skating Championships in 2002 and 2004 and he placed second at the ISU Grand Prix Final in 2004 and 2005. Buttle earned gold three times on the ISU Grand Prix circuit, first at the 2003 NHK Trophy in Japan, followed by the Cup of China in 2004 and the 2005 Trophée Eric Bompard. Buttle spent his career training at the Mariposa School of Skating and was coached by Lee Barkell and Rafael Arutunian. Pockar, of Calgary, Alberta, passed away in April 1992 at the young age of 32. In Pockars short life he accomplished many achievements in figure skating and for those feats he will enter the Skate Canada Hall of Fame in the athlete category. Pockar was the 1982 world bronze medalist, three-time Canadian Champion and a member of the 1980 Olympic Team. In addition, Pockar was also a five-time recipient of the Alberta Achievement Award (1976, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1982) and the 1980 Calgary Booster Club Athlete of the Year. He also picked up medals at the 1979 and 1981 Skate Canada International, a bronze and silver respectively. Pockar was a member of the Glencoe Winter Club in Calgary where he trained with coaches Winnie Silverthorne and Barbara Roles. Knebli, passed away in 1997 at 92 in Toronto where he spent most of his life. Knebli immigrated to Canada from Hungary in 1930 and began his career as a master craftsman in orthopaedic shoemaking, going on to become one of the top skate makers in figure skating. Knebli enters the Skate Canada Hall of Fame in the builder category. He crafted boots for many Canadian champions, world medalists and Olympic medallists; some of his more notable clients include Brian Orser, Barbara Underhill, Paul Martini, Toller Cranston, and Peggy Fleming. Kneblis dedication to his craft led him to shape the sport of figure skating one skate at a time. Scott lived a long life to the age of 89 and will be inducted into thee Hall of Fame as a builder.dddddddddddd Born in Ottawa, Scott was an avid figure skater and in 1914 won the Canadian mens title, as well as the American International Figure Skating event in the mens, and in the pair discipline with his partner Jean Chevalier. He was the Secretary Treasurer of the Amateur Skating Association of Canada from 1920-1921 and was a board member from 1922-1934. Scotts presence in the sport expanded as he focused on judging. In 1932 he was the first Canadian judge appointed to the ISU World Figure Skating Championships in Montreal, Canada. Scott went on to judge many other prestigious events. His image was sculpted onto the original Canadian Championship medal which was used from 1914-1950 at the Canadian Figure Skating Championships. He also had a successful hockey and golf career. He played on the McGill University varsity hockey team in 1911 and in golf he won the Quebec amateur title in 1927 and 1930; just a few of his many victories in other sports. Leitch, 71, of Waterloo, Ontario, began his career as a figure skating competitor, reaching the junior ranks and then soon after he turned his attention to coaching. Leitch enters the Skate Canada Hall of Fame as a professional for his dedication to coaching in Canada. A talented pair and singles coach, Leitch had a skating school in Cambridge, Ontario where he coached 23 Canadian champions to the top of the podium, including Lloyd Eisler, Katherine Matousek, Christine (Tuffy) Hough, Cindy Landry, and Lyndon Johnson. As a former Figure Skating Coaches of Canada President and board member of the Canadian Figure Skating Association now known as Skate Canada, Leitch helped to push the sport forward through his roles as a coach and sport administrator. Nichol, 49, of London, Ontario will enter the Skate Canada Hall of Fame as a professional. Nichols work as a choreographer has made her skills desired around the world. She has revolutionized the way the sport plans, designs and views choreography. Famous signature programs such as Jamie Salé and David Pelletiers 2002 free program Love Story, Joannie Rochettes 2010 free program to Samson and Delilah, and Patrick Chans programs from the 2011 season which saw him shatter world records on every front, were all created by Nichol. Nichols talent for crafting technically difficult programs combined with her skill to feel the music has produced eight Olympic medals and thirty-eight world medals. The exact date and locations of the various inductions will be announced at a later date. cheap nfl jerseys cheap soccer jerseys ' ' '