Tim Thomas will likely get Thursday's start against Philadelphia in Boston's home opener. Tuukka Rask could be between the pipes on Saturday against Tampa Bay, as he is expected to be utilized more this season to give Thomas more periods of rest. "The one thing that'\'s pretty obvious is that with the amount of games we played last year, and where Tim is during his career, we've got to make sure we think about getting him his proper rest if we want to get the same performance from him," said coach Claude Julien. "Will Tuukka play a bigger role? We hope so. But that's not going to take anything away from the strength of our team. If anything, it will only make it better and give us some durability." The Bruins want to avoid any side effects from winning the Stanley Cup and if Rask can get hot then he could put together a string of starts.