"He's one of two players who hasn't played in either of the Stanley Cup champion Bruins preseason games.

But Nathan Horton said he's ready to go whenever the coaching staff is ready to give him the nod. Horton famously suffered a concussion in last June's Stanley Cup final and played through the entire Bruins run to the title with a separated shoulder.

After passing his fitness tests last Friday, Horton practiced for five straight days and put in another hard day's work yesterday before last night's 6-3 win against the New York Islanders at TD Garden.

"I had no setbacks, so I just continue wherever they put me. I'm just going to practice, play, it doesn't matter," said Horton, coming off a 26-goal season in his first year with the B's. "It's not my decision. It's just my decision to work hard and do the best I can.""