Bruins busy on 1st day of free agency
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The Bruins opened free agency in a big way Saturday. Boston signed two of the top free agents on the market as it moves to revamp its entire lineup, inking 6-foot-9 defenseman Zdeno Chara and center Marc Savard. Chara, the tallest player in the NHL, got a five-year deal worth &#36;37.5 million dollars, while Savard signed a four-year deal worth &#36;20 million.
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Yesterday afternoon, Bruins general manager Peter Chiarelli said he had four coaching prospects in mind, with one candidate leading the pack.
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The Bruins sent four players to this weekend's NHL All-Star festivities in Atlanta, which should tell us that things are on the upswing along Causeway Street - not to be mistaken for the Canyon of Heroes of late. Zdeno Chara, Marc Savard, and Tim Thomas suit up for the varsity today, and hard-rock rookie Milan Lucic had his twirl yesterday ...
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WILMINGTON -- The Bruins have been in an uphill struggle for most of the season, but with 13 games to play, they remain optimistic about their playoff chances.
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There were two significant missing bodies during the Bruins' 45-minute workout on Causeway Street yesterday: P.J. Axelsson and Marc Savard . Filling in for the first-liners: defensemen-turned-forwards Zdeno Chara and Brad Stuart .
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SAN ANTONIO -- It felt a little like returning to school after summer vacation. After all, the Celtics could not remember receiving another three-day non-All-Star break during the regular season. The players and coaches reconvened at shootaround yesterday morning and waited until game time to see what benefit, if any, the layoff produced.
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The Bruins will reduce their staff work week to three days to compensate for the decreasing work load due to the ongoing lockout.
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Man, is it quiet. With just over two weeks to go before the NHL trade deadline, general managers are moving little more than office furniture (tossing desk chairs in frustration?), further underscoring that the new collective bargaining agreement has turned the building of roster chemistry into strictly a midsummer exercise around free agency.
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The New York Rangers stole the spotlight from longtime rival Philadelphia yesterday as both teams made huge splashes in the NHL free agency pool on an eventful first day of the shopping season during which most of the top-echelon players hitting the market were signed.
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The NHL free agent signing period begins Sunday at noon, and Capitals General Manager George McPhee is shopping with a bigger-than-usual budget.
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Coach Claude Julien said there was no significance behind the lines that were selected to play together yesterday at TD Banknorth Garden on the Bruins' first official day of training camp.
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Playing was the thing yesterday. After four games in six nights, punctuated by a 3-1 loss to the Devils in front of a storm-sapped crowd of perhaps 3,500 at TD Banknorth Garden Thursday night, the Bruins held an optional skate yesterday at Ristuccia Arena. Only a handful of players, most recovering from injuries, skated. Tuukka Rask joined Tim ...
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One area in which the Bruins need serious improvement is special teams. The club, which begins the 2006-07 regular-season campaign Friday against the Panthers in Florida, is devoting a great deal of time to that in workouts this week leading up to the opener. Coach Dave Lewis said he's seriously considering left wing P.J. Axelsson at the point ...
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Peter Chiarelli has a short list of candidates, so short in fact that he said yesterday it's possible he'll name his new Bruins coach prior to the start of the NHL draft Friday night in Columbus.
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A lot was on the line last night. The Bruins were coming off an 8-2 dud against Montreal. They were fighting the Islanders for seventh place in the Eastern Conference. They wanted to hit the All-Star break on an upswing, knowing that when they return from the weekend, they'll have three games in five nights - including two against conference ...
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PHILADELPHIA - Their roster already riddled with injuries, the Bruins were down two more bodies by the end of the first period yesterday afternoon against the Flyers.
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By acquiring Manny Fernandez , the Bruins' assumption was that an upgrade in the goaltending tandem would be the first step in turning last season's 3.48 goals allowed per game into a more respectable number.