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BOSTON — The Boston Bruins placed Marc Savard on long-term injured reserve with a broken left foot Wednesday and expect the star centre to miss 4-6 weeks.
They also recalled forward Trent Whitfield from Providence of the American Hockey League on an emergency basis.
The Bruins did not say when or how Savard, their leading scorer the past three seasons, suffered the injury.
The 32-year-old has Continue reading ‘Bruins place top performer Savard on IR’
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The Sabres have traded underachieving left wing Daniel Paille to the Boston Bruins in exchange for two draft picks.
In making the deal Tuesday, the Bruins announced they gave up a third- and a conditional fourth-round selection in next year’s draft. Paille is a 2002 first-round draft pick who had difficulty finding a niche in the Sabres lineup.
He had one assist in two games with Buffalo this season. Continue reading ‘Sabres send Paille to Bruins for draft picks’
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BOSTON — The Boston Bruins placed Marc Savard on long-term injured reserve with a broken left foot Wednesday and expect the star centre to miss 4-6 weeks.
They also recalled forward Trent Whitfield from Providence of the American Hockey League on an emergency basis.
The Bruins did not say when or how Savard, their leading scorer the past three seasons, suffered the injury.
The 32-year-old has Continue reading ‘Bruins place top performer Savard on IR’
By MIKE BROPHY
Sportsnet.ca
“I don’t know who is saying that, but it’s not true,” Kessel told sportsnet.
The Boston Globe reported the free agent planned to sign an offer sheet with one of the other 29 teams, according to Kessel’s Toronto-based agent Wade Arnott.
He admitted negotiations and trade rumours have been unpleasant and the odds of playing for the Bruins are slim at this point. But that doesn’t mean the door Continue reading ‘Kessel denies he’s done with Bruins’
LAS VEGAS — A great season for the Boston Bruins has helped earn Claude Julien the Jack Adams Award.
He was named the NHL’s coach of the year on Thursday after being selected over San Jose’s Todd McLellan and Andy Murray of St. Louis in voting by NHL broadcasters.
All three men were nominated for the first time.
Julien guided the Bruins to top spot in the Eastern Conference with 116 points — 22 more than they had Continue reading ‘Bruins’ Julien wins Jack Adams’
BOSTON — The Boston Bruins say defenceman Andrew Ference has undergone successful surgery to repair an abdominal hernia and a torn groin.
Ference’s recovery time is estimated at four to six weeks following the surgery Wednesday at Massachusetts General Hospital.
The 30-year-old Ference played in 47 regular-season games for Boston, recording a goal and 15 assists.
His career NHL totals include 24 goals and 109 assists.
Continue reading ‘Bruins’ Ference under the knife’
BOSTON — Bruins high scorers Phil Kessel and David Krejci face surgeries that could keep them from playing early next season.
The 21-year-old Kessel, who led Boston with 36 goals, will have surgery for a torn rotator cuff and labrum in his shoulder. The 23-year-old Krejci, second on the team with 73 points, will undergo hip surgery. General manager Peter Chiarelli said Monday their status for the start of the season is questionable.
Continue reading ‘Bruins youngsters face surgeries’
No time for rest now.
If the Bruins don’t figure it out soon, they will have plenty of time to relax. Boston has dropped three straight to the Carolina Hurricanes and will be facing elimination from the Eastern Conference semifinal series on Sunday night in Game 5.
Boston dominated the opener at home 4-1 then lost the next three by a combined score of 10-3. Friday night’s 4-1 loss at Carolina gave the Hurricanes a commanding Continue reading ‘Hurricanes look to eliminate Bruins’
BOSTON — Less than 12 hours after returning home in the dead of night, the Bruins were on the ice Saturday, skating hard and searching for the style that made them the Eastern Conference’s top seed.
No time for rest now.
If the Bruins don’t figure it out soon, they will have plenty of time to relax. Boston has dropped three straight to the Carolina Hurricanes and will be facing elimination from the Eastern Conference semifinal Continue reading ‘Bruins trying to right the ship’
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BOSTON — A boost to his bank account and a stick to the head couldn’t throw Tim Thomas off his game.
One day after signing a US$20-million, four-year contract extension and 5 1/2 minutes after being hit in the back of his helmet by Sean Avery, Thomas was mobbed by teammates celebrating the Boston Bruins’ 1-0 win over the New York Rangers on Saturday.
The victory clinched the Continue reading ‘Bruins clinch top spot in the East’
