This just in….
BOSTON, MA – Boston Bruins General Manager Peter Chiarelli announced today that the club has placed forward Marc Savard on long term injured reserve (broken left foot) and has recalled forward Trent Whitfield from Providence on an emergency basis. Savard is expected to miss four to six weeks with the injury
WOW! — All I can muster is WOW.
Its been a while since we have had an update. In that time Bruins nation has gone through some serious ups and downs. First a shaky and slow start to the season, the B’s look like they are having a really hard time finding themselves. They have been inconsistent at best. Its still early, lets hope they wake up and turn this bus around. The next big news item is that Lucic is out on long term injured reserve. He underwent successful surgery on his right index finger this past Sunday. He will miss at least 10 games. That sucks. Third, the popular Chuck Kobasew is now a member of the Wild. Who saw that coming? In return the B’s pick up a 2011 second-round pick, veteran forward Craig Weller, and the rights to fourth-round pick Alexander Fallstrom. A quick google on Weller shows
2007-2008 COYOTES 59 3 8 11 -7 80 0 0 1 72 4.2
2008-2009 WILD 36 1 2 3 -3 47 1 0 0 27 3.7
for the last couple of years. Not that impressive but he is a big boy. He comes in at 6′4 220lbs and 28 years old. Thats a big body to clean out the corners.
The final thing to note is that Bruins have recalled Vladimir Sobotka and Brad Marchand from Providence, this is a great opportunity for these two to make a spot for themselves on the B’s. I wish them well. It should be really exciting to watch the new guys the next few games.
What are you guys/girls thinking?
So far the B’s are 1/3 this season in quality games. Last night against the Ducks was just like the Caps game.
They came out firing on all cylinders in the first, and that was it.
The lone bright spot in the box score was Luch’s +1 rating. He’s the only skater with a plus rating last night.
What can be said about last nights performance other than awful. The B’s looked like they had never played together before. What disappointed me the most was the lack of energy they displayed. Lets hope Saturday is a little more up tempo.
Lace up the skates, tie on the sweater, and get ready to drop the gloves! The ‘09-’10 season starts up tonight!
Bets on who scores first for the B’s tonight?
Everything I read these days points to Kess being shipped out of town. If he does leave, who will the B’s look to fill the gap he leaves? Another question that comes to mind, how many fans is he going to lose by being the d-bag that holds out for money and has no team interest? So as long as he gets his pay check he probably doesn’t care who he skates for.
The B’s extend Claude Julien’s contract. This is a good thing. Claude has definitely helped turn the team to a good direction after years of frustration.
