Arbiter awards Wheeler $2.2 million; Bowman talks Niemi
(Thu, 29 Jul 2010 18:31:29 PDT)
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Sharks, Bruins turn attention to retaining franchise players
(Thu, 29 Jul 2010 15:16:16 PDT)
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Puck Headlines: Eager, Ladd avoid arbitration; Ducks sign Fowler
(Thu, 29 Jul 2010 10:16:46 PDT)
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Bruins Team Report
(Wed, 28 Jul 2010 23:20:20 PDT)

The Bruins were still looking for ways to create salary cap space as the summer wore on.

The signing of newly acquired center Greg Campbell to a two-year contract left the B's less than $1 million away from next year's salary cap, and top draft pick Tyler Seguin had $900,000 coming in his rookie contract. The club also had restricted free agent Blake Wheeler ($2.825 million last year) headed for a July 27 arbitration hearing.

In other words, people had to be moved to just get the club under the $59.4 million cap for the new season.

The Bruins were still shopping center Marc Savard and goalie Tim Thomas.

Savard, part of a crowded depth chart at center, was still the better bet to move with Thomas coming off hip surgery and lugging a hefty price tag.

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The 10 huge NHL disappointments ready for comeback seasons
(Wed, 28 Jul 2010 06:58:39 PDT)
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Blake Wheeler's arbitration, and how Boston might handle the hit
(Mon, 26 Jul 2010 14:29:21 PDT)
Barring some late breakthrough between the sides, RW Blake Wheeler and the Boston Bruins will go to arbitration...

Puck Headlines: Frolov update; your arena vendors are disgusting
(Mon, 26 Jul 2010 12:01:43 PDT)
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What We Learned: Will the Kings actually do anything this summer?
(Mon, 26 Jul 2010 06:38:38 PDT)
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(Fri, 23 Jul 2010 15:01:20 PDT)
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Puck Headlines: Islanders split with TV voice; Modano, Ryan thoughts
(Fri, 23 Jul 2010 11:20:12 PDT)
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The five most potentially painful NHL arbitration cases
(Thu, 22 Jul 2010 08:11:00 PDT)
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NHL lists its most unbreakable records; which one might fall?
(Tue, 20 Jul 2010 16:15:46 PDT)
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What We Learned: Endless summer of puckhead discontent
(Mon, 19 Jul 2010 06:47:40 PDT)
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Bruins sign F Campbell, three others
(Thu, 15 Jul 2010 12:48:57 PDT)
The Boston Bruins have signed recently acquired forward Gregory Campbell to a two-year contract. The team announced the move Thursday, along with a the signings of defenseman Adam McQuaid to a two-year deal and defenseman Andrew Bodnarchuk and forward Jeff LoVecchio to one-year contracts. Campbell, a six-year veteran who had two goals and 15 assists in 60 games for the Florida Panthers last season,...

Video: Hear the official theme song of Thomas Vanek's biography
(Thu, 15 Jul 2010 12:28:52 PDT)
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Puck Headlines: How Kings courted Kovalchuk; Elias likes Kaberle
(Tue, 13 Jul 2010 10:18:00 PDT)
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Could Marc Savard get the Dan Boyle treatment in Boston?
(Mon, 12 Jul 2010 07:59:31 PDT)
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What We Learned: No NHL Olympics? Follow the World Cup plan
(Mon, 12 Jul 2010 06:17:59 PDT)
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Video: Bareback brawls, Koharski and other crazy NHL moments
(Sat, 10 Jul 2010 08:12:02 PDT)
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Puck Headlines: Rangers ink Girardi; Hartnell vs. Serena Williams
(Fri, 09 Jul 2010 11:59:37 PDT)
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Underwood, Fisher to wed on weekend (CBC.ca)
(Fri, 09 Jul 2010 11:44:05 PDT)
The Ottawa Senators' Mike Fisher and country singer Carrie Underwood have booked all of the 251 rooms at the Ritz-Carleton in Greensboro, Ga., for their wedding Saturday afternoon.

Bruins sign D Stuart to 1-year deal
(Fri, 09 Jul 2010 07:23:25 PDT)
The Boston Bruins have re-signed defenseman Mark Stuart to a one-year contract. Stuart had two goals and five assists in 56 games for the Bruins last year before being sidelined by a broken left pinky finger that later became infected. He had career highs of five goals and 12 assists in the previous season when he played in all 82 regular-season games.

Jersey Fouls: The utter disgrace of Sharks, Blackhawks fans
(Fri, 09 Jul 2010 06:20:39 PDT)
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(Thu, 08 Jul 2010 12:40:56 PDT)
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Bruins' top pick Seguin shows speed at camp
(Wed, 07 Jul 2010 15:35:04 PDT)
Tyler Seguin sped straight ahead, quickly shifted the puck to his backhand and flipped it over the goalie's right shoulder and into the net. From the packed stands, the chants came: "SAY-gihn, SAY-gihn, SAY-gihn." The second pick of last month's NHL draft and a linchpin of the Boston Bruins effort to build their anemic offense took it all with a smile.