With all the injuries and bad news that the B’s have gotten this year, it is a breath of fresh air to report that Marc Savard will remain a Boston Bruin through the 2017 season. Savard just returned to the Bruins after spending 6 weeks on the long term disabled list and will get 4.2 million for the next  years. This is a great move by the Bruins to keep one of the leagues top scorers for the 7 year extension.

With the exception of  the undisclosed injury of goaltender Tim Thomas, the Bruins are finally back to full staff and have to start making some noise. The B’s survived a huge blow in October as they lost two of their major players by staying above .500 and sitting in the 8 spot of the Eastern Conference. Players like Ryder, Wheeler and Sturm picked up the slack with Savards out and Shawn Thorton and Byron Bitz picked up the enforcer roles. Patrice Bergeron leads the B’s in points with 14 and Chara is right behind him with 12.

The return of Marc Savard will help boost these numbers as the B’s have struggled in the goal department. Tonight Savard is expected to center Byron Bitz and Marco Sturm. Continue reading »

The NHL has finished the first quarter of the season. The theme so far this season seems to be injuries, swine flu and hits from behind to name a few. Credit to the NHL as they have clamped down on the vicious hits to a degree. The latest injury goes to the Red Wing’s Niklas Kronwall as he was the recipient  of a leg check from Montreal’s Georges Laraque on Saturday night. Although the trip was called by the officials, the Red Wings are calling it a dirty hit. The NHL agreed with Detroit and suspended Laraque early Monday evening for 5 games. Continue reading »

The Boston Herald is reporting that both Marc Savard and Milan Lucic could be back in action as early as Thursday night when the Bruins travel to Atlanta. Savard is expected to participate in a full work out on Wednesday. Lucic is already been in full workouts and was originally expected to return Friday night in Buffalo. Continue reading »

#81 to play tonight?

The Toronto Maple Leafs finally get back the player they have been anxiously waiting for. Phil Kessel is expected to return to the NHL tonight in different colors that Phil wore when he last skated. Tonight instead of Kessel wearing the  Black and Gold paired up with Marc Savard, #81 in his new blue and white threads will be skating with Matt Stajan and Jason Blake. The Leafs with only one win this season are still looking for their first at the Air Canada Center tonight when they face the Tampa Bay Lightning. The big question will be , is Phil worth the future that Toronto gave up for him?

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Anaheim Duck, Scott Niedermayer tops my list of rumors I hope come true. Scott has reportedly been looking to come back to the east coast and is considering another stint at New Jersey, Philly and yes Boston. If anything does happen with Niedermayer, look for it to happen after the Olympic break.

It is no secret that The Detroit Red Wings are just short of desperate for an NHL goalie. Veteran Chris Osgood sporting a 3-2-2 record and Jimmy Howard 1-2-1 are less than par this season Howard gave up 6 goals the other night in the Wings loss to the Oilers. Both goalies have a save percentages in the high 80’s and GAA around 3.5, the Wings need some new blood between the pipes. Toskala’s name has been thrown around for a possible solution.

Speaking of Toskala, Toronto is less than thrilled with his dismal start not to mention  his 4 million dollar salary and GM Brain Burke is looking to deal him out of Toronto. Add the Ducks to the short list of candidates for Toskala as there has been reports that Burke has shown interest in Giguere.

Marc Savard and the Boston Bruins have been trying to work out a contract extension to keep Savard as a Bruin. Savard is reportedly looking for 6.5 million a year in his next contract. Savard is currently making 5 million. This is typical for Bruins owner Jeremy Jacobs and I hope he doesn’t let another star get away from the Bruins organization. What scares me is, Marc will become an unrestricted free agent at the end of the season if the Bruins can’t strike a deal with him. Savard’s family resides not too far from Toronto and I am sure the Maple Leafs will make the attempt to lure Savard to old teammate Phil Kessel.

Nathan Horton of the Florida Panthers has said that he would rather play in a more traditional hockey environment and he may get his wish. Depending on what you read and who you ask, Horton may be on the trading block. The Panthers deny the rumors but the Ottawa Sun has reported that he is available for a deal. With only a couple of goals this season, my question would be what are they going to get since he carries a 4 million dollar contract.