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Decision time
The season-ending mailbag is here earlier than Bruins fans expected. Readers have lots of questions on how the B's will negotiate with Phil Kessel and David Krejci -- restricted free agents who are set for offseason surgery -- and how the stagnant salary cap will affect roster-building.
Editor's note: This is the final Bruins mailbag of the season.
Sports Log
Hunwick files for arbitration
Bruins defenseman Matt Hunwick was one of 20 NHL players to file for arbitration by yesterday’s 5 p.m. deadline. (Boston Globe)
Hockey Notes
'No' vote draws heat
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"The Most Hated Man In Hockey" is how tsn.ca, the top-notch Canadian sports website, headlined a story on Dany Heatley last week, after he refused to waive his no-trade clause with the Ottawa Senators. (Boston Globe, 7/4/09)
Bruins notebook
Recchi ringing in last year
Mark Recchi, 545 career goals and two rings, came to terms on a one-year contract extension with the Bruins Thursday, positioning the savvy, veteran winger to spend his 20th, and likely last, NHL season in the Hub of Hockey. (Boston Globe, 7/4/09)
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Recchi re-ups with Bruins
Mark Recchi , 545 career goals and counting, came to terms on a one-year contract extension with the Bruins yesterday, positioning the savvy, veteran winger to spend his 20th NHL season in the Hub of Hockey. (Globe Staff, 7/3/09)
Another Canadien defection?
The Koivu brothers could be together again in Minnesota. After committing $30 million over six years to Martin Havlat during the flurry of the first day of free agency, Wild general manager Chuck Fletcher yesterday turned his focus to Saku Koivu , the top center currently on the open market. Koivu would fill a glaring need at a critical position ... (Associated Press, 7/3/09)
Bruins begin free agency by signing Begin
A year ago yesterday, the Bruins plucked a discarded Canadien off the free agent market. They were rewarded by Michael Ryder, who pumped in 27 goals, nearly double what he had scored the season before. (Globe Staff, 7/2/09)
Hossa lands in Chicago
The Chicago Blackhawks jumped into the free agent market by signing star forward Marian Hossa away from the Detroit Red Wings yesterday with a 12-year, $62.8 million contract. (Associated Press, 7/2/09)
Fewer holes in Bruins’ ice lets them pace selves in free agency
Three years ago today, the Bruins and new general manager Peter Chiarelli signed two free agents that have become cornerstones of the current club. (Globe Staff, 7/1/09)
Gomez goes from Rangers to Canadiens
July 1 - free agency day - is one of the NHL’s most exciting days, especially for fans who look at life through the prism of a rotisserie league. They swap players they don’t own, spend money guilt-free and without need of accountability, and book their seat in the lead float at the Stanley Cup parade. (Globe Staff, 7/1/09)
Kessel trade lost in translation
The Bruins had a deal in place Friday to ship right winger Phil Kessel, their high-scoring restricted free agent, to the Maple Leafs for veteran defenseman Tomas Kaberle, just the kind of skilled, minutes-crunching blue liner who could make Boston a bona fide contender to be an Eastern Conference playoff champion, maybe even a Stanley Cup champion, next spring. (Globe Staff, 6/30/09)
older bruins news from the globe
- On hockey Bruins hoping kids turn out all right (Boston Globe, 6/28/09)
- NHL Notebook It’s a family of Penguins (Boston Globe, 6/28/09)
- NHL notebook Kreider lands with Rangers (Boston Globe, 6/27/09)
- Flyers cause big stir, acquire Pronger (Boston Globe, 6/27/09)
- Bruins’ first pick Caron could be a big hit (Boston Globe, 6/27/09)
- NHL notebook Bruins look to move up (Boston Globe, 6/26/09)
- Leafs’ Kaberle on Boston’s radar? (Boston Globe, 6/26/09)
- On hockey What’s Kessel worth? (Boston Globe, 6/26/09)
- Winging his way toward the pros (Boston Globe, 6/25/09)
- Globe North Sports Kreider, Bourque, Hourihan await NHL draft call (Boston Globe, 6/25/09)
latest hockey news from the wires
- Blues re-sign forward B.J. Crombeen (AP, 3:51 p.m.)
- Rangers agree to terms with LW Higgins on new deal (AP, 4:02 p.m.)
- Canucks sign free-agent goalie Andrew Raycroft (AP, 3:02 p.m.)
- Pronger ready for long-term commitment Flyers (AP, 1:29 p.m.)
- Pearn and Groulx hired as Canadiens assistants (AP, 1:01 p.m.)