Updated salary breakdown

Murray's current existence on this team, on the 1st of July, is simply inexcusable!

The burins have 48 hours after widemans abritration case to buyout murray. That give the bruins a choice to dump the contract or not, after they leand FA's.

That Manny Fernandez is still the 3rd Highest paid Bruin is worse. The Bruins have overspent on so many guys (to be fair, part of it is the extra 15% tacked onto the price the Bruins seem to have pay to entice players to a Jeremy Jacobs led team) and now they find themselves strapped for cash. But there is no obstacle except, perhaps ego that is stopping Chiarelli from making the easy decisions that must be made. Or is the obstacle ineptitude? The Bruins have the 3rd highest payroll in the League and find themselves out of money and miles from a Cup while today, the Stanley Cup Champion Detroit Red Wings are easily at the 'A List' table, flexible and fluid enough to entertain the services of any one of Sundin, Hossa, Campbell and/or Jagr. Now THAT is inexcusable.

I don't think it'll be long. It can't be...

$50M+ for that roster is pretty sad. Chara is so overpaid...Bergeron isn't much better. Maybe he'll earn his salary this year. Murray should have been released 3 years ago. $4.5M for a backup goalie is also pretty funny. Horrible management.

Totally Agree, He skates like someone who is trying to go up hill in 6" of snow with bald tires. His legs move like the roadrunner but he skates like a tortoise

Kevin by the way you say, "Maybe he'll earn his salary this year." makes it sound like you think Bergeron was just cruising along the 07/08' season.

Bergeron has always earned his salary, as far as I'm concerned, and last year was no different. You can't come back the next day from the potentially near life/career ending hit from behind he had. Again, he's always earned his keep - there's no 'maybe this year...' with him.

Chara was a finalist for the Norris this year. Bergeron was injured on a play that resulted in a suspension, but had averaged at least 70 points in the two previous years. Fernandez was traded for to become a #1 goalie, but hurt his ankle and needed surgery. Where is the horrible management in all that?

Be it Chara is clumsy and out of position at times but with that said I felt like he played well, maybe not 7.5 million dollar well but he did what he was brought here to do, and you will see him get better in 08-09. Now to Murray 4.15 mill. to a player that is getting up there in age, hurt half the time, and when he was playing last year he never got it going offensively which is supposed to be his strong point get rid of him already.

Bergeron had a good half season and parlayed that into a big contract because Chiarrelli was a fool. Bergeron was ok in his rookie year. Then there was a strike year. Third year he was terrible to start out. That's partly what got Thornton traded. Once Thornton was gone Bergeron played the entire game on a horrible team and put up points. There is a big difference between being a good player on a good team and a good player on a bad team. Fourth year Bergeron was mediocre and everyone said "maybe he is hurt..blah blah blah.." Last year you know what happened...This guy has NOT earned his money.... it's as simple as that.

First off Kevin, last year was Bergy's 4th year. He had a heck of a rookie season and lead all rookies in points until separating his shoulder. Then came back and at 18 was the teams best player in the playoffs. I'm not even going to get into the Thornton comment with you but if you think that you clearly don't know hockey. Why do you continue to post such BS stuff about the B's on here. This is for people who like the team and care about them. You clearly don't fit in either of those catagories. Better yet, FS and KPD, why do you guys keep putting his remarkbly negative and uninformed comments up?
Anyways, Terry, I agree that the B's should move Fernandez because of a high contract. If the B's got rid of either Murray of Fernandez thats imediately 3 or 4 mil off the cap (depending on how you dismiss them) and the B's suddenly have room to add a few players.

In truth as much as Murray dissapointed me last year, I'd rather see Ferrnandez go. This isn't sentiment, it's simple logistics. Since it is almost inevitable that TT will get a minimum of 40% of the action, and more likely 80%+ not only is it a waste to put that much money on a goalie who's not logging Brodouer like minutes or bringing Osgood numbers, it makes it MUCH harder to keep Thomas when his contract is up and he's still making amazing saves.

Trade Fernandez to LA and get their first round pick in 09, resign Auld and let Rask and Reagan fight it out for time in Providence. (My money is on the latter.)

As for Bergeron, yes he was injured the season before last anyone with the wit god gave a retarded gnat and a pair of working eyes could figue that out. Even if you couldn't, he said in an interview at the start of the 07-08 season.

Chara played better than almost every dman in the leauge no matter how anyone with a clue looks at it. He also played better than _he's_ played before setting new personal offensive records and having a HUGE ± on a team which had a fatal lack of offense.

Players like Malkin, Ovechkin...even Kane were great rookies. Bergeron was ok. If you think he was anything more than that you are a Bruins' lackey.

There's not a chance that LA, a rebuilding franchise, will trade their 1st round pick for a goaltender that it making $4.33 million, has only 1 year left on his contract before he becomes a UFA, and only played 4 games last season.

I don't recall comparing Bergy to Ovechkin (1st overall pick), Kane (first overall pick), and Malkin (second overall pick behind ovechkin). He put up back-to-back 70 point season before nearly getting decapitated this year. Thats better than ok. 73 points is pretty good comming out a lockout in which your team is terrible and the face of your franshise gets traded and playing with below average line mates. The KID is going to be 23 next season! He's a darn good forward.