Chuck Kobasew News

Question: When and why did the NHL start strapping down the water bottles on goals? I now feel a bit ripped off when someone roofs one into the upper mesh and the water bottle stays snugly attached to the net.

Chris Osgood reached one milestone and approached another one as he helped the Detroit Red Wings blank the Boston Bruins 2-0 Tuesday night.

Craig Weller wasn't caught completely by surprise when he got the call two Sundays ago that he'd been dealt to Boston in the Chuck Kobasew trade.

Vladimir Sobotka did his best work in the third period after a frustrating middle frame.

Last night, for the first time this season, the Bruins had 20 relatively healthy players in uniform, plus three more in suits and ties watching the game from the Scotiabank Place press box.

With the parent team playing in Philadelphia Thursday night, left wing Guillaume Lefebvre was recalled Thursday morning to add toughness to the lineup.

And just like that, the picture changed for a pair of Eastern Conference contenders Wednesday with the news the Pittsburgh Penguins had lost their top minute man and the Boston Bruins their top offensive weapon.

The Boston Bruins will try to turn around their inconsistent start to the season when they host the sliding Nashville Predators tonight at TD Garden.

Dumping forward Chuck Kobasew and his $2.3-million US salary allows the Bruins to free up cap space.

The greedy Claude Julien wasn't satisfied with the one point. The sensible Claude Julien was content after Thursday's 4-3 shootout loss at Wachovia Center.

Craig Weller is expected to arrive in Rhode Island either Tuesday night or Wednesday morning and will be in the lineup on Friday night against Worcester at The Dunk, according to coach Rob Murray.

When I heard the news that Chuck Kobasew was traded I was perplexed. Not a major trade, but still one that surprised me.

After just four years on the job, it's a bit early to compare Boston GM Peter Chiarelli to Sam Pollock , the legendary architect of nine Stanley Cup-winning teams in Montreal.

Boston Bruins' Chuck Kobasew celebrates after scoring a goal against the Montreal Canadiens during the third period of Game 3 of an NHL quarterfinals playoff hockey game Monday, April 20, 2009 in Montreal.

Steve Begin got his first goal with Boston, getting the tiebreaker at 8:33 of the third period Wednesday night to lift the short-handed Bruins to a 3-2 victory over the Nashville Predators.

The Boston Bruins have been unsatisfied with their mixed results to start the season, but they'd hardly prefer the kind of consistency the Nashville Predators have shown.

How will the Bruins fare without Lucic? The Boston Bruins are in line for a roster shuffle.

Milan Lucic of the Boston Bruins is likely to miss at least the next month of the NHL season.

Chuck Kobasew set a career best with 42 points last season for Boston. The Minnesota Wild acquired help for their anemic attack on Sunday, getting winger Chuck Kobasew from the Bruins.

All that extra work is about to be put to use. Barring a last-minute call-up or an unexpected recovery by Dennis Wideman, who hurt his shoulder in Saturday night's 4-3, shootout victory over the New York Islanders, Johnny Boychuk will play his first game of the season for the Bruins this afternoon.