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If that's not the case, the newest Boston Bruin will be a pretty lonely guy. Begin, a 31-year-old center signed Wednesday for one year at $850,000, may not be as loathed as other highly-detested Montreal Canadiens, but he's on the list for a cross-check to Bruins ' center Marc Savard 's back late in 2007-2008 that nearly cost Savard his first shot ...

Zdeno Chara's power-play goal at 11:15 of the third period proved to be the difference Thursday night as the Boston Bruins defeated the Montreal Canadiens 4-2 in Game 1 of their best-of-seven Eastern Conference quarterfinal series.

The Boston Bruins have a lot of tough decisions to make prior to the 2009-2010 NHL season.

The Bruins value money over talent, not that that's a bad thing. Boston heads into NHL free agency with a little less than $7 million to work with and fill out their roster... Boston Bruins: Penny-Pinching Offseason by Benjamin Altsher 18 reads Opinion The Bruins value money over talent, not that that's a bad thing.

There will be 46 players on hand for the four-day camp in Calgary in late-August, including Bruins [ team stats ] winger Milan Lucic, who continues his remarkable rags-to-riches tale as the kid who could barely make a junior team four years ago, but now personifies the ideal NHL power forward.

As expected, the Bruins didn't do anything big once free agency opened at noon today.

Dany Heatley very well could have a new employer before tonight is over. Unrestricted free agent Jay Bouwmeester could be part of a trade-and-sign scenario.

Vancouver Canucks General Manger Mike Gillis may not have made any big trade splashes at the 2009 NHL Entry Draft in Montreal but picking up the highly-touted Jordan Schroder from the University ... by Patrick Cwiklinski 57 reads Opinion Vancouver Canucks General Manger Mike Gillis may not have made any big trade splashes at the 2009 NHL Entry ...

Will Vincent Lecavalier stay or will he go? League sources say NHL commissioner Gary Bettman told Tampa owners Oren Koules and Len Barrie during a meeting earlier this week that if they want to sell the team, they should hold on to their superstar.

Posted on June 25th, 2009 6:43 AM By Michael Russo I was once toldA never make promises because you can only disappoint, so sorry.

Noted hockey writer Al Strachan is a regular contributor for FOXSports.com. Wrapping up a wonderful season: As far as the spectacle is concerned, has there ever been a better season in hockey than the one we just witnessed? If so, it would be hard to think when it might have been.

In three short seasons, GM Peter Chiarelli has infused the Boston Bruins' roster with so much talent youthful talent, to boot that this off-season, like last, will require him to make only a handful of moves to keep the B's humming along.

Boston Bruins owner Jeremy Jacobs has made good on his word. Four months after firing Mike O'Connell, who in March 2006 was nearing the end of the third season of a four-year contract, three teams were introducing new general managers.

Boston GM Peter Chiarelli, right, watches the Bruins practise during the playoffs with team VP and Hall of Famer Cam Neely.

Now that David Krejci has his new deal in place, what will the Bruins pay Phil Kessel? The answer from Causeway Street as the weekend approached: they're working on it.

Actually, for many of the league's general managers, this may not be a very fun offseason - not with so many teams hamstrung by concerns of a shrinking salary cap.

That's the bad news/very good news dichotomy young Bruins [ team stats ] star David Krejci has just experienced.

With the salary cap expected to drop next season from the 2008-09 figure of $56.7 million US, NHL general managers leaguewide will be forced into making some tough decisions this off-season. And Boston Bruins general manager Peter Chiarelli is not immune.

Marc Savard led the Bruins in scoring for a third straight season. Thirty-two players appeared in at least one game for the Bruins in 2008-09. Here's a look at every player and some of their season highlights.

Here's a look at the contract status of the players on the 25-man roster and those minor leaguers whose pacts are due to expire in the offseason: FORWARDS Player Pos.