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Not much to report from Wednesday morning's practice at the Dunkin Donuts Center.

About this time two seasons ago, before Claude Julien had even stepped behind the bench for his first game with his new employer, the first-year Bruins coach showed he had little patience for players with a propensity for freelancing.

The Boston Bruins on Wednesday signed assistant general manager Jim Benning to a multi-year contract extension.

The Bruins hope speedy Marco Sturm can adjust quickly to right wing on the No. 1 line.

During the first two years of Claude Julien's stewardship of the bench, the Bruins have been receptive to bringing young players onto the roster.

After every season, most players pause for a breather upon concluding exit meetings and returning home.

Brock Bradford will become an unrestricted free agent on Aug. 15. Things could change prior to Aug.

The Bruins made it easy for Recchi to determine where, for how much, for how long - and most important, why - to put his 41-year-old body through its 21st NHL season.

Five hundred and forty-five career goals. Two rings. If he scores a bunch of the former next season, Mark Recchi could win one of the latter.

Bruins Press Release: Boston Bruins General Manager Peter Chiarelli announced today that the club has signed forward Mark Recchi to a one-year contract.

With the NHL Entry Draft straight ahead, TSN.ca kicks off a full two weeks of coverage going into the big night .

Each day this week we'll feature one player video from the end-of-the-year breakup session the Bruins held Monday at the TD Banknorth Garden.

He is 41 years old and has pretty much seen everything in the NHL. He has played for 20 seasons for seven organizations.

The play looked harmless enough. On Feb. 22, halfway through the second period of a Bruins-Lightning game, Tampa Bay defenseman Josef Melichar flung a pass into the slot from the left wall.