Stephane Yelle News

Just imagine if all this rain we're getting was snow. That was my mother's way of trying to brighten up what has been a very soggy and depressing start to the summer.

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 ...

Most were shocked when Phil Kessel, once projected as the consensus No. 1 overall pick in the 2005 draft, slipped to the Boston Bruins at No.

A year ago yesterday, the Bruins plucked a discarded Canadien off the free agent market.

On a day when the Chicago Blackhawks sent shockwaves around the NHL by prying 30-year-old winger Marian Hossa loose from Detroit with a 12-year contract, the Bruins barely made a ripple.

Instead of diving headlong into the free-agent pool on the first day, as has been their custom the last three years, the Bruins are content to stick their toe in today and test the waters before deciding whether even to get wet.

With the long and often tedious NHL draft process behind him, Bruins [ team stats ] general manager Peter Chiarelli headed to his hometown of Ottawa on Saturday for a very brief respite.

As last night's NHL draft approached, Bruins [ team stats ] general manager Peter Chiarelli was still working the phones to pull off some sort of deal, whether major or minor, but nothing happened prior to the opening bell.

The old adage states that defense and goaltending wins championships. While that is certainly true, teams do need to put the puck into the net in order to be successful.

That has all changed, though, under general manager Peter Chiarelli . And B's owner Jeremy Jacobs maintained the new stability, and success, of the organization by giving Chiarelli a contract extension.

This past season, Matt Hunwick and Byron Bitz started with Providence but finished the year with the parent club.

Bruins owner Jeremy Jacobs said that while he was proud of his team, expectations for the playoffs were higher.

P.J. Axelsson could have appeared in his last game as a Bruin. P.J. Axelsson has appeared in 797 NHL games.

Long faces, broken dreams, and bruised psyches were the order of the day on Causeway Street yesterday, more than three nights removed from the sudden-death finish to the Bruins' season that triggered their agonizing summer.

After the Carolina Hurricanes finished off the Boston Bruins in game seven of the Eastern Conference quarterfinals, Boston's TD Banknorth Garden seemed completely lifeless.

The most competitive second round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs in more than 20 years will peak with three decisive Game 7s over the next two nights.

The Boston Bruins will have their full lineup Thursday night as they try to save their season in a third straight elimination game.

It was rather appropriate when Stephane Yelle appeared in the Bruins' locker room for a game-day interview and strolled across the hockey lines on the carpet, stopping on a defensive-zone faceoff dot to face the music.

This was why the Bruins signed him - for his ability to remain cool under the pressure of last night's Game 7. The Game 7 appearance was the 12th of Yelle's career, the most of any active player.

Scott Walker scored his first NHL playoff goal 18:46 into overtime to send the Carolina Hurricanes into the Eastern Conference finals with a 3-2 win over the Boston Bruins on Thursday night.