Tim Thomas News

This time he posted a message on his Facebook page on Saturday night linking to a story on TheBlaze.com. The link itself goes to a story from a "former hedge fund manager" about the "dire state of the world economy." The story is only a few hundred words long and is short on any substance but long on scary verbs and dire predictions.

The announcement that Boston Bruins goaltender Tim Thomas is considering taking next season off was surely one of the bigger stories in the NHL , along with the Cup finals and the Nicklas Lidstrom retirement.

If Boston Bruins goalie Tim Thomas, 38, follows through on his plan to not play next season to spend more time with his family, New Jersey Devils goalie Johan Hedberg believes he can still play at a high level when he returns.

Floyd Mayweather Jr. surrendered in a courtroom Friday to begin a three-month jail sentence for attacking his ex-girlfriend in September 2010 while two of their children watched.

The 27-year-old Parise, who can became a free agent next month unless he re-signs with New Jersey, is one of those players that every team wants.

Chris Bourque, acquired last Saturday from Washington for Zach Hamill, has signed a two-year contract.

Recently some interesting and oh-so-timely news came out of one of the Boston newsies regarding one of the Bruins goalies possibly being traded.

With 30 days left until the opening of free agency, Nashville Predators GM David Poile is still doing his best to lock up Ryan Suter with a contract extension.

On Thursday night Pierre LeBrun of ESPN.com reported that Thomas was seriously considering sitting out next season not just from the Bruins but hockey period.

Boston Bruins goalie Tim Thomas sprays water on his face during the first period of their 4-3 loss to the Washington Capitals in Game 5 in a first-round NHL Stanley Cup playoff hockey series in Boston on April 21, 2012.

The Boston Bruins can't allow Tim Thomas' selfishness to hurt the team any longer now that reports that the goaltender might sit out the 2012-13 NHL season were confirmed by general manager Peter Chiarelli on Friday.

Thomas skipped the team's visit with President Barack Obama in January and later said he had problems with both political parties because the federal government "has grown out of control.'' Analysis: Asked after practice on Monday about returning to the nation's capital to play the Capitals, Thomas cut off the interview.

New York Rangers forward Marian Gaborik scored 46 goals in 102 regular season and playoff games the past season.

New York Rangers forward Marian Gaborik scored 46 goals in 102 regular season and playoff games the past season.

Cory Schneider #35 of the Vancouver Canucks looks on during Game Six against the Boston Bruins in the 2011 NHL Stanley Cup Final at TD Garden on June 13, 2011 in Boston, Massachusetts.

Bob McKenzie of TSN thinks this latest development is just a ploy on Thomas' part to cool any potential trade talks and adds that the Boston Bruins netminder is thought to be available.

Three hockey reporters in Detroit -- Bob Wojnowski of the News, Helene St. James of the Free Press and Dan Fenner of the Oakland Press -- all figure Zetterberg is a shoo-in to replace the retiring Nicklas Lidstrom as captain.

With the Stanley Cup Final under way, TSN Hockey Insiders Bob McKenzie, Darren Dreger and Pierre LeBrun gathered in New Jersey on Thursday for the latest installment of Insider Trading.

If all goes according to plan, Niklas Svedberg will not be scraping the blue paint for the Boston Bruins for at least another year.

Goaltending is the most important position in the NHL , and numerous times in this year's playoffs we have seen that the difference between winning and losing often comes down to goaltending.