| 24 June 2010
Johnny Boychuk re-signed with the Boston Bruins for 1.8M/year for two years today, according to an official statement put out by the Bruins.
In a nutshell: HELL YES. That is a decent price for a UFA who could have walked for a larger salary. It really speaks to the fact that Boychuk wants to be in Boston, wants to play in Boston, and he even said so himself today - he apparently wants to throw out the first pitch at a Red Sox game. I say we let him do it as soon as they're back from this road trip.
Boychuk was one of the few outstanding players who far exceeded expectations last year, starting out the year as the seventh defenseman and finishing paired with Zdeno Chara. Here you can even see his epic scar from diving to block the puck WITH HIS FACE. That is how you dive. Take notice, Italian soccer team.
Other stuff going on with the Bruins today includes a lot of chatter surrounding Tim Thomas apparently speaking with other teams (sob!), Marc Savard trade rumors, and rumors that Chiarelli might trade up. While I'm inclined to believe the Thomas rumors, the Savard ones make no sense, and Chiarelli has SAID that he's satisfied with the #2 spot.
The Bruins also made Paille a qualifying offer, which seems strange to me as Campbell was supposedly brought in to be a penalty-killer/third line type guy just like Paille was last year. How many of this type of guys do we actually need? Moving Tim Thomas should become a priority now (I hear Philly and San Jose are interested), and the extra cap room should be used to sign another power forward, move Ryder, and possibly sign a more experienced defenseman.
The NHL awards were last night, and in case you missed it, here's the only thing you really need to see:
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