The Providence Bruins will be part of a celebration of the 75th anniversary of the American Hockey League this weekend.

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Now it’s time to end the messing around and get down to serious business.

The Bruins finished up their exhibition schedule with a 7-1 road win over Liberec today in the Czech Republic.

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Although they don’t play their regular-season opener until Saturday in Prague, the Bruins — like every NHL team — have to have their opening-night roster set by 3 p.m. EST Wednesday.

A quick glance at the current roster, however, reveals little has to be done for Boston to meet the league’s deadline.

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Bergeron/By S. Bradley

Earlier in the Bruins’ road trip to Belfast and Prague, captain Zdeno Chara expressed a desire to get a contract extension done before the regular season starts.

Fellow would-be unrestricted free agent Patrice Bergeron, however, doesn’t sound concerned about setting a similar deadline.

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Last spring changed everyone’s perspective of the San Jose Sharks.

Once it was fashionable to pick them to win a ton in the regular season and then lose early in the postseason. Now that they proved they can reach the conference finals, the debate is about whether they can finally get to the finals.

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Satan

Fan favorite Miro Satan, a playoff hero for the Bruins last spring, has signed a one-year contract with HC Slovan Bratislava with an out clause that would allow him to join an NHL club this season, FoxSports reported today.

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Paille/By S. Bradley

If there’s part of the Bruins’ roster or aspect of their game that’s on the bottom of the list of worries, it’s the penalty kill. The Bruins ranked third overall in the NHL in PK percentage last season.

However, a change in personnel and a change on the coaching staff might affect things at the outset of the 2010-11 season.

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Recchi/By S. Bradley

Over the last couple years, the Bruins have shed the likes of Aaron Ward and Stephane Yelle from their roster, which not only reduced the team’s average age but also its total of Stanley Cup ring owners in its locker room.

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With the regular season now less than a week from starting, I have to ask:

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Or do you think two of these guys should be in and someone else should be out?

There was no “Mystery Alaska” moment in Belfast today.

Although they fell behind, 1-0, the Bruins rallied past the Belfast Giants Select, 5-1. You can read a complete recap at NHL.com.

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Everyone wants to play with Chara/By S. Bradley

Here I was thinking the only thing to look forward to over the next eight days while the Bruins are overseas is the season-opener in Prague against Phoenix.

Now it turns out Oct. 9 might also be a deadline for the Bruins to get captain Zdeno Chara signed to a contract extension.

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Horton should help the PP/By S. Bradley

The Bruins’ power play, which ranked 23rd in the NHL in the regular season in 2009-10, has struggled again in the 2010 preseason.

While the personnel was different pretty much every night during Boston’s five North American-based preseason games, there still should’ve been enough talent and experience on the ice to click at a better rate than 2-for-21.

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It’s here. In celebration of the opening of the 2010-11 season, I am holding a random drawing to reward my readers for their loyalty and dedication.

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