Bergeron
The Bruins at 6:02 a.m. this morning made official what RDS originally reported in the middle of the night: center Patrice Bergeron has re-signed to a three-year deal.
Reportedly, Bergeron gave up unrestricted free agency next summer for $5 million per year. Bergeron is making $4.75 million in the final year of his deal.
More later.
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.
Bergeron/By Sharon Bradley
BOSTON — After reporting to TD Garden for the off-ice testing portion of the first day of Bruins training camp, veteran alternate captain Patrice Bergeron addressed the state of his contract negotiations and whether he thought they could continue once the season starts.
Bergeron is in the last year of his multi-year deal and is scheduled to be an unrestricted free agent next summer.
Bergeron/By S. Bradley
Your responses to my request for mailbag questions, again, overwhelmed me. As I started to write the answer to the first question in my mailbox, I realized I exceeded 700 words and wasn’t done. So without writing a Bill Simmons-like manifesto, here’s the answer to that first question:
Scott Comeau wrote:
What do you expect Zdeno Chara and Patrice Bergeron will each get in terms of money and length of contract? I realize this is a tough question, however please give me an educated guess.
Patrice Bergeron/By S. Bradley
No Bruins player had a larger fall from grace after Boston blew its 3-0 series lead to Philadelphia in the Eastern Conference semifinal series than Patrice Bergeron. Despite a groin injury, the center contributed to a gold-medal win for Canada at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver back in February. Just three months later, Bergeron was on the wrong end of history at TD Garden. (more…)
PHILADELPHIA — After he was dominated by Bruins center Patrice Bergeron at the faceoff dots during Game 1 and 2 of the Eastern Conference semifinal series in Boston, Mike Richards is hoping a little home cooking will help him gain an advantage.
Game 3 is tonight at Wachovia Center. (more…)
Bergeron
BOSTON — It was more than fitting that in the Bruins’ first home playoff game of the spring of 2010 Patrice Bergeron scored the game-winning goal.
No skater in black and gold gave more effort and improved more over the course of an inconsistent season by Boston than the veteran center, who’s not just recovered from his 2008 Grade 3 concussion but starting to play light years better than he did even before the injury. (more…)
Bergeron
BOSTON – Patrice Bergeron knew exactly what he didn’t want to happen after he jumped on the ice to replace goaltender Tuukka Rask during a delayed penalty against Carolina Saturday afternoon and saw Blake Wheeler’s pass sliding down the ice toward the vacated Bruins net.
“There’s those ‘not Top 10 plays’ on ESPN. I just didn’t want to be on there,” said Bergeron, repeating what he told NESN reporter Naoko Funayama after the Bruins hung on for a playoff-clinching 4-2 win over the Hurricanes. (more…)
The resurgent play this season of center Patrice Bergeron should be a benefit to more teams than just the Bruins. If Hockey Canada is serious about constructing a balanced team that can play well over 200 feet for the 2010 Olympics in Vancouver this February, Bergeron should be a candidate for a roster spot. (more…)
Bergeron
There was no need to put out an APB for someone to step up and fill the offensive void in the absence of Boston Bruins center Marc Savard, who was ruled out for four to six weeks Monday due to a broken foot.
The Bruins already had his replacements on their roster in the persons of Patrice Bergeron and David Krejci. Both embraced the expanded role this week, and Bergeron did enough to earn my Bruin of the Week honor during the club’s 2-0-1 week. (more…)
Bergeron
When a team suffers through a 1-2-0 week like the Boston Bruins did from last Monday through today, it can be difficult to pick a player that starred above the rest.
But center Patrice Bergeron had an excellent week. He totaled one goal and two assists with a plus-1 rating in the three games to earn my Bruins of the Week honor. (more…)
Bergeron
Before today, center Patrice Bergeron was my pick for the Boston Bruins player most likely to crush his 2008-09 season with a monster 2009-10 campaign.
After seeing the 24-year-old at the Bruins’ golf tournament in Bolton, Mass., I’ll put all my chips on No. 37. (more…)
Bergeron
Last week, I made my case for the Boston Bruins not pairing up newly signed right-handed defenseman Derek Morris with Norris Trophy winner Zdeno Chara on a regular basis.
But there is one place that I believe Morris and Chara should unite, and that’s the Bruins’ No. 1 power play unit. And that will benefit the Bruins in a number of ways, with the most important being that Patrice Bergeron should be relieved of the added responsibilities that come with manning the point as a forward. (more…)
No one really knew what to expect from Patrice Bergeron as he attempted to return this season from the Oct. 2007 Grade 3 concussion that cost him the remainder of the Boston Bruins’ 2007-08 campaign.
Would he return to the form that made him one of the rising stars of the NHL or would he be a shadow of his former self? The answer actually turned out to be a mix of both, as it took a while for the “old” Bergeron to emerge as the center shook off the rust of all the inactivity. But by the time the season finished, Bergeron was back to claim his title as the Bruins’ best two-way forward. (more…)
