BOSTON — After the Bruins held an optional morning skate this morning at the TD Garden in preparation for their game with Montreal tonight, it was learned two of the Bruins’ best players will be headed to the All-Star Game in Ottawa along with goaltender Tim Thomas.
The NHL announced that defenseman Zdeno Chara and forward Tyler Seguin would be among the 36 All-Stars available in the player draft prior to the midseason classic. Previously, Thomas was voted as a starter for the game by the fans.
Chara/By S. Bradley
Sometime early in the Bruins game in Philadelphia today, the on-ice conversation probably went something like this:
Jody Shelley: “Hey, Zdeno, how are you feeling now that you’re back from a two-game absence?”
Zdeno Chara: “Let me show you.”
Chara/By S. Bradley
The Bruins’ fortunate injury situation marches on, while one of their closest competitors is dealing with replacing one of its biggest stars due to a health issue.
The Philadelphia Flyers, who host the Bruins in the battle of the top two teams in Eastern Conference Saturday, learned Thursday night that star defenseman and captain Chris Pronger will miss the remainder of the season and playoffs due to severe post-concussion syndrome.
Paille/By S. Bradley
BOSTON — Regardless of whether Daniel Paille is cleared to play tonight, Bruins head coach Claude Julien is leaning toward using Zach Hamill to fill in for Gregory Campbell as the team’s fourth center tonight against Los Angeles as the TD Garden.
So the team’s energy line will have a different look either way.
Campbell/By S. Bradley
WILMINGTON, Mass. — Zdeno Chara said after Bruins practice today that he is unlikely to play Tuesday against Los Angeles, but beyond that he’s just day-to-day.
The captain isn’t the only injured Bruins player to worry about, though.
Paille/By S. Bradley
WILMINGTON, Mass. — It’s a trade that no general manager would make, but for now the Bruins have to deal with it.
Daniel Paille returned to practice today, while, as expected Zdeno Chara did not take the ice during practice at Ristuccia Arena. Gregory Campbell also did not skate, so expect an update on him later.
Chara with Marchand, McQuaid and Caron (l to r)/Courtesy NESN.com
WILMINGTON, Mass. — If being willing to do anything to cheer up sick kids could earn a player votes for the Norris Trophy, then there’d be no way Detroit’s Nicklas Lidstrom would again edge out Bruins defenseman Zdeno Chara next summer.
By now, you’ve seen the photos of Chara dressed in a pink bunny suit during a Halloween-themed visit to youngsters in the hospital.
Chara/By S. Bradley
WILMINGTON, Mass. — Bruins captain Zdeno Chara returned to the ice today for the first time since taking a shot off the inside of his left leg in practice Monday.
Chara/By S. Bradley
BOSTON — The second practice scrimmage of the day at TD Garden brought a little bit of a scare at Bruins camp this afternoon.
Captain Zdeno Chara left the scrimmage portion of his group’s practice early.
Demitra
Bruins captain Zdeno Chara knew the late Pavol Demitra, a fellow Slovak, very well.
Today after captains’ practice at Ristuccia Arena in Wilmington, Mass., the Bruins captain spoke about his friend who perished in the horrible plane crash in Russia Wednesday. Here’s my NHL.com story on Chara’s words.
Seidenberg/By S. Bradley
It seems readers of TheBruinsBlog.net loved the play of Zdeno Chara and Dennis Seidenberg as a shutdown pair so much they want it to continue into the 2011-12 season.
Chara/By S. Bradley
One of the turning points of the Bruins’ run to the 2011 Stanley Cup championship was the decision to pair Zdeno Chara with Dennis Seidenberg against Montreal.
Chara/By S. Bradley
This post is part of a series looking back at the top 10 games of the Bruins’ 2010-11 regular season.
There’s no doubt 2009-10 was a down year in terms of production for Zdeno Chara.
Chara/By S. Bradley
Zdeno Chara didn’t do enough to impress the voters in the Norris Trophy election that went to perennial winner Nicklas Lidstrom of Detroit this season.
