Thomas is taking off./By S. Bradley
Tim Thomas took to his favorite means of communication Sunday morning to expand upon his decision to not fulfill the final year of his $5-million-per-year contract with the Bruins and sit out the 2012-13 season.
Thomas’ official Facebook page featured the following statement from the All-Star goaltender:
Thomas/By S. Bradley
Is concern over a possible global financial meltdown factoring into Tim Thomas’ decision to sit out the 2012-13 NHL season?
According to the Bruins goaltender’s Facebook page, it might be at least one of the reasons Thomas is willing to forgo $3 million this season in order to take time off.
Thomas is set to sit/By S. Bradley
Bruins general manager Peter Chiarelli today confirmed the TSN/ESPN report that goaltender Tim Thomas is seriously considering sitting out next season. If Thomas doesn’t play, his $5 million cap hit would still count against the Bruins.
Corvo/By D. Hickling
For the most part, Bruins general manager Peter Chiarelli does not want to comment on negotiations with would-be free agents.
So today while announcing new contracts for Daniel Paille and Chris Bourque, he didn’t offer updates on unrestricted free agents Chris Kelly or Gregory Campbell, or restricted free agent Tuukka Rask.
Paille/By S. Bradley
Bottom-six forwards have played almost as big a role as all-world goaltending in the runs of the Los Angeles Kings and New Jersey Devils to the 2012 Stanley Cup Final.
The Bruins have boasted one of the better fourth lines over the last couple seasons, and today general manager Peter Chiarelli moved to keep his energy line intact and also bolster the depth of his bottom six with a pair of re-signings.
Khudobin
The only thing we know for certain about Anton Khudobin and the 2012-13 season is that he’s due to make eight times as much money as he did last season, regardless of where he’s playing in North America.
Khudobin has a one-way contract for next season at $800,000. Now will he be cashing his checks in Boston, Providence or some other locale? Well, that remains to be seen.
Thomas considering a year off/By S. Bradley
Here’s one from Pierre Lebrun of ESPN and TSN that will make you scratch your head.
On the “Insider Trading” segment on TSN, the veteran writer/broadcaster reported the following with regards to what he’s been told about Bruins goaltender Tim Thomas:
Kelly/By S. Bradley
The player who might’ve been the biggest veteran bargain in all the NHL last season should be handsomely rewarded this summer.
Fresh off scoring a career-high 20 goals and beating his personal-best point total with 39, all while making just $2.25 million for the Bruins in the last year of his contract, Chris Kelly could hit the free agent market July 1 if he’s not re-signed by Boston general manager Peter Chiarelli.
Svedberg
In their continuing effort to load up on young goaltenders for a future beyond the end of Tim Thomas’ contract and through past the end of this decade, the Bruins today signed 22-year-old goaltender Niklas Svedberg to an entry-level deal.
Svedberg played the last two seasons with Brynas IF Gavle in the Swedish Elite League.
Bourque
We all expected the Bruins to part ways with 2007 first-round draft pick Zach Hamill this offseason.
What we didn’t know was that the Bruins would be able to actually trade the former No. 8 overall pick for an asset.
Horton/By S. Bradley
Maybe looking back at Nathan Horton’s 2011-12 season is a meaningless exercise.
After all, the only thing that matters when it comes to Horton and the Bruins is the future – and whether the star forward has one on the ice.
Hamill/By S. Bradley
If there’s a shelf life for a first-round draft pick, even an eighth overall selection, Zach Hamill has probably exceeded it with the Bruins now.
The upcoming restricted free agent most likely needs a change of scenery to have any chance to make a name for himself in the NHL after he failed to meet the expectations thrust on him by the Bruins in 2007 over his first four professional seasons.
Ference/By S. Bradley
A season that started with Andrew Ference being rewarded for his leadership with an alternate captain’s ‘A’ he wore in home games for the first half of the season and on the road in the second half, unfolded with Ference paying back the Bruins by being as solid an all-around player as you can find considering his age, experience and pay grade.
Corvo/By D. Hickling
The dreaded “Curse of the Puck-Moving Defenseman” struck the Bruins again this season, as Joe Corvo didn’t live up to expectations and became a favorite whipping boy of the discerning fan base.
Thankfully, Corvo was never treated to a barrage of boos like some of his predecessors, but some of the criticisms of him were unfair, and some were quite warranted.
Seguin/By S. Bradley
Bruins forward Tyler Seguin recently underwent successful surgery to repair a torn tendon in the middle finger of his left hand, he told the Boston Bruins’ official Web site.
Seguin said the injury occurred in March when the Bruins were playing in Florida.
