Bergeron

Patrice Bergeron scored twice, including one into an empty net, in the Bruins’ 4-1 win against Florida Thursday night at TD Garden.

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Chris Kelly/By S. Bradley

While the Bruins were completely off Wednesday– no game and no practice — they still made news, even if Wes Welker and the new pope buried them on the airwaves.

Center Chris Kelly, who collided awkwardly with Ottawa’s Chris Neil Monday night and missed Boston’s loss in Pittsburgh Tuesday, was diagnosed with a broken left tibia.

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Tuukka Rask/Photo by S. Bradley

Maybe when it’s all said and done, it’ll turn out that Tim Thomas did the Bruins a major favor.

Especially when you factor in the favor the New York Islanders did for the Bruins – taking Thomas’ $5 million cap hit off their hands – the two-time Vezina Trophy winner made the Bruins’ goaltending decision for them.

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Dougie Hamilton

General manager Peter Chiarelli’s prophecy about Dougie Hamilton competing for a NHL job when he came to Boston this season not only was fulfilled, the 19-year-old exceeded that expectation by earning a regular spot in Boston’s top four and on the power play.

Hamilton has endured the usual ups and downs that come with being a teenage defenseman in the NHL for the first time.

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Brad Marchand/By S. Bradley

Is Brad Marchand one of the elite goal scorers in the NHL?

That’s a question that’s been floating around during the Bruins’ 2013 season, which hit the halfway point Tuesday night after a loss in Pittsburgh.

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Penguins marched past Bruins

For the fourth time this season the Bruins took a lead into the third period and lost.

This time they led 2-0 with less than seven minutes to go when the Pittsburgh Penguins exploded for three goals and a regulation victory that kept Boston from taking over first place in the Eastern Conference.

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Krejci scored the GWG

The Bruins have done everything short of taking over the capitol building to prove they own Ottawa.

With their 3-2 shootout win against the Senators Monday night, the Bruins ran their winning streak in Canada’s capital to 10 games dating back to April 2009.

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Shawn Thornton/Photo By S. Bradley

You’ve heard about getting all dressed up but having no place to go.

Well, there are nights out on the ice when Shawn Thornton’s temper gets pushed over the edge, but he has no one to go – in a fight that is.

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Nathan Horton/Photo By S. Bradley

WILMINGTON, Mass. — Although he eventually got onto the ice for his spin with the Stanley Cup in 2011, Nathan Horton famously didn’t play the second half of the Bruins’ series with Vancouver due to a concussion.

Last season, he didn’t get any postseason run because of the concussion that felled him in January against Philadelphia.

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Rich Peverley has to play better/By S. Bradley

BOSTON — Just after the Bruins’ morning skate ended with Chris Bourque staying on the ice along with perennial healthy scratches Lane MacDermid and Aaron Johnson, TSN reporter Bob McKenzie broke the news that the Bruins had placed Bourque on waivers.

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The NHL today announced the cancellation of all preseason games through Sept. 30.

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Milan Lucic/Photo by S. Bradley

At 11:59 P.M. Saturday it’s widely expected that the NHL will enter into a lockout when the collective bargaining agreement expires.

But that didn’t stop the Bruins from handing out one more giant contract extension to one of their key players who they’ve decided will be part of their foundation going forward.

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Torey Krug/Photo by D. Hickling

Instead of reporting to training camp with the Boston Bruins in an attempt to supplant a veteran from a roster spot, several top prospects and journeymen players will instead report to Providence’s camp once the lockout, in all likelihood, begins late Saturday night.

Twenty-three players, including four that cleared waivers, were assigned to the P-Bruins today.

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Tyler Seguin/Photo by S. Bradley

It was as an informal deadline that everyone knew the Bruins and Tyler Seguin wanted to avoid during contract negotiations.

With the collective bargaining agreement set to expire Sept. 15, Boston’s No. 2 overall draft pick from 2010 and the team wanted to make sure that they wouldn’t be affected by any new clauses in the forthcoming CBA.

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Seguin/By S. Bradley

BOLTON, Mass. — His fellow 2010 draftees Taylor Hall and Jeff Skinner have done it. His linemate Brad Marchand recently did it.

So it figures that Tyler Seguin signing a contract extension prior to the beginning of the last year of his current deal should be in the offing.

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