2011–12 Boston Bruins season

2011–12 Boston Bruins
Division	1st Northeast
Conference	1st Eastern
2011–12 record	23–9–1 (47 pts.)
Home record	13–6–1
Road record	10–3–0
Goals for	119
Goals against	63
Team information
General Manager	Peter Chiarelli
Coach	Claude Julien
Captain	Zdeno Chara
Alternate captains	Patrice Bergeron Andrew Ference Chris Kelly
Arena	TD Garden
Average attendance	17,565 (100%) Total: 351,300 (20 games)
Team leaders
Goals	Brad Marchand (15)
Assists	Patrice Bergeron (21)
Points	Tyler Seguin (31)
Penalties in minutes	Milan Lucic (63)
Plus/minus	Tyler Seguin (+26)
Wins	Tim Thomas (16)
Goals against average	Tuukka Rask (1.66)
<2010–11

The 2011–12 Boston Bruins season will be the 88th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on November 4, 1924.^[1] The Bruins will enter the 2011-12 season as the defending Stanley Cup Champions.

Contents 1 Off-Season 2 Regular season 3 Playoffs 4 Standings 5 Schedule and results 5.1 Pre-season 5.2 Regular season 6 Player stats 6.1 Skaters 6.2 Goaltenders 7 Awards and records 7.1 Awards 7.2 Milestones 8 Roster 9 Transactions 9.1 Trades 9.2 Free agents signed 9.3 Free agents lost 9.4 Claimed via Waivers 9.5 Lost via Waivers 9.6 Lost via Retirement 9.7 Player signings 10 Draft picks 11 See also 12 References

Off-Season

Regular season

The Bruins' opened the regular season with a home loss to the Philadelphia Flyers, whom they had swept swept in round two of the 2011 Stanley Cup playoffs just five months earlier. They recorded their first regular season success against the Tampa Bay Lightning on October 8, a 4–1 home victory against their 2011 Conference Final opponents. The Bruin's closed out the month of October with a home-and-home series defeat at the hands of their bitter rivals, the Montreal Canadiens, on route to the worst start by a defending champion since the current playoff platform was adopted in 1994.^[2][3] The back-to-back losses at the hands of their hated rivals proved the catalyst to a resurgence that saw the team secure at least a point in every game through November, the first time the franchise went undefeated in regulation for an entire calendar month since January 1969.^[4] During this run, defending Vezina Trophy winner Tim Thomas posted a 9–0–0 record and earned First Star honors for the month.^[5]

Playoffs

The Bruins will attempt to defend their Stanley Cup championship and qualify for the playoffs for the fifth consecutive season. The Hockey News predicts that the Bruins will win the Division, placing third in the conference and qualify for the playoffs.^[6]

Standings

Northeast Division[7] GP W L OTL ROW GF GA Pts 1 Boston Bruins 35 24 10 1 21 123 68 49 2 Ottawa Senators 40 20 15 5 16 123 135 45 3 Toronto Maple Leafs 38 18 15 5 15 118 125 41 4 Buffalo Sabres 38 17 17 4 15 100 112 38 5 Montreal Canadiens 39 14 18 7 13 99 110 35

After games of January 2, 2012

Eastern Conference[7] R Div GP W L OTL ROW GF GA Pts 1 New York Rangers * AT 37 24 9 4 23 110 79 52 2 Boston Bruins * NE 35 24 10 1 21 123 68 49 3 Florida Panthers * SE 39 20 12 7 18 103 107 47 4 Philadelphia Flyers AT 37 22 11 4 22 125 109 48 5 Pittsburgh Penguins AT 38 21 13 4 18 121 100 46 6 Ottawa Senators NE 40 20 15 5 16 123 135 45 7 Washington Capitals SE 38 21 15 2 20 114 110 44 8 New Jersey Devils AT 38 21 15 2 13 105 108 44 8.5 9 Winnipeg Jets SE 38 19 14 5 18 104 107 43 10 Toronto Maple Leafs NE 39 19 16 5 15 125 128 43 11 Buffalo Sabres NE 39 18 17 4 16 104 115 40 12 Tampa Bay Lightning SE 38 17 18 3 15 107 129 37 13 Montreal Canadiens NE 39 14 18 7 13 99 110 35 14 New York Islanders AT 37 14 17 6 11 88 116 34 15 Carolina Hurricanes SE 41 13 21 7 13 106 139 33

Divisions: AT - Atlantic, NE - Northeast, SE - Southeast ROW: Total of games won in regulation or overtime, not shootout.

* – Division leader
After games on January 3, 2012.

Schedule and results

Pre-season

2011 Pre-season
Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Record	Recap
September 21	Boston Bruins	1 – 2	Ottawa Senators	OT	Tuukka Rask	0–0–1	[1]
September 23	New York Islanders	3 – 6	Boston Bruins		Tim Thomas	1–0–1	[2]
September 25	Montreal Canadiens	3 – 7	Boston Bruins1		Anton Khudobin	2–0–1	[3]
September 26	Boston Bruins	2 – 1	Montreal Canadiens		Tuukka Rask	3–0–1	[4]
September 29	Ottawa Senators	2 – 1	Boston Bruins		Tim Thomas	3–1–1	[5]
October 1	Boston Bruins	3 – 2	New York Islanders2		Tim Thomas	4–1–1	[6]
^ Match played at Halifax Metro Centre in Halifax, Nova Scotia. ^ Match played at Webster Bank Arena in Bridgeport, Connecticut.

Regular season

2011–12 Game Log
October: 3–7–0 (Home: 2–5–0; Road: 1–2–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 1 October 6 Philadelphia Flyers 2 – 1 Boston Bruins Thomas 17,565 0–1–0 0 [7] 2 October 8 Tampa Bay Lightning 1 – 4 Boston Bruins Thomas 17,565 1–1–0 2 [8] 3 October 10 Colorado Avalanche 1 – 0 Boston Bruins Rask 17,565 1–2–0 2 [9] 4 October 12 Boston Bruins 2 – 3 Carolina Hurricanes Thomas 16,483 1–3–0 2 [10] 5 October 15 Boston Bruins 3 – 2 Chicago Blackhawks SO Thomas 22,073 2–3–0 4 [11] 6 October 18 Carolina Hurricanes 4 – 1 Boston Bruins Rask 17,565 2–4–0 4 [12] 7 October 20 Toronto Maple Leafs 2 – 6 Boston Bruins Thomas 17,565 3–4–0 6 [13] 8 October 22 San Jose Sharks 4 – 2 Boston Bruins Thomas 17,565 3–5–0 6 [14] 9 October 27 Montreal Canadiens 2 – 1 Boston Bruins Thomas 17,565 3–6–0 6 [15] 10 October 29 Boston Bruins 2 – 4 Montreal Canadiens Rask 21,273 3–7–0 6 [16]
November: 12–0–1 (Home: 7–0–1; Road: 5–0–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 11 November 1 Ottawa Senators 3 – 5 Boston Bruins Thomas 17,565 4–7–0 8 [17] 12 November 5 Boston Bruins 7 – 0 Toronto Maple Leafs Thomas 19,497 5–7–0 10 [18] 13 November 7 New York Islanders 2 – 6 Boston Bruins Rask 17,565 6–7–0 12 [19] 14 November 10 Edmonton Oilers 3 – 6 Boston Bruins Rask 17,565 7–7–0 14 [20] 15 November 12 Buffalo Sabres 2 – 6 Boston Bruins Thomas 17,565 8–7–0 16 [21] 16 November 15 New Jersey Devils 3 – 4 Boston Bruins Thomas 17,565 9–7–0 18 [22] 17 November 17 Columbus Blue Jackets 1 – 2 Boston Bruins SO Rask 17,565 10–7–0 20 [23] 18 November 19 Boston Bruins 6 – 0 New York Islanders Thomas 16,011 11–7–0 22 [24] 19 November 21 Boston Bruins 1 – 0 Montreal Canadiens Thomas 21,273 12–7–0 24 [25] 20 November 23 Boston Bruins 4 – 3 Buffalo Sabres SO Thomas 18,690 13–7–0 26 [26] 21 November 25 Detroit Red Wings 3 – 2 Boston Bruins SO Rask 17,565 13–7–1 27 [27] 22 November 26 Winnipeg Jets 2 – 4 Boston Bruins Thomas 17,565 14–7–1 29 [28] 23 November 30 Boston Bruins 6 – 3 Toronto Maple Leafs Thomas 19,643 15–7–1 31 [29]
December: 9–3–0 (Home: 4–1–0; Road: 5–2–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 24 December 3 Toronto Maple Leafs 1 – 4 Boston Bruins Rask 17,565 16–7–1 33 [30] 25 December 5 Boston Bruins 3 – 1 Pittsburgh Penguins Thomas 18,585 17–7–1 35 [31] 26 December 6 Boston Bruins 1 – 2 Winnipeg Jets Rask 15,004 17–8–1 35 [32] 27 December 8 Florida Panthers 2 – 0 Boston Bruins Thomas 17,565 17–9–1 35 [33] 28 December 10 Boston Bruins 5 – 3 Columbus Blue Jackets Rask 18,175 18–9–1 37 [34] 29 December 13 Los Angeles Kings 0 – 3 Boston Bruins Rask 17,565 19–9–1 39 [35] 30 December 14 Boston Bruins 5 – 2 Ottawa Senators Thomas 18,088 20–9–1 41 [36] 31 December 17 Boston Bruins 6 – 0 Philadelphia Flyers Thomas 19,948 21–9–1 43 [37] 32 December 19 Montreal Canadiens 2 – 3 Boston Bruins Thomas 17,565 22–9–1 45 [38] 33 December 23 Florida Panthers 0 – 8 Boston Bruins Rask 17,565 23–9–1 47 [39] 34 December 28 Boston Bruins 2 – 1 Phoenix Coyotes OT Rask 17,459 24–9–1 49 [40] 35 December 31 Boston Bruins 1 – 4 Dallas Stars Thomas 18,532 24–10–1 49 [41]
January: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0; Road: 0–0–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 36 January 4 Boston Bruins – New Jersey Devils 37 January 5 Calgary Flames – Boston Bruins 38 January 7 Vancouver Canucks – Boston Bruins 39 January 10 Winnipeg Jets – Boston Bruins 40 January 12 Montreal Canadiens – Boston Bruins 41 January 14 Boston Bruins – Carolina Hurricanes 42 January 16 Boston Bruins – Florida Panthers 43 January 17 Boston Bruins – Tampa Bay Lightning 44 January 19 Boston Bruins – New Jersey Devils 45 January 21 New York Rangers – Boston Bruins 46 January 22 Boston Bruins – Philadelphia Flyers 47 January 24 Boston Bruins – Washington Capitals 48 January 31 Ottawa Senators – Boston Bruins
February: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0; Road: 0–0–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 49 February 2 Carolina Hurricanes – Boston Bruins 50 February 4 Pittsburgh Penguins – Boston Bruins 51 February 5 Boston Bruins – Washington Capitals 52 February 8 Boston Bruins – Buffalo Sabres 53 February 11 Nashville Predators – Boston Bruins 54 February 14 New York Rangers – Boston Bruinss 55 February 15 Boston Bruins – Montreal Canadiens 56 February 17 Boston Bruins – Winnipeg Jets 57 February 19 Boston Bruins – Minnesota Wild 58 February 22 Boston Bruins – St. Louis Blues 59 February 24 Boston Bruins – Buffalo Sabres 60 February 25 Boston Bruins – Ottawa Senators 61 February 28 Ottawa Senators – Boston Bruins
March: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0; Road: 0–0–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 62 March 1 New Jersey Devils – Boston Bruins 63 March 3 New York Islanders – Boston Bruins 64 March 4 Boston Bruins – New York Rangers 65 March 6 Boston Bruins – Toronto Maple Leafs 66 March 8 Buffalo Sabres – Boston Bruins 67 March 10 Washington Capitals – Boston Bruins 68 March 11 Boston Bruins – Pittsburgh Penguins 69 March 13 Boston Bruins – Tampa Bay Lightning 70 March 15 Boston bruins – Florida Panthers 71 March 17 Philadelphia Flyers – Boston Bruins 72 March 19 Toronto Maple Leafs – Boston Bruins 73 March 22 Boston Bruins – San Jose Sharks 74 March 24 Boston Bruins – Los Angeles Kings 75 March 25 Boston Bruins – Anaheim Ducks 76 March 27 Tampa Bay Lightning – Boston Bruins 77 March 29 Washington Capitals – Boston Bruins 78 March 31 Boston Bruins – New York Islanders
April: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0; Road: 0–0–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 79 April 1 Boston Bruins – New York Rangers 80 April 3 Pittsburgh Penguins – Boston Bruins 81 April 5 Boston Bruins – Ottawa Senators 82 April 7 Buffalo Sabres – Boston Bruins Legend:       Win (2 points)       Loss (0 points)       Overtime/Shootout Loss (1 point)

Player stats

Skaters

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = Plus-minus; PIM = Penalty minutes

Regular season[8] Player GP G A Pts +/- PIM Seguin, TylerTyler Seguin 32 14 17 31 26 10 Marchand, BradBrad Marchand 33 15 14 29 25 58 Bergeron, PatricePatrice Bergeron 33 7 21 28 21 12 Peverley, RichRich Peverley 30 6 19 25 12 14 Lucic, MilanMilan Lucic 32 12 13 25 5 63 Chara, ZdenoZdeno Chara 31 7 16 23 21 47 Horton, NathanNathan Horton 33 9 12 21 -1 41 Krejci, DavidDavid Krejci 30 6 14 20 -3 16 Kelly, ChrisChris Kelly 33 12 8 20 20 15 Corvo, JoeJoe Corvo 33 2 14 16 13 11 Ference, AndrewAndrew Ference 31 2 12 14 11 12 Seidenberg, DennisDennis Seidenberg 33 1 8 9 10 18 Campbell, GregoryGregory Campbell 30 3 6 9 7 39 Pouliot, BenoitBenoit Pouliot 28 7 2 9 10 20 Paille, DanielDaniel Paille 29 6 2 8 4 0 Boychuk, JohnnyJohnny Boychuk 32 3 4 7 15 36 Thornton, ShawnShawn Thornton 33 2 4 6 0 54 McQuaid, AdamAdam McQuaid 28 1 3 4 11 30 Caron, JordanJordan Caron 13 1 2 3 0 4 Hamill, ZachZach Hamill 7 0 2 2 5 4 Kampfer, StevenSteven Kampfer 7 0 1 1 6 4 Bartkowski, MattMatt Bartkowski 3 0 0 0 -2 0 Rask, TuukkaTuukka Rask(G) 12 0 0 0 — 2 Team Totals 33 116 194 310 +44[9] 514[10] †Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Bruins. Stats reflect time with the Bruins only. ‡Denotes player was traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with the Bruins only. (G)Denotes goaltender. Team PIM totals include bench infractions.

Goaltenders

Note: GPI = Games Played In; MIN = Minutes played; GAA = Goals Against Average; W = Wins; L = Losses; OT = Overtime/Shootout Losses; SO = Shutouts; SA = Shots Against; GA = Goals Against; SV% = Save Percentage

Regular season[8] Player GPI MIN GAA W L OT SO SA GA SV% Thomas, TimTim Thomas 23 1304 1.84 16 5 0 4 698 40 .943 Rask, TuukkaTuukka Rask 12 686 1.66 7 4 1 2 342 19 .944 Combined — 1990 1.78 23 9 1 6 1040 59 .943 Awards and records Awards Player Award Notes Tyler Seguin[11] NHL First Star of the Week November 14, 2011 Tim Thomas[12] NHL First Star of the Month November 2011 Brad Marchand[13] NHL First Star of the Week December 26, 2011 Milestones Regular Season Player Milestone Reached David Krejci 300th Career NHL Game October 8, 2011 Brad Marchand 100th Career NHL Game October 10, 2011 Chris Kelly 500th Career NHL Game November 7, 2011 Adam McQuaid 100th Career NHL Game November 21, 2011 Milan Lucic 300th Career NHL Game November 26, 2011 Rich Peverley 100th Career NHL Assist November 26, 2011 Benoit Pouliot 200th Career NHL Game November 26, 2011 Rich Peverley 300th Career NHL Game December 6, 2011 Tyler Seguin 100th Career NHL Game December 8, 2011 Milan Lucic 100th Career NHL Assist December 10, 2011 Chris Kelly 200th Career NHL Point December 14, 2011 Shawn Thornton 400th Career NHL Game December 17, 2011 Joe Corvo 600th Career NHL Game December 19, 2011 Roster Updated December 16, 2011.[14] # Nat Player Pos S/G Age Acquired Birthplace 37 Canada ! Bergeron, PatricePatrice Bergeron (A) 4.0 !C R 26 2003 L'Ancienne-Lorette, Quebec 55 Canada ! Boychuk, JohnnyJohnny Boychuk 2.0 !D R 27 2008 Edmonton, Alberta 11 Canada ! Campbell, GregoryGregory Campbell 4.0 !C L 28 2010 London, Ontario 38 Canada ! Caron, JordanJordan Caron 7.0 !RW L 21 2009 Sayabec, Quebec 33 Slovakia ! Chara, ZdenoZdeno Chara (C) 2.0 !D L 35 2006 Trenčín, Czechoslovakia 14 United States ! Corvo, JoeJoe Corvo 2.0 !D R 34 2011 Oak Park, Illinois 21 Canada ! Ference, AndrewAndrew Ference (A) 2.0 !D L 33 2007 Edmonton, Alberta 52 Canada ! Hamill, ZachZach Hamill 4.0 !C R 23 2007 Vancouver, British Columbia 18 Canada ! Horton, NathanNathan Horton 7.0 !RW R 26 2010 Welland, Ontario 47 United States ! Kampfer, StevenSteven Kampfer 2.0 !D R 23 2010 Ann Arbor, Michigan 23 Canada ! Kelly, ChrisChris Kelly (A) 4.0 !C L 31 2011 Toronto, Ontario 46 Czech Republic ! Krejci, DavidDavid Krejci 4.0 !C R 25 2004 Šternberk, Czechoslovakia 17 Canada ! Lucic, MilanMilan Lucic 6.0 !LW L 23 2006 Vancouver, British Columbia 63 Canada ! Marchand, BradBrad Marchand 6.0 !LW L 23 2006 Halifax, Nova Scotia 54 Canada ! McQuaid, AdamAdam McQuaid 2.0 !D R 25 2007 Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island 20 Canada ! Paille, DanielDaniel Paille 6.0 !LW L 27 2009 Welland, Ontario 49 Canada ! Peverley, RichRich Peverley 4.3 !C/RW R 29 2011 Guelph, Ontario 67 Canada ! Pouliot, BenoitBenoit Pouliot 6.0 !LW L 25 2011 Alfred, Ontario 40 Finland ! Rask, TuukkaTuukka Rask 1.0 !G L 25 2006 Savonlinna, Finland 91 Canada ! Savard, MarcMarc Savard  4.0 !C L 34 2006 Ottawa, Ontario 19 Canada ! Seguin, TylerTyler Seguin 7.2 !RW/C R 20 2010 Brampton, Ontario 44 Germany ! Seidenberg, DennisDennis Seidenberg 2.0 !D L 30 2010 Villingen-Schwenningen, West Germany 30 United States ! Thomas, TimTim Thomas 1.0 !G L 37 2002 Flint, Michigan 22 Canada ! Thornton, ShawnShawn Thornton 7.0 !RW R 34 2007 Oshawa, Ontario Transactions The Bruins have been involved in the following transactions during the 2011–12 season, or the off-season between the previous season and this season. Trades July 5, 2011[15] To Carolina Hurricanes: 4th-round pick in 2012 To Boston: Joe Corvo Free agents signed Player Former team Contract terms Benoit Pouliot[16] Montreal Canadiens 1 year, $1.1 million Josh Hennessy[17] HC Lugano 1 year, $600,000 Jamie Tardif[17] Grand Rapids Griffins 2 years, $1.2 million Free agents lost Player New team Contract terms Michael Ryder[18] Dallas Stars 2 years, $7 million Boris Valabik[19] Pittsburgh Penguins 1 year, $550,000 Tomas Kaberle[20] Carolina Hurricanes 3 years, $12.75 million David Laliberte[21] EHC Wolfsburg 1 year Claimed via Waivers Player Former team Date claimed off waivers Lost via Waivers Player New team Date claimed off waivers Lost via Retirement Player Mark Recchi[22] Player signings Player Date Contract terms Anton Khudobin[16] July 1, 2011 2 years, $1.75 million Trent Whitfield[16] July 1, 2011 2 years, $1.15 million Adam McQuaid[23] July 14, 2011 3 years, $4.7 million Craig Cunningham[23] July 14, 2011 3 years, $1.845 million entry-level contract Zach McKelvie[23] July 14, 2011 1 year, $600,000 Stefan Chaput[24] July 20, 2011 1 year, $577,500 Jared Knight[24] July 20, 2011 3 years, $2.17 million entry-level contract Ryan Spooner[24] July 20, 2011 3 years, $2.17 million entry-level contract Andrew Bodnarchuk[25] September 9, 2011 1 year, $635,250 Brad Marchand[26] September 14, 2011 2 years, $5 million Rich Peverley[27] October 11, 2011 3 years, $9.75 million contract extension David Krejci[28] December 1, 2011 3 years, $15.75 million contract extension Dougie Hamilton[29] December 8, 2011 3 years, $2.775 million entry-level contract Draft picks Boston's picks at the 2011 NHL Entry Draft in St. Paul, Minnesota. Round # Player Position Nationality College/junior/club team (league) 1 9a Dougie Hamilton Defense  Canada Niagara IceDogs (Ontario Hockey League) 2 40b Alexander Khokhlachev Left Wing  Russia Windsor Spitfires (Ontario Hockey League) 3 81c Anthony Camara Left Wing  Canada Saginaw Spirit (Ontario Hockey League) 4 121 Brian Ferlin Right Wing  United States Indiana Ice (United States Hockey League) 5 151 Rob O'Gara Defense  United States Milton Academy (Massachusetts) 6 181 Lars Volden Goaltender  Norway Espoo Blues (SM-liiga) Notes on draft picks ^a Boston acquired this pick as part of a trade on September 18, 2009 that sent Phil Kessel to Toronto.[30] ^b Boston acquired this pick as part of a trade on October 18, 2009 that sent Chuck Kobasew to Minnesota in exchange for Craig Weller and Alexander Fallstrom.[31] ^c Boston acquired this pick as the result of a trade on March 3, 2010 that sent Derek Morris to Phoenix.[32] The Bruins' first-round pick, 30th overall, was traded to Toronto as a result of the trade that sent Tomas Kaberle to Boston.[33] The Bruins' second-round pick, 61st overall, went to Ottawa as the result of the trade that sent Chris Kelly to Boston.[34] The Bruins' third-round pick, 91st overall, went to Florida as the result of the trade that sent Nathan Horton and Gregory Campbell to Boston.[35] The Bruins' seventh-round pick, 211th overall, went to Chicago as the result of the trade that sent a seventh-round pick in 2010 to Boston.[36] See also 2011–12 NHL season References ^ National Hockey League (2010). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book/2011. Triumph Books. p. 23. ISBN 978-1-60078-422-4.  ^ Deals next for sinking B's? ^ Bruins experiencing historic 'Stanley Cup hangover' ^ Bruins and Wild had memorable Novembers ^ Tim Thomas, Jonathan Toews and Joffrey Lupul are NHL's three stars for November ^ "NHL Season Preview: Northeast Division". The Hockey News. October 5, 2011. http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/42145-NHL-Season-Preview-Northeast-Division.html?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=thn_daily_20111006. Retrieved October 6, 2011.  ^ a b "2011–2012 Division Standings". National Hockey League. http://www.nhl.com/ice/standings.htm?type=DIV#&navid=nav-stn-div. 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Retrieved November 21, 2011.  ^ Bruins Acquire Corvo ^ a b c B's Sign Pouliot, Khudobin, Whitfield ^ a b B's Sign Tardiff and Hennessy ^ Dallas Stars Agree To Terms With Six Players On First Day Of Free Agency ^ Penguins Sign Defenseman Boris Valabik ^ Hurricanes Agree to Terms with Tomas Kaberle ^ "EHC Wolfsburg bound winger David Laliberté" (in German). EHC Wolfsburg. 2011-07-07. http://www.hamburg-freezers.de/index.php?link=http://www.ehc-wolfsburg.de/nachricht815.html. Retrieved 2011-07-07.  ^ Pepin, Matt. "Report: Mark Recchi announces retirement". Boston Globe. http://www.boston.com/sports/hockey/bruins/extras/bruins_blog/. Retrieved 16 June 2011.  ^ a b c Bruins Sign McQuaid to Extension ^ a b c B's Sign Chaput, Knight & Spooner ^ Bodnarchuk Signs Extension ^ Bruins Sign Brad Marchand ^ B's Sign Peverley to 3-year Extension ^ B's Sign Krejci to a Three-Year Contract Extension ^ B's Sign Dougie Hamilton to Entry-Level Contract ^ "Kessel traded to Maple Leafs". http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=291601.  ^ Minnesota acquires Kobasew from Bruins ^ "Coyotes Acquire Morris From Boston". Phoenix Coyotes. 3 March 2010. http://coyotes.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=519818.  ^ "Bruins Acquire Kaberle from Toronto". Boston Bruins. http://bruins.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=553271. Retrieved 18 February 2011.  ^ "Bruins acquire Chris Kelly from Sens". National Hockey League. http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=552902. Retrieved 15 February 2011.  ^ "Cats deal Horton, Campbell to B's for Wideman, picks". National Hockey League. http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=532324. Retrieved 22 June 2010.  ^ "Trades announced at the NHL Entry Draft on Day 2". National Hockey League. http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=532973. 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