A very busy day in the hub of hockey...
*Vladimir Sobotka and Martin St. Pierre have been assigned to Providence.
*Milan Lucic (undisclosed injury) will not play tomorrow.
So this would make the move that was made earlier today of sending Sobotka and St. Pierre to Providence strange. Martins Karsums was called up yesterday on an emergency basis and from what I've seen he hasn't been sent back so I'd expect Karsums to play. We'll see someone else called back to play up front on the fourth line. Vlad Sobotka was a guy you had to expect to be sent down. I don't think Claude Julien has been too impressed with his defensive play.
*Marco Sturm will undergo surgery on Tuesday to repair a torn meniscus in his left knee. GM Peter Chiarelli said there is a good likelihood that the ACL will need repair too.
Ok people, some people are saying Sturm could come back come playoff time, but forget about it. If there is anything at all wrong with the ACL that is a minimum of six months out of action. So what do the Bruins do?
Peter Chiarelli said he hasn't looked outside of the organization to fit the bill, filling in for Sturm. Would I expect Chiarelli to try and find some help somewhere? Likely. You could sign Brendan Shanahan for less than a million dollars and not lose anyone in the process, just throwing some old rumors out there.
*Milan Lucic and Blake Wheeler will participate in the inaugural rookies vs. sophomores game during the All-Star weekend.
This is always a fun game to see some of the young studs in the league.
*Patrice Bergeron, making his first public appearance since suffering a concussion on Dec. 20 against Carolina, spoke for approximately 15 minutes in the home dressing room at TD Banknorth Garden this morning.
Patrice had this to say about his thoughts on coming back this year. "I'm very confident I'll play this year," said Bergeron. "It's a matter of when. That's why I don't want to put on a date on it and get disappointed like I was last year in the playoffs. I've learned from that. So yes, I do think I'll be back."
*Although both Bruins goalies, Tim Thomas and Manny Fernandez, can be unrestricted free agents July 1, the Ottawa Sun reports it is believed Boston will keep both instead of trading one before the trading deadline. Thomas, who is popular in the Bruins dressing room, could then be re-signed to a contract extension before he can hit the market, according to the Sun.
It will be real interesting to see what the Bruins do with the goal tending situation. With Tuuka Rask waiting in the wings, how will it play out? We shall soon see.
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