There is one guy up front and one guy on the back line that the Bruins are apparently paying a lot of attention to. 
The forward: Erik Cole
The Erik Cole rumors are apparently hot and heavy. Cole fully expects to leave Edmonton before the deadline and he thinks Boston is a likely destination.
It has even been said that Cole could join the Bruins in the next week. I personally don't see it happening until March, but it looks like the Bruins are very interested.
The Defenseman: Jordan Leopold
The Bruins and Colorado Avalance are in discussions about bringing Jordan Leopold to Boston.
The 28 year old blue liner is in the final year of his contract and with the Avalanche sitting in the basement of the Western Conference standings Leopold is likely on the move.
Leopold is a puck moving, offensive minded Defensemen who could play the point on the Power Play.
From what I'm hearing around the league, both of these players would likely cost a third round draft pick and a mid-level prospect. Those mid-level prospects include Matt Hunwick, Vladimir Sobotka and Matt Lashoff.
From WEEI. com --
The NHLPA grievance hearing for former Bruins winger Glen Murray has been continued once again following another round at the NHLPA home offices in Toronto last wee
k, according to NHLPA Executive Director Paul Kelly.
k, according to NHLPA Executive Director Paul Kelly. The multi-day hearings began in mid-January concerning Murray and a purported ankle injury at the time of his contractual buy-out by the B’s this summer.
The next Murray hearing date has been scheduled for March 12.
“The Murray matter is a multi-day hearing and we are between hearing dates,” wrote Kelly in an email to WEEI. com.“We hope to finish the case and receive a decision in the near future.”
Once the hearings have concluded, an arbitration ruling is expected to come down 7-10 days following the final day of hearings.
Murray was bought out of his contract this summer, but the team was still on the hook for a $1.38 million salary cap hit this season and next per rules of the CBA. The NHL CBA rules prohibit teams from buying out injured players, and Murray’s representation is now claiming that the veteran forward was injured at the time of the buy-out. The team could be on the hook for the $4.15 million owed to Murray in actual salary. A positive ruling for Murray could, however, potentially open up roughly $1.4 million in salary cap space for the Bruins next season.
MONTREAL IN BIG TROUBLE--
Finally, is everyone seeing what is going on in
Montreal? It is crazy up there. The Habs have lost 10 of 13 games and have told Alex Kovalev to go away for the next two games. Rumors started to swirl late this afternoon that Kovalev may not play for Montreal for the rest of the season and he blames it on the "kids" on the team.
Finally, is everyone seeing what is going on in
Montreal? It is crazy up there. The Habs have lost 10 of 13 games and have told Alex Kovalev to go away for the next two games. Rumors started to swirl late this afternoon that Kovalev may not play for Montreal for the rest of the season and he blames it on the "kids" on the team.The Canadiens are currently in sixth place in the Eastern Conference but only sit one point up on eight place Buffalo.This is the team that was expected to make a cup run in their centennial season; wa-ha-at happened?
If you're a Bruins fan you have to love seeing a little trouble north of the border. Wouldn't it be something if the Habs fell to eighth place and it set up a first round match-up with Montreal. Ah, the theater.
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