This week in Bruins nation

Hello Bruins fans. As you can see by looking at the page I have been slacking with the blog. I have gotten incredibly busy, but no excuses.

It has been a busy week for the Bruins despite it being June. Let us first start with the concrete news.

Shawn Thornton will be back in black and gold for the next two seasons. Thornton signed a two year deal worth slightly over $800,000 per season. This is no surprise that the Bruins would bring back Thornton as they need to keep an enforcer to protect their stars and Thornton is a good locker room guy.

The Bruins also re-signed Dennis Seidenberg to a four-year extension. It's for $13 million, giving him a $3.25 million annual cap hit. This did not come as a surprise for me either as Seidenberg was adament about signing early. If you recall, he did not sign until September last season.

Now, let the rumors start flying!

League sources are saying the Bruins prefer Taylor Hall to Tyler Seguin. The proposed trade is the #2 pick & Blake Wheeler for Edmontons #1.

Another hope is that the #Bruins can dangle their No. 15, No. 32 or No. 45 pick to someone for a goal scoring wing. The Chicago Blackhawks will be looking to deal at least one of their talented wings this off-season, look for Chicago as a possible trade partner.

Finally, multiple sources are saying that the Bruins are looking to trade for the #3 pick held by the Panthers to also acquire a young stud defenseman.

All of the speculation will continue as the NHL draft is less than three weeks away now. Keep coming back to BruinSpace for your updates on all things Bruins all season long.