Bruins sign Boychuk to one-year deal, Gaborik moving to Broadway

*Boston Bruins General Manager Peter Chiarelli announced today that the club has signed defenseman Johnny Boychuk to a one-year contract. Per club policy, terms of the deal will not be disclosed.

My Take: As I said at the end of the season, Boychuk will likely be the Bruins seventh defenseman come October. He will be the guy to fill in when one of the Bruins top six, of Chara, Wideman, Ward, Ference, Stuart and Hunwick (assuming he gets re-signed) need a blow or are injured.

*Marian Gaborik has signed with the New York Rangers this evening, according to multiple reports. Gaborik's deal is a five-year deal worth $37.5 million,

with an annual cap hit of $7.5 million.

My Take: Gaborik is a great talent, but he is often hurt. If Gaborik gets hurt in New York, look out. He is now making cornerstone of the franchise type money and will soon realize the pressure that comes with that in New York. Gaborik, however, is the offensive talent that New York has been looking for, for a while, since Jaromir Jagr's first years with the Rangers.