|
|
| Tim Thomas injured his groin while playing at the Worlds for the United States and has been sent home, according to the Associated Press. |
|
|
|
| Tim Thomas earned his second victory for Team USA, while counterpart Robert Kristan was phenomenal for the second game in a row. |
|
|
|
| When the Bruins invited Glen Metropolit to their training camp last September, they were impressed enough with his play to ink him to a one-year contract. After garnering a career high of 33 points, the Bruins apparently want him back. The Boston Globe is reporting the Bruins have given the veteran journeyman a contract offer that he is considering. He made $500,000 last year. |
|
|
|
| Phil Kessel had a hat trick in Team USA's 5-1 win over Slovenia on Sunday, the AP reports. |
|
|
|
| Dennis Wideman will undergo hernia surgery sometime next week, according to the Boston Globe. Doctors expect it will be a routine procedure to repair an injury that Wideman sustained about a quarter of the way through the season. The Bruins' 25-year old enforcer becomes a restricted free agent on July 1, and is due for a considerable raise over his 2007-08 earnings of $600,000 |
|
|
|
| Zdeno Chara did in fact undergo the knife to fix his injured shoulder, according to the Boston Globe. Chara should be able to return for the start of training camp. |
|
|
|