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Could the Bruins just go with what they've got?...

UNIONDALE -- The Bruins might have panicked just a little bit after the loss of Dennis Seidenberg. Some wondered whether the Bruins were capable of surviving without such an underrated blueliner. A little time has now passed since Seidenberg blew out his right knee on Dec. 27, and things have settled down nicely for the Black and Gold. A lot of that has to do with the play of Matt Bartkowski, who has...

No one has said it yet, but the Flyers must be thinking about it. A few more days and then its off to the West Coast, where the Flyers will embark on their final somewhat lengthy road trip -- six days -- to visit Anaheim, Los Angeles and San Jose. The last impression the Flyers want to leave on fans as they head out of town is that theyre incapable of playing competitively against top teams in the...

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* A look at whats causing Seth Jones to struggle in his rookie season after a hot start to his first campaign with the Nashville Predators.* Larry Brooks gives the NHL a pat on the back for getting something right with the Stadium Series in Los Angeles and New York.* The Ottawa Senators are looking to deal, and theyre looking for a winger capable of scoring a few goals.* Eric Duhatschek asks if we...

The Columbus Blue Jackets won a franchise-record eight straight games and are one of the hottest teams in the NHL. So what has that done for fantasy owners and what is expected for the Blue Jackets as they continue their first year in the Eastern Conference?...

The Florida Panthers announced on Monday that Marco Sturm has retired, roughly two years after everyone else thought he had. Turns out Sturm has been with the Cologne Sharks of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga, after failing to latch onto an NHL teams following last season’s lockout. Previously, he played with the San Jose Sharks, Boston Bruins, Los Angeles Kings, Washington Capitals, Vancouver Canucks...

UNIONDALE -- Chris Kelly took part in the Monday morning skate on Long Island, but Bruins coach Claude Julien told reporters that Kelly wont be making his return to the lineup against the Islanders. It makes sense given that the Bruins are in a back-to-back situation with the Isles on Monday night, and a tilt at home against Tim Thomas and the Florida Panthers on Tuesday in Boston....

UNIONDALE, NY -- The Bruins held an optional morning skate at Nassau Coliseum on Monday morning, and both Milan Lucic and Jarome Iginla stayed off the ice while the rest of the Bs got the blood flowing with a 30-minute skate....

One of the most prolific German players in NHL history is calling it a day. Marco Sturm has announced his retirement, via German news outlet Eishockey News. The announcement caps off a 15-year NHL career that went through San Jose, Boston, Los Angeles, Washington, Vancouver and Florida. The Sharks first-round pick (21st overall) at the 1996 NHL Entry Draft, Sturm spent the first seven years of his...

What does the NHL’s television audience look like? Golden Globe hosts, actually: Rich, white and increasingly female. Paulsen of Sports Media Watch just completed a multi-part demographic study of sports television audiences, including that of the National Hockey League. They were based on 2013 sports viewership, which means the NHL conclusions are based on the Chicago Blackhawks and the Boston Bruins...

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UNIONDALE, NY -- A month ago it looked like Chad Johnson might be on the ropes with the Bruins. He was going through a tough stretch where he let up four goals in a loss to the Sabres, and then the Bruins brought Swedish rookie Niklas Svedberg up from Providence to take one of his scheduled starts. I think thats why the Bruins are so good....

UNIONDALE, NY -- The Islanders have consistently manhandled the Bruins this season, winning a pair of regular-season meetings with Boston. They have outscored the Bs by an 8-4 margin in the two contests, but the circumstances behind the two Boston defeats were vastly different: Thomas Vanek and John Tavares dominated offensively in a 3-1 win at Nassau Coliseum that was Dougie Hamiltons worst game of...

New York Islanders defenseman Lubomir Visnovsky is scheduled to be back in the lineup for Monday's game against the Boston Bruins after missing more than three months with a concussion....

The Detroit Red Wings activated goaltender Jimmy Howard from injured reserve Monday....

It looks like he'll be eased back into the lineup....

s NHL games ... 1. P.A. Scratched. Whoa now ... P.A. Parteneau is a healthy scratch for Colorado? From Dater: "The return of Alex Tanguay, who will play Monday, creates a fuller bench than Roy has had in a while. That, and Parenteau may need to regain a bit more strength in his knee after having only recently returned after missing three weeks with an injury to it." 2. Vancouver's Punching Bag. Via...

The New York Islanders got good news before facing the Boston Bruins as top goalie Evgeni Nabokov and defenseman Lubomir Visnovsky were both activated from the injured list. Nabokov was tabbed to be the backup to Kevin Poulin on Monday night, but Visnovsky was in the lineup for the first time since Oct. 19 when he sustained a concussion against Carolina. Nabokov is returning from his second groin injury...

UNIONDALE, NY The Bruins opted not to mess with a lineup combination that was working, and kept Ryan Spooner out of the lineup in favor of Jordan Caron among their top 12 forwards. Spooner was out on the ice with Zach Trotman and Chris Kelly after the regulars came off the ice at Mondays optional morning skate, and Claude Julien made sure to never say he was in the lineup when speaking with the media...