not sure if i agree with the assessment but
"Well, if you can’t beat’em, join’em, apparently.

The Bruins had a need on right wing, with the losses of Nathan Horton and Jagr (one assumes) to free agency. Daniel Alfredsson had been a possibility before he signed with the Detroit Red Wings.

Instead, it’s Iginla that finally joins the Bruins, potentially has the top line winger.

Oh, and the best part: Chiarelli somehow convinced him to make the contract performance based. According to Pierre LeBrun of ESPN, Iginla has a $1.8 million base salary, $3.7 million games played bonus, $500,000 goal scoring/team playoff performance for a total of $6 million.

That’s genius."
http://sports.yahoo.com/b...erfeed&utm_medium=twitter

need to find out the details

not so sure i see kelly playing wing..but that will sort itself out
- Toad in Nj

I think that yeti and kelly switched during the season. Kelly played LW i'm pretty sure.

http://www.hockeysfuture....om/prospects/matt_fraser/

http://www.hockeysfuture.com/prospects/joe_morrow/

http://www.hockeysfuture....m/prospects/reilly_smith/

Sounds like Morrow and Smith in PRO for sure.

Fraser, Spooner, Caron, Camper all competing for 3rd line spot or maybe Paille moves up. Need some right handed shots.

Boston, MA - Boston Bruins General Manager Peter Chiarelli announced today, July 5, that the club has signed forward Jarome Iginla to a one year contract through the 2013-14 season. Iginla’s base salary is worth $1,800,000 and carries incentives of $4,200,000, for an annual cap figure of $6,000,000.

In addition, the Bruins signed goaltender Chad Johnson to a one-year, one-way contract, forward Bobby Robins to a two-year, two-way contract, forward Nick Johnson to a one-year, two-way deal and defenseman Mike Moore to a two-way, one-year contract. Chad Johnson’s salary is worth an annual cap figure of $600,000. Robins salary is worth $600,000 at the NHL level and $100,000 at the AHL level while Nick Johnson’s contract is worth $600,000 at the NHL level and $200,000 at the AHL level. Moore’s contract is worth $550,000 at the NHL level and $150,000 at the AHL level.

Iginla entered the 2012-13 campaign having scored 30+ goals in 11 consecutive seasons and had led the Calgary Flames in scoring for the last 11 seasons, which is an NHL record for leading the same franchise in scoring, before joining the Pittsburgh Penguins via trade on March 28, 2013. He is a two-time Maurice “Rocket” Richard winner (leading NHL goal scorer) and captured the Art Ross Trophy in 2001-02 (Most Valuable). He has twice scored 50 goals in a season, most recently in 2007-08 when he recorded 98 points on 50 goals and 48 assists. He has played in all 82 games during the regular season in each of the last five full NHL seasons.

The 36-year-old has played in 1,232 career games – 1,219 with Calgary and 13 with Pittsburgh – and has registered 530 goals, 576 assists (1,106 points) with 840 penalty minutes in his 16 regular seasons in the NHL. His 530 goals rank 32nd all time (third among active players) and his 1,106 points rank 57th (fifth among active players).

In the postseason, the NHL veteran has skated in 69 playoff games with 32 goals and 29 assists for 61 points. He played in 15 postseason games with the Penguins this season and tallied four goals and eight assists.

Last season, the 6’1’’, 210-pound winger had 14 goals and 19 assists in 44 games (9-13=22 totals with Calgary and 5-6=11 totals with Pittsburgh).

On the international level, Iginla has twice won gold medals for Team Canada in both 2002 and 2010. In 2010, he led the competition in goals with five and had the game-winning assist in the gold medal game against the United States.

Iginla was drafted by the Dallas Stars in the first round (11th overall) of the 1995 NHL Entry Draft. He was traded to the Flames from Dallas with Corey Millen for Joe Nieuwendyk on December 19, 1995. On March 28, 2013 the Calgary Flames traded Iginla to the Pittsburgh Penguins in exchange for Kenneth Agostino, Ben Hanowski and Pittsburgh’s 2013 first round draft pick.

In four regular season games with the Phoenix Coyotes in 2012-13, Chad Johnson posted a 2-0-2 record with a 1.21 goals against average and a .954 save percentage with one shutout.

The 27-year-old netminder saw action in six games with the New York Rangers from 2009-11, posting a 1-2-1 record, giving him a career goals against average of 1.97 and a .929 save percentage. In total, Johnson has played in 10 NHL games and has recorded a 3-2-3 record.

The goaltender appeared in a total of 170 American Hockey League games from 2009-13 with the Hartford Wolfpack, Connecticut Whale and Portland Pirates, compiling a 74-70-12 record. In 2009-10, Johnson set a career-high with 24 wins as a member of Hartford Wolfpack (AHL), where he posted a 2.54 goals against average and a .911 save percentage.

The 6’3’’, 195-pound native of Calgary, Alberta was selected by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the fifth round (125th overall) of the 2006 NHL Entry Draft. The Penguins traded the rights to Johnson to the New York Rangers on June 27, 2009 in exchange for a fifth round pick in the 2009 NHL Entry Draft and Phoenix signed Johnson as a free agent in 2013.

Robins has skated the past two seasons (2011-13) with the Providence Bruins (American Hockey League) and appeared in 107 games, registering six goals and 17 assists for 23 points. In 2012-13, the forward racked up 316 penalty minutes (career high), which led both the P-Bruins and the AHL. The 31-year-old also led Providence in PIM’s in 2011-12, amassing 150 penalty minutes in 33 games.

The 31-year-old Robins has skated in 212 AHL games in his career, recording 17 goals and 28 assists while accruing 610 penalty minutes.

In 12 AHL playoff games with Providence this year, Robins earned a goal and an assist with 69 penalty minutes, which led the league.

The 6’1’’, 220-pound forward is from Peshtigo, Wisconsin and played his collegiate hockey at UMass-Lowell.

Nick Johnson skated in 17 games in 2013 for the Phoenix Coyotes, recording four goals and two assists for six points with a plus-three rating. The 27-year-old forward played in 10 games for Pittsburgh from 2009-11 and 77 games for Minnesota in 2011-12. In total, the winger has accrued 14 goals and 23 assists for 37 points in 104 NHL games.

He appeared in combined 183 AHL games with the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins (169 games) and the Portland Pirates (14 games) from 2007-13, recording 53 goals and 17 assists with 142 penalty minutes.

The 6’1’’, 183-pound native of Calgary, Alberta was drafted by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the third round (67th overall) of the 2004 NHL Entry Draft. He was claimed off waivers by the Minnesota Wild on September 29, 2011 before signing a one-year, two-way contract with Phoenix on July 11, 2012.

Moore joins the Bruins organization after spending the previous year in the Predators system, playing in 50 games for Milwaukee Admirals. The 28-year-old notched five goals and 11 assists for 16 points with Milwaukee, while accumulating 42 penalty minutes. Prior to Nashville, Moore spent four seasons in the San Jose organization, skating in 253 games for the Worcester Sharks from 2007-12, tallying 14 goals and 58 assists while racking up 365 penalty minutes. While with the Sharks, Moore appeared in six NHL games with San Jose, potting one goal with seven PIM’s

The blueliner has skated in 27 AHL postseason games, earning one goal and one assist with 33 penalty minutes.

Moore checks in at 6’1’’ and weighs 206 pounds. The Calgary, Alberta native spent 2004-08 with the Princeton University Tigers before signing with the San Jose Sharks as a free agent on April 8, 2008. On July 3, 2012 the Nashville Predators signed Moore as a free agent.

TRANSACTION: Boston Bruins sign forward Jarome Iginla, goaltender Chad Johnson to a one-year contract, forward Bobby Robins to a two-year two-way contract, forward Nick Johnson to a one-year two-way contract and defenseman Mike Moore to a two-way, one-year contract.

I think that yeti and kelly switched during the season. Kelly played LW i'm pretty sure.

http://www.hockeysfuture....om/prospects/matt_fraser/

http://www.hockeysfuture.com/prospects/joe_morrow/

http://www.hockeysfuture....m/prospects/reilly_smith/

Sounds like Morrow and Smith in PRO for sure.

Fraser, Spooner, Caron, Camper all competing for 3rd line spot or maybe Paille moves up. Need some right handed shots.
- salvadorsanchez

not sure how morrow makes the bruins with krug and hamilton on the team
same goes for bart

not sure if i agree with the assessment but
"Well, if you can’t beat’em, join’em, apparently.

The Bruins had a need on right wing, with the losses of Nathan Horton and Jagr (one assumes) to free agency. Daniel Alfredsson had been a possibility before he signed with the Detroit Red Wings.

Instead, it’s Iginla that finally joins the Bruins, potentially has the top line winger.

Oh, and the best part: Chiarelli somehow convinced him to make the contract performance based. According to Pierre LeBrun of ESPN, Iginla has a $1.8 million base salary, $3.7 million games played bonus, $500,000 goal scoring/team playoff performance for a total of $6 million.

That’s genius."
http://sports.yahoo.com/b...erfeed&utm_medium=twitter

need to find out the details
- Toad in Nj

I'm seeing his games played bonus is only 10 games,but gives Chia the ability to defer that bonus next year when the cap is higher...gives him some ability to sign another player if he wants to...

I think...

this is like the toe in the crease rule, i am not sure if i like it...until further review

Looks like chia probably done. Unless a trade is coming.

What about Anthony Stewart for 3rd line rw or boyes?

not sure how morrow makes the bruins with krug and hamilton on the team
same goes for bart
- Toad in Nj

Nope ... Surplus of D right now.

Trade bait.

@capgeek: Replacing Niklas Svedberg with Chad Johnson, #Bruins now have ~$5.6M in cap space and can make this work w/o LTIR. http://t.co/4geERg8fxj

Well it was an interesting day for sure...seems like Chia did some cap juggling with the Iggy signing....only signed for 1 year so term is good...didn't give up prospects

Worst deal,of the day IMO was leafs signing Clarkson for 7 years....buyout will be needed on that one in a few years

Expensive, but at least it's something and at least it's only 1 year. Hopefully we get the Niginla of Calgary and not the useless Niginla of Pittsburgh.
- JS2012

come on bro

Need a stud young rw. Only real trade bait is boychuk, Bart or prospects.
I think yeti will be really good next year and so won't Douglas and Krug

Lucic-Krejci-Iginla
Marchand-Bergeron-Eriksson
Soderberg-Kelly-Caron/Fraser/Spooner
Merlot

That's a team built for the playoffs.

• Once Alfredsson knew he was leaving Ottawa to chase a Stanley Cup, the decision between joining Boston or Detroit was a very difficult one, a source said. Alfredsson had both clubs very much on the same level before pushing himself to decide. Bruins GM Peter Chiarelli laid it all out for Alfredsson when the two spoke on the phone Thursday, detailing what the Swedish winger’s role would be on the Cup contenders. And the conversation was comfortable, Chiarelli knowing Alfredsson so well from his days in the Ottawa front office. But in the end, the style of play in Detroit and the chance to play with fellow Swedish national team buddies Henrik Zetterberg and Niklas Kronwall won him over, as did an impressive phone call with Wings coach Mike Babcock, who described perfectly how Alfredsson would fit into the picture.


that bothers me, he would have been perfect..and him going to detroit really sucks

looks sober and well rested too

looks sober and well rested too
- Toad in Nj

looks like he has some bread and butter on the little forehand sell, backhand tuck.
we're gonna like this guy and he's gonna like boston.

Looks like chia probably done. Unless a trade is coming.

What about Anthony Stewart for 3rd line rw or boyes?
- salvadorsanchez

Stewarts name caught my eye when you posted the ufa winger list

I still want Mueller.

Former 22 goal scorer....come on........come on.......guys......come on....give him a shot

(frank)ing LOVE it!!

(frank)ing LOVE it!!
- Double_A

Me too. Looch and Iggy on the same line

looks sober and well rested too
- Toad in Nj

Who the (frank) picks out the music? Bunch of horrible emo poop.

Kind of stuff seguin and his trash family probably listens to

Beer ... Any info on Nick and Chad Johnson? Chad seems like a decent backup, but still pissed about letting Borat go for the $$ he was signed for. Feeling a little less confident between the pipes should something happen to Rask.

On Nick Johnson, I got nothing.

Not sure why he signed the Moore guy either ... Mediocre numbers in the AHL and we've got guys who need ice time to develop. Providence is pretty stacked as it is right now with our draft picks ...

Seems like right now, we've got young up-and-coming assets out the ass to use as bargaining chips ... Problem is, we're not going to have the cap space to add any significant pieces unless Chiarelli can get a team to eat salary in the deal ...

And after how Niginla snubbed us at the deadline, he's gonna have to be lights-out to win over the Boston faithful ... If he sucks (like he did all of last year), I can see him easily becoming the new whipping boy... Hoping a team with the style of play that Boston rolls out is just what he needs to rebound.

Beer ... Any info on Nick and Chad Johnson? Chad seems like a decent backup, but still pissed about letting Borat go for the $$ he was signed for. Feeling a little less confident between the pipes should something happen to Rask.

On Nick Johnson, I got nothing.

Not sure why he signed the Moore guy either ... Mediocre numbers in the AHL and we've got guys who need ice time to develop. Providence is pretty stacked as it is right now with our draft picks ...

Seems like right now, we've got young up-and-coming assets out the ass to use as bargaining chips ... Problem is, we're not going to have the cap space to add any significant pieces unless Chiarelli can get a team to eat salary in the deal ...

And after how Niginla snubbed us at the deadline, he's gonna have to be lights-out to win over the Boston faithful ... If he sucks (like he did all of last year), I can see him easily becoming the new whipping boy... Hoping a team with the style of play that Boston rolls out is just what he needs to rebound.
- JS2012

iginla scores his first goal and the fans cheer, simple
johnson is ok, goalie guild said solid, needs improvement with his hands..saw him as a ranger, other than calling him ocho cinco don't remember much

khudobin left for a better shot at potentially being a #1...especially with ward's injury issues the past few years
it was his decision, not ours...but would have loved to have him back

b's have a bunch of good young d, some tough decisions to be made
a good problem to have though
bart only on a 1 year deal...and is not going to want to be in the ahl if he can't get an nhl spot

http://bruins.nhl.com/club/blogpost.htm?id=18902

Beer ... Any info on Nick and Chad Johnson? Chad seems like a decent backup, but still pissed about letting Borat go for the $$ he was signed for. Feeling a little less confident between the pipes should something happen to Rask.

On Nick Johnson, I got nothing.

Not sure why he signed the Moore guy either ... Mediocre numbers in the AHL and we've got guys who need ice time to develop. Providence is pretty stacked as it is right now with our draft picks ...

Seems like right now, we've got young up-and-coming assets out the ass to use as bargaining chips ... Problem is, we're not going to have the cap space to add any significant pieces unless Chiarelli can get a team to eat salary in the deal ...

And after how Niginla snubbed us at the deadline, he's gonna have to be lights-out to win over the Boston faithful ... If he sucks (like he did all of last year), I can see him easily becoming the new whipping boy... Hoping a team with the style of play that Boston rolls out is just what he needs to rebound.
- JS2012

Didnt he pay for the Patriots and smack his wife around? Maybe he'll wear #85?

With the Bruins playing ever other night because of the lockout I didnt see a lot of Coyotes hockey this year. I saw one of his games after Mike Smith went down with a groin....or maybe a back injury. He's tall, has a decent glove, dont remember him playing the puck much. Looked solid behind a very defensive system, but I think he's a tweener. Not really good enough to be in the NHL on a regular basis, but can do decent things for short periods.

The other Johnson? Didnt even know he was in the Coyotes organization

Beer ... Any info on Nick and Chad Johnson? Chad seems like a decent backup, but still pissed about letting Borat go for the $$ he was signed for. Feeling a little less confident between the pipes should something happen to Rask.

On Nick Johnson, I got nothing.

Not sure why he signed the Moore guy either ... Mediocre numbers in the AHL and we've got guys who need ice time to develop. Providence is pretty stacked as it is right now with our draft picks ...

Seems like right now, we've got young up-and-coming assets out the ass to use as bargaining chips ... Problem is, we're not going to have the cap space to add any significant pieces unless Chiarelli can get a team to eat salary in the deal ...

And after how Niginla snubbed us at the deadline, he's gonna have to be lights-out to win over the Boston faithful ... If he sucks (like he did all of last year), I can see him easily becoming the new whipping boy... Hoping a team with the style of play that Boston rolls out is just what he needs to rebound.
- JS2012

This is what I'm seeing. We have all of this young talent, but not enough spots with the big club to give them a shot.....but if we move them we dont have the cap space to get some immediate help unless we dump Kelly, Wolf, or Johnny B....and I dont want to move any of them.

Kind of an odd situation. The caps going up next year. will have more money to play with then. This year is gonna be the tight one which requires creative accounting.....which is what Harvard did with Blades contract