It’s A Road Trip

So the Bruins began a six game road trip last night with a win over the Islanders 6-3. So far so good, 1-0 on the road trip and the B’s will be back at it tonight in Ottawa, which is good because new aquistion Chris Kelly will be able to play.

Now not that this is Chiarelli’s fault but he traded for a guy who has not been able to join the team because he is having visa problems. The good news is, the former Senator will be sitting on the opposite bench in a Bruins uniform tonight because the game is in Ottawa. The Bruins following two games will be in Canada so Kelly will be able to play in at least three games.

Next, reports out the wazoo are saying that the deal for Tomas Kaberle is all but done. The deal looks to include the Bruins 2011 first-round draft pick and prospect Joe Colborne for Kaberle. Now I joked yesterday about trading Joe Thornton. Well…the B’s drafted Colborne after they had dealt Jumbo Joe to the Sharks. When Colborne was drafted (16th overall in 2008) all the hype around him coming out of Juniors was that he was big guy who wanted to go to U. Denver for a few years to bulk up. All comparisons made about Colborne was that he would be the next Joe Thornton. Awesome. But the Bruins got a puck-moving defenseman, remember Paul Mara, Dennis Wideman…yeah…puck moving defenseman.

So now that the Bruins still have not solved the problem of finding a goal scorer, something needs to be done. I would love Brad Richards and would want him on my team, I think that goes without saying. But the Bruins problem is the reason why Blake Wheeler was pulled from the Kaberle deal, is because he sucks, same with Ryder. So teams are not going to give away a cornerstone player for two guys who are at most worth a bag of pucks.

The Joe Thornton Era Is Offcially Over in Boston

TSN — According to multiple reports, the Boston Bruins have traded forward Marco Sturm to the Los Angeles Kings for a conditional draft pick. Sturm, who is almost ready to return from a knee injury that has sidelined him all season, became expendable because his $3.5 million salary won’t fit under Boston’s salary cap.

A long time ago, the Bruins traded Joe Thornton to San Jose and one of the three players who came in return was Marco Sturm. The other two players, Brad Stuart and Wayne Primeau, were traded away leaving Sturm as the only remaining player from the trade. You could count Andrew Ference because he traded to Boston when Stuart was traded to Calgary. The Sturm trade is just to shed more cap space and get the team under the cap, which they are now.

Savard practiced this morning and might play tonight.