Savard won't have to be a hero

...Bergeron and Recchi, and Krejci, Ryder and Wheeler staying together. That left Daniel Paille, Shawn Thornton, Steve Begin and Vladimir Sobotka as candidates for fourth-line duty in St. Louis. Thomas testing it Goaltender...

Mailbag: Burning questions

Will the Bruins add more offense? Our mailbag has the answers.

Still no slap shots for Lucic

...some practice goalies. Grasping at answers The line of wingers Shawn Thornton and Byron Bitz flanking Steve Begin has been particularly snake-bitten of late. Thornton and Bitz even said they might have to...

...OCTOBER 16: James Neal #18 of the Dallas Stars tries to keep the puck away against Steve Begin #27 of the Boston Bruins on October 16, 2009 at the American Airlines Center in Dallas...

Bruins' front line finally comes through

...season -- the same as Recchi. No knock on the likes of Vladimir Sobotka, Daniel Paille, and Steve Begin, but the only way the Bruins are going to win games right now is by riding...

Two early power-play goals help Bruins out of 3-game slump

Mark Recchi and Zdeno Chara scored first-period power-play goals as the goal-starved Bruins halted a rough stretch with a 4-2 win over Buffalo.

Habs, Bruins trying to find way

Montreal's revamped lineup is still finding its way. Boston's depleted lineup is trying to rebound. It's a clash of rivals in our Game of the Week.

BOSTON - OCTOBER 3: Steve Begin #27 of the Boston Bruins skates against the Carolina Hurricanes at the TD Banknorth Garden on...

Stoking rivalry may provide spark

Meeting with Canadiens comes at good time for Bruins.

Bruins' power play has been powerless

...most of the penalties anyway) wouldn't be the worst thing. If that means Vladimir Sobotka, Steve Begin or Marchand in front of the opposing goal wreaking havoc rather than Ryder or Blake Wheeler...

NHL: Keep those hits coming

NHL players don't seem to be bothered by heavy hits, so why should we be.

The NHL's growing injury list

We're not even a month into this NHL season, and the star-studded injury list keeps growing. How are teams dealing with the lineup holes? Scott Burnside checks in.

Bruins keep one-day-at-a-time focus

...a good two points. That's how we've got to look at it," said forward Steve Begin after Monday's practice at Ristuccia Arena. "Even if we're down 3-1 in the...

GM Gainey's plan paying off (so far)

...games, minus-1 F Higgins, N.Y. Rangers: 2 assists in 11 games, minus-2 F Steve Begin, Boston: 6 points (2-4) in 10 games, plus-1 D Komisarek, Toronto: 0 points in...

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