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Things are going so well for the surging Bruins that they don't even have to play their best game to get two points against a weaker opponent. It wasn't pretty, but we got the two points," David Backes said after Tuesday night's 4-1 victory over the Arizona Coyotes raised Boston's record under interim coach Bruce Cassidy to 7-1. While the Bruins, continuing their fight to end a two-year playoff drought, are flying, the New York Rangers, who are actually entrenched in a playoff spot, have stumbled. Continue to Article

March 02, 2017 1:02:am EST

The Florida Panthers fortified their offense for a playoff run, acquiring veteran forward Thomas Vanek from the Detroit Red Wings. The Panthers, who entered the NHL's trade deadline day one point shy of the second wild card in the Eastern Conference, shipped defenseman Dylan McIlrath and a conditional 2017 third-round draft pick to Detroit in exchange for Vanek. -- The Nashville Predators acquired forward P.A. Parenteau from the New Jersey Devils in exchange for a conditional sixth-round draft pick in 2017. Continue to Article

March 01, 2017 7:54:pm EST

St. Louis Blues general manager Doug Armstrong insisted Tuesday that his trade of defenseman Kevin Shattenkirk doesn't signal surrender this season, though he said the team is much different than the group that advanced to the Western Conference finals last season. ''If this team was at the place it was a year ago, Kevin Shattenkirk would be a St. Louis Blue,'' said Armstrong, who acknowledged he discussed an eight-year contract extension with the player's representatives before the season. ''We're not in the business of trading good players for prospects when your team has a chance to win the Cup. Continue to Article

February 28, 2017 5:26:pm EST

On Friday afternoon, the St. Louis Blues extended Patrik Berglund for five years and $3.85 million. Five years for what will be a 29-year-old middle-six forward who netted 137 points in his previous 327 games before the season started — about 34 per 82 games — doesn’t seem like a good investment. To be fair, it will be his first time clearing 30 points since 2013-14. Continue to Article

February 27, 2017 8:58:am EST

Patrice Bergeron and the Boston Bruins kept surging under interim coach Bruce Cassidy, moving up in the race for the playoffs that begin in mid-April. For defenseman Johnny Oduya and the Dallas Stars, the immediate future is much more uncertain. Bergeron had two goals and an assist as the Bruins beat Dallas 6-3 Sunday, improving to 6-1 since Cassidy took over for the fired Claude Julien. Continue to Article

February 26, 2017 5:23:pm EST