For weeks now, we’ve been hearing that Bruins GM Peter Chiarelli was going to try to add a forward and a defenseman. Yesterday they got the forward in Jaromir Jagr. Today they got the defenseman.
Wade Redden.
Unfortunately.
Redden is a former Ottawa teammate of Zdeno Chara and Chris Kelly. I can recall a while back when Ottawa was in a pickle over which of their two excellent defensemen they were going to sign and which they were going to let get away via free agency. They signed Chara. They let Redden walk. He signed a large contract with the Rangers and ended up being the captain of their AHL affiliate. He became the poster child for NHL teams who hide huge, bad contracts in the minors. When the new CBA eliminated that loophole, the Rangers bought him out and he signed with the Blues. He has five points in 23 games this year. Not exactly a show stopper.
The Bruins gave up a seventh round pick for him, so it’s not that bad a deal. I hope Redden can find a little of his old self by being around Chara again. I sort of expect him to be a spot starter who is a healthy scratch more often than not. He’s probably better than some of the Providence players we’ve had filling in for injuries, but not by much.
The big news for Bruins fans, however is that Patrice Bergeron seems to have suffered concussion #4 last night. Without him, we aren’t going far. Get well soon.
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