Milan Lucic agreed to a three-year, $18 million contract extension with the Boston Bruins on Saturday. The deal will kick in after this season. In terms of average annual value, the 24-year-old will now become the highest-paid forward on the roster. The physical forward had 26 goals, 62 assists and 135 penalty minutes last season. [...]

The Boston Bruins are interested in adding Ryan Smyth before the trade deadline, according to CSN’s Joe Haggerty. But the Bruins may not be willing to pay the price for Smyth, so the Edmonton Journal’s Jonathan Willis wonders if they would target Ales Hemsky. Willis writes that the list of high-caliber forwards is short, and Hemsky may be an interesting fit: “Hemsky [...]

Quick hits from around the league: Kyle Turris will make his Ottawa debut on Tuesday night against Buffalo. [Ottawa Citizen] Milan Lucic is eligible to return to Boston’s lineup after serving his one-game suspension on Monday. [Boston Globe] Jimmy Howard stopped 21 of the 23 shots he faced in a 3-2 win over the Edmonton [...]

Today’s quick hits and injury notes: Buffalo News that Ryan Miller is bothered by headaches and whiplash and that Miller has expressed his disappointment in the league’s decision in not issuing supplemental discipline to Boston’s Milan Lucic for running into him during Saturday’s game. Miller will be out indefinitely as he recovers from the symptoms of Saturday’s [...]

Nick Kypreos tweeted that Milan Lucic will not face suspension for his hit on Sabre’s goalie Ryan Miller. NHL will not look into the hit further. Ryan Miller will remain out with a stiff neck and possible concussion. TSN is reporting that Ryan Miller is suffering from the effects of a concussion caused by a hit from Milan [...]

The latest notes about the Boston Bruins from The Boston Globe: Tyler Seguin is the Bruins’ leader in goals, points, and plus/minus through 14 games. Milan Lucic is riding a five-game goal-scoring streak. Lucic has six goals and eight points in that span. Zach Hamill made his season debut on Thursday and registered an assist in [...]