The Toronto Maple Leafs has decided to part ways with General Manager Brian Burke, according to  TSN.ca. To say this news is surprising would be an understatement. While it’s true that the Leafs were less than successful under Burke’s tenure, he was able to take a team in total ruin and begin to build a [...]

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. [...]

Boston Bruins general manager Peter Chiarelli deftly has secured a long-term commitment from nearly every key figure on the Bruins roster, and Tuesday he locked up maybe the most important player for Boston’s future success. Tyler Seguin, the club’s leading scorer in a season when he turned 20 years old, signed a six-year, $34 million [...]

At the team’s annual golf tournament Monday, winger Tyler Seguin, who is set to become a restricted free agent after the upcoming season, said he’s been in discussions with the Bruins about a contract extension and that the talks are “looking good.” At the recent news conference to announce Marchand’s signing, Bruins general manager Peter Chiarelli [...]

We could get word of a done-deal between Tyler Seguin and the Boston Bruins shortly. David Pagnotta of The Fourth Period suggests the extension hammered out with Taylor Hall of the Edmonton Oilers should provide that extra push to get the young Bruins forward locked up long-term. “Talks, so far, between Bruins and Seguin camp have been fluid but like I said, should intensify after [...]

Be sure to check out the updated 2012 NHL Free Agents page. Below are some quick hits from around the NHL this morning: Boston Bruins General Manager Peter Chiarelli is downplaying the amount of player movement that will happen this summer, even saying he won’t trade Tim Thomas.  He tells the Boston Globe he may add a defenseman or [...]

Quick Hits from around the NHL: Brian Rolston is still deciding whether he will retire of not but the pending unrestricted free agent tells the Boston Globe that, if he does return, it would be with the Bruins. Hockey Night in Canada’s Elliotte Friedman thinks Vancouver Canucks General Manager Mike Gillis might get a contract extension this week. Hockey Night in [...]

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 [...]