Bruins sign Drew Fata and Dany Sabourin

by Stanley Cup of Chowder on Jul 7, 2009 8:35 PM EDT Comment 5 comments

The Bruins have added some depth by signing defenseman Drew Fata and goalie Dany Sabourin. Both players were signed to one year deals. The terms of the deals have not been disclosed.

Drew Fata is a physical stay-at-home defenseman. Fata, who will turn 26 later this month, has been a career minor leaguer, but had a few cups of coffee with the big club. He appeared in 8 regular season NHL games for the New York Islanders between 2006 and 2008. In 75 games split between the Binghamton Senators and San Antonio Rampage this season, Fata recorded 16 points (7-9-16) and 141 PIMs. According to HockeyFights.com, Fata had 13 fighting majors this season. It looks like this move was made to fill out the roster down in Providence and add a little grit to the Baby B's blue line.

Drew Fata

#0 / Defenseman

Height: 6-1

Weight: 220

Born: Jul 28, 1983

This is not the proudest moment of Drew Fata's career:

Dany Sabourin has 57 games of NHL experience between the pipes with a career record of 18-25-4 and a GAA of 2.87. He appeared in 19 games for the Pittsburgh Penguins this year, compiling a record of 6-8-2 with a 2.85 GAA and .898 save percentage. He was traded to the Edmonton Oilers in January, but was waived by the Oilers shortly after the trade. I would expect Sabourin to end up in Providence this season. My guess is that the logic behind this signing was to have a goalie with some NHL experience as an insurance policy. I think it is still safe to assume that Tuukka Rask will be the backup to Tim Thomas in Boston next season.

Dany Sabourin

#30 / Goalie

Height: 6-4

Weight: 200

Born: Sep 02, 1980

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As someone who is a big fan of both the Bruins and Penguins…. Dany Sabourin? Really?! Admittedly, the Pens as a whole weren’t too great last year when Dany Sabourin was between the pipes, but he has shown absolutely nothing that indicates this is a good depth move. There are much, much better options out there for the Bruins.

by BuriesIt on Jul 8, 2009 9:50 AM EDT reply actions

He likely signed for short money and will probably split time with Kevin Regan down in Providence. I think the Bruins want to have an AHL goalie with some NHL experience as an insurance policy. I don’t see it as a bad move. Tuukka Rask is still going to the #2 in Boston.

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by Stanley Cup of Chowder on Jul 8, 2009 10:50 AM EDT up reply actions

I guess this means we probably aren’t re-signing Kessel— unless my understanding of our cap situation is totally wrong

by delta on Jul 8, 2009 11:54 AM EDT reply actions

You only get charged against the cap for days that a player is up with the NHL team. Since both these guys will likely end up in Providence, it should have no effect on the salary cap.

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by Stanley Cup of Chowder on Jul 8, 2009 12:07 PM EDT up reply actions

oh, sweet. thanks for the info

by delta on Jul 8, 2009 1:27 PM EDT up reply actions

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