Bruins re-sign Mark Stuart to a one-year deal

by Stanley Cup of Chowder on Jul 9, 2010 5:29 PM EDT

Bruins GM Peter Chiarelli announced on Friday that the club has re-signed Mark Stuart to a one-year deal. Fluto Shinzawa of the Boston Globe is reporting that the contract is worth $1.675 million.

The normally unbreakable defenseman missed 26 games due to injury during the '09-'10 season while dealing with a broken sternum and broken finger that led to a serious infection. Since cracking the Bruins lineup full-time in the fall of '07, Stuart had not missed a regular season game. When healthy this season, Stuie showed that he has developed into a solid, physical, stay-at-home NHL defenseman.

Peter Chiarelli called the deal a "bridge contract", saying "We gave him a little bit of a bump from his QO (Qualifying Offer) and I look at it as a bridge contract to something more. He is a UFA next year, so we'll evaluate through the year and we may extend him through the year. He was OK with a one-year and to that point I made earlier about building on to something more, we have a little more flexible next year."

I think $1.675 million is a good price for blue liner of Stuart's caliber. The Bruins will have the same group of D-Men back from last season, which was a major area of strength for the team. This signing get's my seal of approval (...not that anyone really cares, but I like to get these things on record so I can go back and laugh at myself for the dumb things that I wrote in the past.)

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I think it’s a good deal seeing as he’s set to be UFA the season after next. The only way you could have signed him longer term is by increasing the number now when we’re a bit tight already. Hopefully, the arbiters will rule in Boston’s favour when it comes to Campbell and Wheeler so any moves Chiarelli will need to make are minor rather than sweeping.

by BruinsSelectSeguin on Jul 9, 2010 5:51 PM EDT reply actions

So if Wheeler win his arbitration and the B's let him go

rather than sign him to that money, is there still a cap hit?

Which B's team is this?

by eyebob on Jul 10, 2010 1:18 PM EDT up reply actions

No, he would become a free agent.

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by Stanley Cup of Chowder on Jul 10, 2010 2:43 PM EDT up reply actions

Howard Dean, Dennis DeYoung, and the Micro Machines guy don’t like Scott Hartnell, apparently.

by Arenacale on Jul 9, 2010 7:49 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs

threadwin

by TomServo42 on Jul 9, 2010 8:00 PM EDT up reply actions

HAHAHAHA That’s awesome.

I had to google Dennis DeYoung, but I agree. Stuie is playing the role of Hangman here and Hartnell doesn’t have very long.

Stanley Cup of Chowder: A Hearty Helping of Hockey in The Hub

by Stanley Cup of Chowder on Jul 9, 2010 8:00 PM EDT up reply actions

I care...

…well with most of the stuff you have to say anyways

@ Arenacale – LOL!

LET'S GO B's!!!

by hncreature on Jul 9, 2010 8:39 PM EDT reply actions

I should point out since Cornielius is not here…. ^^^reply

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