Archives for October 20, 2009

‘The Bruins, who host Nashville on Wednesday, bolstered their lineup after forward Milan Lucic had surgery to repair a broken finger on Sunday and placed on injured reserve.’

‘Paille was a healthy scratch for the beginning of this season, unable to crack the line-up with rookie Tim Kennedy making the squad.’

‘The Boston Bruins on Tuesday acquired forward Daniel Paille from the Buffalo Sabres in exchange for a third-round draft choice and a conditional fourth-round pick in 2010.’

‘Paille, who set a career high with 19 goals two seasons ago, dropped down the Sabres’ depth chart last season with only 12 goals. His intensity was often not up to coach Lindy Ruff’s liking.’

‘The Buffalo Sabres traded forward Daniel Paille to the Boston Bruins on Tuesday in exchange for Boston’s third-round selection in the 2010 Entry Draft and a conditional fourth-round selection in 2010.’

‘”He’s been our best player,” Ruff said. “I’m not even looking at stats. He’s been our best competitor through this first stretch of games. It’s something he can be pretty proud of from where he was at last year.”‘