There is nothing valuable Greg Zanon can bring to the Boston Bruins' blue line that Zdeno Chara, Dennis Seidenberg and Johnny Boychuk cannot.
While hardly on par with the level Mark Recchi was at, Brian Rolston boasts a combination of veteran presence and offensive value that no other current Bruin possesses. And finding anyone equal to or exceeding that value will, at best, require arduous navigation through this summer’s trade or free-agent market.
Mike Mottau is a mystery man. Not much else can be said for the moment, seeing as the depth defenseman had only eight opportunities to make an impression on his newest employers.
Based on necessity and what they can expect from the internal farm system and the external market, two of the Bruins’ three imports from the 2011-12 NHL trading deadline should be keepers through at least the start of next season.
Though a prolific hitter and shot-blocker in 24 twirls with Boston, Zanon is the odd man out here. Since coming from Minnesota at the deadline, he has painted the impression of being a polar opposite defender along the boards as opposed to the dirty-nose area in front of the ...
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