Early Tuesday morning, Danny Picard of Comcast SportsNet New England wrote that an anonymous source had relayed Phoenix Coyotes defenseman Keith Yandle’s interest in playing for the Boston Bruins.
If that report is accurate, and assuming the NHL’s salary system does not stray too far from the status quo once this NHL labor stalemate is settled, the idea could be quite practical.
Although the Bruins have their top 2011 draft pick, Dougie Hamilton, ascending the ranks, Yandle is already a proven producer on the point. The five-year NHL veteran has broken double digits in the goal column each of the last three seasons and accumulated 80 assists over the last two.
In each of the last four campaigns, Yandle has tallied double-digit assists on the power play, including a whopping 23 in 2010-11.
When Yandle has been at his best in five-on-four action, Marc Savard has been the only Bruin giving a comparable performance in recent years.
The loss of Savard as everyone once knew him after a concussive hit by Matt Cooke in March 2010—and the loss of Savard altogether in January 2011—has played an unmistakable r ...
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