Confirmed Signing with Link: Brian Gionta- Bruins (1 year-700K)

[MXD]

...Gionta has to clear waivers first... right?

 

[Soundgarden]

Haven't heard that name in a while.

 

[Pi]

haha. This is gold.

 

[Cootsfanclub]

For what purpose?

 

[Pi]

WTF are the Bruins doing?

Sweeney got concussed watching the Leafs outplay the Bruins without Matthews.

Only plausible explanation.

 

[3rdLiner]

Jarome Igilna incoming. 4th line of iggy-gionta-nash, now we just need to trade for a damn time machine.

 

[bob27]

Kinda predicted it yesterday. 4th line with maybe some 2nd unit PP time.

He won't be getting any ice time unless there's a glut of injuries. Pretty sure he was brought in purely as a 13th/14th forward.

 

[Pay Carl]

Sweeney got concussed watching the Leafs outplay the Bruins without Matthews.

Only plausible explanation.

I love how you guys think the world revolves around you

Enjoy Plekanec

I will take Gio for free over giving up a pretty decent package for Pleks

 

[4ORRBRUIN]

haha. This is gold.

The guy will never play unless major injuries. Nothing to see here move along

 

[Woll Smoth]

The Atlantic arms race continues. Leafs to activate Lupul. Stay tuned.

 

[4ORRBRUIN]

I love how you guys think the world revolves around you

Enjoy Plekanec

I will take Gio for free over giving up a pretty decent package for Pleks[/QUOTE]

No kidding, talk about a fleeing LOL . Sounds like the Leafs are afraid that they cant play any better than that and still needed a gift to beat a Bruins team that played its worst game of the year

Pleks = panic move lol

 

[4ORRBRUIN]

No kidding, talk about a fleecing LOL . Sounds like the Leafs are afraid that they cant play any better than that and still needed a gift to beat a Bruins team that played its worst game of the year

Pleks = panic move lol

 

[Pens x]

He won't be getting any ice time unless there's a glut of injuries. Pretty sure he was brought in purely as a 13th/14th forward.

We both know he will be in the lineup for most games. I highly doubt Boston makes him their 14th forward.

 

[Wiggleboom]

Why are people getting jazzed up about this? He will be the 13/14th forward and will fill in if there is an injury. No assets lost to sign him and they had some cap space. I'd rather have him on the 4th line in the playoffs than a rookie who has barely played in the NHL.

Plus we had to match the crappy ex-Habs quota the Leafs had gone up on us by 1.

 

[bob27]

We both know he will be in the lineup for most games. I highly doubt Boston makes him their 14th forward.

What makes you doubt that? Their lines are pretty set in stone with Nash replacing Spooner. Pens picked up Mark Streit's corpse last season and didn't do anything with him. This shouldn't be much different.

 

[izzy]

eh whatever

experience

 

[thewave]

The Atlantic arms race continues. Leafs to activate Lupul. Stay tuned.

Wheelchair Brigade on Standby.

 

[tsujimoto74]

Tiny winger playing for the Bruins after just about a year away from the NHL. This one surprises me a lot.

He was still a decent depth player last year. I think the only reason he didn't sign anywhere before the season was because he really wanted to compete in the Olympics. For $700k, there's no real risk here for the Bruins.

 

[Scruffy]

Depth signing, nothing more. He won't supplant anyone on the current team. 13/14th Forward depth for playoffs.

 

[DangleCity]

Why?

I think the real question is why not?

 

[northeastern]

Free pickup to act as a mentor to all the kids.... I don't hate it...

 

[TheGroceryStick]

haha. This is gold.

Not even Bronze

 

[Drew311]

Man the Bruins really took losing to the Leafs last night hard.

 

[BlueBaron]

They are going to shock everyone and bring Bobby Orr and Ray Borque back. You heard it here first!

 

[King1s]

Hahahaha.