Defending a Stanley Cup is never easy, but attempting to do so with as many injuries as the Penguins have experienced this season is looking nearly impossible for Sidney Crosby and company.
The Bruins have limped their way through the beginning of this season, a point that is fairly obvious whether you're looking at their inability to score goals or their mediocre 7-7-2 record.
Fortunately, the tide could be about to turn.
Tim Thomas and Tuukka Rask have come up with some big saves through the Bruins' first 16 games of the season, but Patrice Bergeron is the one to credit for saving the Black and Gold from a complete meltdown through the first six weeks of turbulence.
Tim Wakefield will be back with the Red Sox for at least two more seasons. Wakefield and the Red Sox agreed to a new deal on Monday to keep the knuckleballer with the club through 2011, The Boston Globe reports.
Center David Krejci has returned to the ice for the Bruins, according to NESN.com's James Murphy.
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