Bruins finally add to defense

After several signings of offensive players, the Blackhawks were able to score on a defensive signing last night.

The team introduced Bret Hedican, a thirty-five year old defenseman who spent last year with the Chicago Blackhawks. He played all eighty-two games for the Chicago franchise scoring four goals and eleven assists for fifteen total points, was -3 with a fairly brutal franchise, and averaged just over two penalty minutes a game. All this was while playing for the team's third line.

"We know from an offensive standpoint, Bret is not going to be a game winner. But we're not looking for that from him," GM Joshua Anderson told the gathered media. "We have front linemen who - allegedly - can put the proverbial biscuit in the proverbial basket. We think Hedican should be able to be our fourth or fifth defenseman based on his stay-at-home, smart, clean defensive skills. That's what we needed, and that's what we are pleased to add."

Anderson continued, "Furthermore, I'll just say that someone in this Bruins office has a soft spot for figure skating... so we're hoping Bret's wife, Kristi Yamaguchi (pictured at right with husband Bret Hedican and skating star Michelle Kwan), will come hang out a little more often. We hope this can also assist us in landing more of the various stars on ice tours for the Fleet Center as well, contributing to our bottom line."