Troubled defenseman causes issues on flight

As the Boston Bruins trekked up the Atlantic coastline from Tampa Bay to Carolina, meeting their third consecutive Act of God squad (the Avalanche, Lightning, and next, Hurricanes), the charter flight was forced to make an emergency landing in Atlanta, Georgia.

Details were sketchy, but sources close to the team indicated one of the team's defensemen was in a foul mood while boarding the plane and threw his cellular telephone out the doorway before departure and cursing several of the team's younger players. While the reports from the team declined to name any names, the player in question allegedly consumed a fifth of liquor, then became violent.

The plane landed in Georgia, where all of the defense was transferred to a bus for the remainder of the trip. A second source from the team claimed this was done to protect the individual's identity - the defensemen are obviously the largest core of the team, so when word got out, it would be a wider pool to choose from.

No word on exact damage was reported by the airline, but a spokeswoman for the company said that the matter had been addressed and handled without additional incident.

All faces of the Bruins have clammored up about the situation.