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Horton Nearing Return

Boston (AP) - Bruins forward Nathan Horton has begun full activity and has joined the team in practice. He is expected to be in the lineup in one week on November 10th in Pittsburgh. Where exactly he will be lining up remains an unknown right now, but all signs are pointing to him being placed on the Bergeron line with Mark Recchi, while Caron will slide down to the Seguin line, and either Paille or Marchand will drop from the Seguin line down to the checking line.

The Bruins are in action on Friday for their 3rd matchup of the season with the 6-6-0 Washington Capitals. Tim Thomas gets the start on the front of end this back-to-back, leaving Rask to face the Blues on Saturday at home.

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Bruins Suffer Worst Defeat Since 07-08

Washington (AP) - Barely worth the post this is being typed on, the Bruins suffered their worst defeat since 2007-2008, where ironically enough they also lost 10-2 to the Caps with Tim Thomas in net. If it felt like deja vu, it's probably because it was.

Ovechkin led the way for the Caps with a 4 goal night. Fehr, Semin, and Fleischmann added 2 each. 3 different Caps had 3 assists each. Bruins goalie Tim Thomas allowed 9 of the goals on 30 shots, while Rask gave up 1 on 3. Wheeler and Bergeron scored goals after the Bruins went down 2-0 to tie it at 2-2 halfway through the first, but that was as close the B's would ever get.

The Capitals took advantage of a 5 minute power play given to them after Jay McKee was given a game misconduct penalty for boarding, scoring two goals during the 5 minute penalty. The Bruins felt the effects of being a man short on the defensive end as the Capitals really took it to what you could tell was a very tired defense with both Chara and Stuart working double duty to cover for the absence of McKee. Chara logged 29 minutes, while Stuart added 26:41 of his own.

The Bruins fall to 6-3-1 on the season with the loss. They return to action at the TD Garden tomorrow night against the St. Louis Blues. Expect Rask to get the call in that one.

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Nice work here. I guess the Caps are you archilles heal...

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Enjoy the depth signing of McKee. He's awesome. Loved him for all the years he played for the Sabres, and nice job (re IRL it would suck) defeating the Sabres with him. I guess karma nipped you on the butt with Washington just taking you by the horns, and despite your cries for stop, kept going and killed you by 8. I suggest next game you injury Ovechkin and end his season as revenge.

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NHL Scoreboard - St. Louis Blues (4-7-0) at Boston Bruins (6-4-1)

November 6, 2010 1 2 3 F St. Louis Blues 0 1 0 1 Boston Bruins 0 0 0 0 Three Stars Jaroslav Halak 38 Saves Tuukka Rask 19 Saves Carlo Colaiacovo 1 Goal	Team Stats Comparison STL BOS Shots on Goal 20 38 Hits 23 22 Faceoffs Won-Lost 26/13 13/26 Penalty Minutes 8:00 12:00 Power Plays Converted 0 0 Total Power Plays 6 4 Time on Attack 5:29 8:28
Scoring Summary Second Period Scoring STL Carlo Colaiacovo Brad Boyes, Eric Brewer EV 7:28
St. Louis Blues - Goaltending Shots Saves SV % GAA Jaroslav Halak 38 38 100% 0.00 St. Louis Blues - Skaters TOI G A +/- SOG PIM Nathan Oystrick 23:57 0 0 0 2 2:00 Carlo Colaiacovo 21:38 1 0 +1 2 0:00 Andy McDonald 21:00 0 0 0 4 0:00 Erik Johnson 20:57 0 0 0 0 0:00 Eric Brewer 19:02 0 1 +1 1 0:00 Roman Polak 18:44 0 0 0 0 0:00 Brad Boyes 17:45 0 1 +1 0 0:00 David Perron 17:40 0 0 0 2 0:00 David Backes 17:29 0 0 0 0 2:00 Patrick O'Sullivan 17:04 0 0 0 2 0:00 Barret Jackman 16:51 0 0 +1 2 2:00 Brad Winchester 16:34 0 0 0 0 0:00 Cam Janssen 13:28 0 0 0 1 0:00 Patrik Berglund 11:51 0 0 0 0 0:00 T.J. Oshie 10:46 0 0 0 0 0:00 Jay McClement 10:26 0 0 0 1 0:00 BJ Crombeen 8:57 0 0 0 2 0:00 Paul Kariya 8:10 0 0 0 1 8:10 Boston Bruins - Goaltending Shots Saves SV % GAA Tuukka Rask 20 19 95% 1.01 Boston Bruins - Skaters TOI G A +/- SOG PIM Zdeno Chara 24:43 0 0 -1 2 4:00 Dennis Seidenberg 23:09 0 0 -1 0 0:00 Patrice Bergeron 22:32 0 0 0 6 0:00 David Krejci 22:20 0 0 -1 2 0:00 Mark Stuart 22:00 0 0 0 0 0:00 Michael Ryder 21:31 0 0 -1 8 0:00 Blake Wheeler 19:51 0 0 0 2 0:00 Andrew Ference 16:38 0 0 0 3 0:00 Johnny Boychuk 15:56 0 0 0 1 0:00 Mark Recchi 15:38 0 0 0 5 0:00 Brad Marchand 14:04 0 0 0 3 0:00 Jay McKee 12:58 0 0 0 0 0:00 Tyler Seguin 12:43 0 0 0 0 4:00 Jordan Caron 12:21 0 0 0 3 0:00 Daniel Paille 10:39 0 0 0 0 0:00 Greg Campbell 9:48 0 0 0 2 4:00 Shawn Thornton 6:42 0 0 0 1 0:00 Jeremy Reich 5:16 0 0 0 0 0:00

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Injury Report

Boston (AP) - The Bruins are finally getting closer to their return to full strength as they announced return dates today for two key players in Marc Savard and Marco Sturm.

First order of business, however, is announcing that Nathan Horton will make his return to the lineup on Wednesday against Pittsburgh. He is expected to play on the right wing of the Krejci line, joining Blake Wheeler. Michael Ryder has been moved to the Seguin line on the right wing, joining Paille. Marchand is nursing a day to day injury and will be out of the lineup against Pittsburgh, but upon his return will join the energy line centered by Campbell, sending Reich to the bench, or the AHL.

Marco Sturm has been skating for 2 weeks now working to get back into game shape following his offseason ACL/MCL surgeries. He has been cleared to join the team in full practice, and is set to return on November 15th against the New Jersey Devils. It remains to be seen who is moved to Providence to open up a spot for him, but the likeliest of candidates at this point is Jordan Caron.

Marc Savard, who has spent much of the early season working out and staying in shape, has returned to full skating activities, but remains out of practice for at least another week. If all goes well this week, he could be cleared for return to practice on November 14th, which would likely mark a return date of November 22nd for the centerman. The Bruins have continued to shop him, however, in search of a puck moving defenseman, and are reportedly close to a deal.

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Done Deal

Boston (AP) - The Bruins have announced a 5 player trade today which saw playmaking centerman Marc Savard sent to one of two teams he was willing to waive his no trade clause for, the Ottawa Senators. Joining Savard in Ottawa will be teammate Mark Stuart, and defenseman Yuri Alexandrov from Providence. In return, the Bruins have received veteran two way defenseman Filip Kuba, and 20-year-old second year defenseman, Erik Karlsson.

Kuba, 33, is in his 11th season in the NHL, having played previously for Florida, Minnesota, Tampa Bay, and Ottawa. He is known for his terrific size and mobility, as well as decent offensive instincts and a sound defensive approach, though he has had issues throughout his career with consistency, and doesn't really use his size to his advantage.

Karlsson, 20, is in his 2nd season in the NHL. Last year as a rookie he contributed 5 goals and 21 assists in 60 games. Karlsson is a smooth skater with exceptional hockey sense and puck moving ability and projects to be a quality offensive defenseman. The biggest knock on him always will be his size, as he is a bit undersized for the NHL level, at 5'11" 175 pounds, and it really limits what he can do in defensive zone coverage.

Stuart, 26, was in the final year of his contract with the Bruins, and it seemed unlikely that they would be able to bring him back, and as the Sens weren't willing to part with two defensemen without getting something back in return, Stuart seemed an ideal fit. The B's tried to get them to take Hunwick, but they were not interested. Stuart flourishes in his role as a stay at home defenseman, and is a vocal leader on the ice, and will certainly be missed by Bruins fans.

The Bruins offensive lines aren't impacted by this trade, but there will be some shuffling with the defensive pairings. Kuba will pair with his teammate Karlsson, and Ference will pair up with Johnny Boychuk. Kuba and Karlsson are both expected to work on the Bruins #2 power play unit as well.

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Nice moves, excellent in getting Karlsson.