2011-12 Boston Bruins season

The 2011–12 Boston Bruins season was the 88th season of play for the National Hockey League (NHL) franchise. The Bruins finished 1st in the Northeast Division and lost in the Conference Quarter-finals to the Washington Capitals 4 games to 3.
==Off-season==
Veteran forward Mark Recchi retired.
==Regular Season==
The Bruins' opened the regular season with a home loss to the Philadelphia Flyers, whom they had swept swept in round two of the 2011 Stanley Cup playoffs just five months earlier. They recorded their first regular season success against the Tampa Bay Lightning on October 8, a 4–1 home victory against their 2011 Conference Final opponents. The Bruins closed out the month of October with a home-and-home series defeat at the hands of their bitter rivals, the Montreal Canadiens, on route to the worst start by a defending champion since the current playoff platform was adopted in 1994.Deals next for sinking B's?Bruins experiencing historic 'Stanley Cup hangover' The back-to-back losses at the hands of their hated rivals proved the catalyst to a resurgence that saw the team secure at least a point in every game through November, the first time the franchise went undefeated in regulation for an entire calendar month since January 1969.Bruins and Wild had memorable Novembers During this run, defending Vezina Trophy winner Tim Thomas posted a 9–0–0 record and earned First Star honors for the month.Tim Thomas, Jonathan Toews and Joffrey Lupul are NHL's three stars for November
With a win over the New York Islanders on March 31, the Bruins clinched an Eastern conference playoff berth. On April 1, the Bruins won the Northeast Division Title, by beating the New York Rangers, 2-1.
===Final Standings===
===Game Log===
====Pre-season====
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Date 	Visitor 	Score 	Home 	OT 	Decision 	Record 	Recap 	 	 	
September 21 	Boston Bruins 	1–2 	Ottawa Senators 	OT 	Tuukka Rask 	0–0–1 	 	 	 	
September 23 	New York Islanders	3–6 	Boston Bruins 	 	Tim Thomas 	1–0–1 	 	 	 	
September 25 	Montreal Canadiens	3–7 	Boston Bruins 	 	Anton Khudobin 	2–0–1 	 	 	 	
September 26 	Boston Bruins 	2–1 	Montreal Canadiens	 	Tuukka Rask 	3–0–1 	 	 	 	
September 29 	Ottawa Senators 	2–1 	Boston Bruins 	 	Tim Thomas 	3–1–1 	 	 	 	
October 1 	Boston Bruins 	3–2 	New York Islanders	 	Tim Thomas 	4–1–1 	 	 	 	
* Match played at Halifax Metro Centre in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
* Match played at Webster Bank Arena in Bridgeport, Connecticut.	
* Match played at Halifax Metro Centre in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
* Match played at Webster Bank Arena in Bridgeport, Connecticut.	
* Match played at Halifax Metro Centre in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
* Match played at Webster Bank Arena in Bridgeport, Connecticut.	
* Match played at Halifax Metro Centre in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
* Match played at Webster Bank Arena in Bridgeport, Connecticut.	
* Match played at Halifax Metro Centre in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
* Match played at Webster Bank Arena in Bridgeport, Connecticut.	
* Match played at Halifax Metro Centre in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
* Match played at Webster Bank Arena in Bridgeport, Connecticut.	
* Match played at Halifax Metro Centre in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
* Match played at Webster Bank Arena in Bridgeport, Connecticut.	
* Match played at Halifax Metro Centre in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
* Match played at Webster Bank Arena in Bridgeport, Connecticut.	
* Match played at Halifax Metro Centre in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
* Match played at Webster Bank Arena in Bridgeport, Connecticut.	 	
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# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score 	Home 	OT 	Decision 	Attendance 	Record 	Pts 	Recap 	 	
1 	October 6 	Philadelphia Flyers 	2–1 	Boston Bruins 	 	Tim Thomas 	17,565 	0–1–0 	0 	 	 	
2 	October 8 	Tampa Bay Lightning 	1–4 	Boston Bruins 	 	Tim Thomas 	17,565 	1–1–0 	2 	 	 	
3 	October 10 	Colorado Avalanche 	1–0 	Boston Bruins 	 	Tuukka Rask 	17,565 	1–2–0 	2 	 	 	
4 	October 12 	Boston Bruins 	2–3 	Carolina Hurricanes 	 	Tim Thomas 	16,483 	1–3–0 	2 	 	 	
5 	October 15 	Boston Bruins 	3–2 	Chicago Blackhawks 	SO 	Tim Thomas 	22,073 	2–3–0 	4 	 	 	
6 	October 18 	Carolina Hurricanes 	4–1 	Boston Bruins 	 	Tuukka Rask 	17,565 	2–4–0 	4 	 	 	
7 	October 20 	Toronto Maple Leafs 	2–6 	Boston Bruins 	 	Tim Thomas 	17,565 	3–4–0 	6 	 	 	
8 	October 22 	San Jose Sharks 	4–2 	Boston Bruins 	 	Tim Thomas 	17,565 	3–5–0 	6 	 	 	
9 	October 27 	Montreal Canadiens 	2–1 	Boston Bruins 	 	Tim Thomas 	17,565 	3–6–0 	6 	 	 	
10 	October 29 	Boston Bruins 	2–4 	Montreal Canadiens 	 	Tuukka Rask 	21,273 	3–7–0 	6 	 	 	
==Playoffs==
===Washington Capitals 4, Boston Bruins 3===
The Boston Bruins qualified for the Stanley Cup playoffs for the fifth consecutive season. The Bruins lost in the first round to the Washington Capitals in a seven-game series 4–3.
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Eastern Conference Quarter-finals vs E7 Washington Capitals: 3–4 (Home: 1–3 ; Road: 2–1) - Washington wins series 4-3	Eastern Conference Quarter-finals vs E7 Washington Capitals: 3–4 (Home: 1–3 ; Road: 2–1) - Washington wins series 4-3	Eastern Conference Quarter-finals vs E7 Washington Capitals: 3–4 (Home: 1–3 ; Road: 2–1) - Washington wins series 4-3	Eastern Conference Quarter-finals vs E7 Washington Capitals: 3–4 (Home: 1–3 ; Road: 2–1) - Washington wins series 4-3	Eastern Conference Quarter-finals vs E7 Washington Capitals: 3–4 (Home: 1–3 ; Road: 2–1) - Washington wins series 4-3	Eastern Conference Quarter-finals vs E7 Washington Capitals: 3–4 (Home: 1–3 ; Road: 2–1) - Washington wins series 4-3	Eastern Conference Quarter-finals vs E7 Washington Capitals: 3–4 (Home: 1–3 ; Road: 2–1) - Washington wins series 4-3	Eastern Conference Quarter-finals vs E7 Washington Capitals: 3–4 (Home: 1–3 ; Road: 2–1) - Washington wins series 4-3	Eastern Conference Quarter-finals vs E7 Washington Capitals: 3–4 (Home: 1–3 ; Road: 2–1) - Washington wins series 4-3	Eastern Conference Quarter-finals vs E7 Washington Capitals: 3–4 (Home: 1–3 ; Road: 2–1) - Washington wins series 4-3	Eastern Conference Quarter-finals vs E7 Washington Capitals: 3–4 (Home: 1–3 ; Road: 2–1) - Washington wins series 4-3	Eastern Conference Quarter-finals vs E7 Washington Capitals: 3–4 (Home: 1–3 ; Road: 2–1) - Washington wins series 4-3
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score 	Home 	OT 	Boston goals 	Washington goals 	Decision 	Attendance 	Series 	Recap
1 	April 12 	Washington Capitals 	0 – 1 	Boston Bruins 	01:18 	Kelly 	 	Thomas 	17,565 	1–0 	
2 	April 14 	Washington Capitals 	2 – 1 	Boston Bruins 	22:56 	Pouliot 	Brouwer, Backstrom 	Thomas 	17,565 	1–1 	
3 	April 16 	Boston Bruins 	4 – 3 	Washington Capitals 	 	Peverley, Paille, Rolston, Chara 	Semin, Ovechkin, Laich 	Thomas 	18,506 	2–1 	
4 	April 19 	Boston Bruins 	1 – 2 	Washington Capitals 	 	Peverley 	Johansson, Semin 	Thomas 	18,506 	2–2 	
5 	April 21 	Washington Capitals 	4 – 3 	Boston Bruins 	 	Seidenberg, Marchand, Boychuk 	Semin, Beagle, Knuble, Brouwer 	Thomas 	17,565 	2–3 	
6 	April 22 	Boston Bruins 	4 – 3 	Washington Capitals 	03:17 	Peverley, Krejci, Ference, Seguin 	Green, Chimera, Ovechkin 	Thomas 	18,506 	3–3 	
7 	April 25 	Washington Capitals 	2 – 1 	Boston Bruins 	02:57 	Seguin 	Hendricks, Ward 	Thomas 	17,565 	3–4 	
* Scorer of game-winning goal in italics
==Player Stats==
===Skaters===
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = Plus-minus; PIM = Penalty minutes
Regular Season</small>	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
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{| class="wikitable sortable" style="width: 100%; text-align: center;"	Player	GP 	G 	A	Pts	+/-	PIM
 	81	29 	38 	67 	34 	30 	 	 	 	
 	81	22 	42 	64 	36 	20 	 	 	 	
 	79	23 	39 	62 	−5 	36 	 	 	 	
 	81	26 	35 	61 	7 	135 	 	 	 	
 	76	28 	27 	55 	31 	87 	 	 	 	
 	79	12 	40 	52 	33 	86 	 	 	 	
 	57	11 	31 	42 	20 	22 	 	 	 	
 	82	20 	19 	39 	33 	41 	 	 	 	
 	46	17 	15 	32 	0 	54 	 	 	 	
 	74	16 	16 	32 	18 	38 	 	 	 	
 	75	4 	21 	25 	10 	13 	 	 	 	
 	72	6 	18 	24 	9 	46 	 	 	 	
 	80	5 	18 	23 	15 	39 	 	 	 	
 	78	8 	8 	16 	−3 	80 	 	 	 	
† 	21	3 	12 	15 	7 	8 	 	 	 	
 	77	5 	10 	15 	27 	53 	 	 	 	
 	69	9 	6 	15 	−5 	15 	 	 	 	
 	48	7 	8 	15 	0 	14 	 	 	 	
 	81	5 	8 	13 	−7 	154 	 	 	 	
 	72	2 	8 	10 	16 	99 	 	 	 	
† 	17	1 	1 	2 	4 	4 	 	 	 	
‡ 	10	0 	2 	2 	6 	4 	 	 	 	
 	16	0 	2 	2 	3 	4 	 	 	 	
 	3 	1 	0 	1 	1 	0 	 	 	 	
 	2 	0 	1 	1 	0 	0 	 	 	 	
(G) 	58	0 	1 	1 	– 	0 	 	 	 	
 	1 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	 	 	 	
 	1 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	 	 	 	
 	3 	0 	0 	0 	1 	2 	 	 	 	
 	3 	0 	0 	0 	−2 	0 	 	 	 	
 	5 	0 	0 	0 	−2 	5 	 	 	 	
† 	6 	0 	0 	0 	-1 	0 	 	 	 	
(G) 	4 	0 	0 	0 	– 	2 	 	 	 	
(G) 	23	0 	0 	0 	– 	2 	 	 	 	
Team Totals 	79	251	412	663 	+60	1071	 	 	 	
*†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Bruins. Stats reflect time with the Bruins only.
*‡Denotes player was traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with the Bruins only.
*(G)Denotes goaltender.
*Team PIM totals include bench infractions.
Playoffs</small>	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
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{| class="wikitable sortable" style="width: 100%; text-align: center;"	Player	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM
 	7	3	2	5 	0 	4	 	 	 	
 	7	1	3	4 	-2	0	 	 	 	
 	7	1	2	3 	-2	0	 	 	 	
 	7	1	2	3 	-1	8	 	 	 	
 	7	1	2	3 	1 	4	 	 	 	
 	7	1	2	3 	1 	2	 	 	 	
 	7	1	2	3 	1 	4	 	 	 	
 	7	1	2	3 	0 	4	 	 	 	
 	7	0	3	3 	2 	8	 	 	 	
 	7	2	1	3 	3 	0	 	 	 	
 	7	0	2	2 	-1	0	 	 	 	
 	7	0	2	2 	0 	8	 	 	 	
 	7	1	1	2 	-1	6	 	 	 	
 	7	1	1	2 	-1	2	 	 	 	
 	7	0	1	1 	0 	0	 	 	 	
 	7	1	0	1 	-1	2	 	 	 	
 	2	0	0	0 	-2	0	 	 	 	
 	2	0	0	0 	-1	0	 	 	 	
 	5	0	0	0 	0 	0	 	 	 	
 	5	0	0	0 	3 	0	 	 	 	
(G) 	7	0	0	0 	— 	0	 	 	 	
Team Totals 	—	-	-	- 	- 	-	 	 	 	
===Goaltenders===
Note: GPI = Games played in; MIN = Minutes played; GAA = Goals against average; W = Wins; L = Losses; OT = Overtime/shootout losses; SO = Shutouts; SA = Shots against; GA = Goals against; SV% = Save percentage
Regular Season	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
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{| class="wikitable sortable" style="width: 100%; text-align: center;"	Player	GPI	MIN	GAA	W 	L 	OT 	SO	SA	GA	SV%
 	59	3352	2.36	35 	19 	1 	5 	1659	132	.920	 	 	 	
 	23	1289	2.05	11 	8 	3 	3 	621 	44 	.929	 	 	 	
 	5 	261 	3.68	2 	2 	0 	0 	110 	16 	.855	 	 	 	
 	1 	60 	1.00	1 	0 	0 	0 	45 	1 	.978	 	 	 	
Combined 	– 	4778	2.31	47 	28 	4 	8 	2335	184	.921	 	 	 	
Playoffs	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
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{| class="wikitable sortable" style="width: 100%; text-align: center;"	Player	GPI	MIN	GAA	W 	L 	SO	SA	GA	SV%
 	7	448	2.14	3 	4 	1 	207	16	.923	 	 	 	
==Awards and Records==
===Awards===
Player 	Award 	Notes
Tyler SeguinSeguin, Howard, Toews are NHL's Three Stars 	NHL First Star of the Week 	November 14, 2011
Tim ThomasThomas, Toews, Lupul are November's Three Stars 	NHL First Star of the Month	November 2011
Brad MarchandMarchand, Gaborik, Giguere earn Three Stars 	NHL First Star of the Week 	December 26, 2011
Zdeno CharaSimmonds, Chara, Smith are Three Stars of the Week	NHL Second Star of the Week	April 2, 2012
===Milestones===
Regular season 	Regular season 	Regular season 	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season
Player 	Milestone 	Reached 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
David Krejci 	300th career NHL game 	October 8, 2011 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Brad Marchand 	100th career NHL game 	October 10, 2011 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Chris Kelly 	500th career NHL game 	November 7, 2011 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Adam McQuaid 	100th career NHL game 	November 21, 2011	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Milan Lucic 	300th career NHL game 	November 26, 2011	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Rich Peverley 	100th career NHL assist 	November 26, 2011	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Benoit Pouliot 	200th career NHL game 	November 26, 2011	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Rich Peverley 	300th career NHL game 	December 6, 2011 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Tyler Seguin 	100th career NHL game 	December 8, 2011 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Milan Lucic 	100th career NHL assist 	December 10, 2011	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Chris Kelly 	200th career NHL point 	December 14, 2011	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Shawn Thornton 	400th career NHL game 	December 17, 2011	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Joe Corvo 	600th career NHL game 	December 19, 2011	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Zdeno Chara 	300th career NHL assist 	January 5, 2012 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Patrice Bergeron 	500th career NHL game 	January 19, 2012 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Dennis Seidenberg	500th career NHL game 	January 21, 2012 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Tuukka Rask 	100th career NHL game 	February 17, 2012	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Carter Camper 	1st career NHL game 	February 22, 2012	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Carter Camper 	1st career NHL goal1st career NHL point 	February 25, 2012	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Gregory Campbell 	500th career NHL game 	February 25, 2012	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Lane MacDermid 	1st career NHL game 	March 11, 2012 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Joe Corvo 	200th career NHL assist 	March 6, 2012 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Milan Lucic 	200th career NHL point 	March 6, 2012 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Maxime Sauve 	1st career NHL game 	March 11, 2012 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Andrew Ference 	700th career NHL game 	March 15, 2012 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Zdeno Chara 	1,000th career NHL game 	March 24, 2012 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Benoit Pouliot 	100th career NHL point 	March 25, 2012 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Johnny Boychuk 	200th career NHL game 	March 31, 2012 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Torey Krug 	1st career NHL game 	April 3, 2012 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Torey Krug 	1st career NHL assist1st career NHL point	April 5, 2012 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Patrice Bergeron 	400th career NHL point 	April 7, 2012 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
==Transactions==
The Bruins were involved in the following transactions during the 2011–12 season.
===Trades===
July 5, 2011Bruins Acquire Corvo 	To Carolina Hurricanes: 4th-round pick in 2012 	To Boston: Joe Corvo
February 27, 2012Bruins Acquire Trio of Veteran Players 	To New York Islanders: Marc CantinYannick Riendeau	To Boston: Mike MottauBrian Rolston
February 27, 2012 	To Minnesota Wild: Steven Kampfer 	To Boston: Greg Zanon
March 20, 2012Islanders acquire Alexandrov from Bruins 	To New York IslandersYury Alexandrov 	To BostonFuture considerations
May 26, 2012Bruins Acquire Chris Bourque from WSH for Zach Hamill	To Washington CapitalsZach Hamill 	To BostonChris Bourque
===Free Agents Signed===
Player 	Former team 	Contract terms
Benoit PouliotB's Sign Pouliot, Khudobin, Whitfield 	Montreal Canadiens 	1 year, $1.1 million
Josh HennessyB's Sign Tardiff and Hennessy 	HC Lugano 	1 year, $600,000
Jamie Tardif 	Grand Rapids Griffins	2 years, $1.2 million
Marty TurcoBruins Sign Goaltender Marty Turco 	EC Red Bull Salzburg 	1 year, $600,000
Adam MorrisonB's Sign Morrison to Entry-level Contract 	Vancouver Giants 	3 years, $1.935 million entry-level contract
Torey KrugBruins Sign Torey Krug to an Entry-level Contract 	Michigan State 	3 years, $2.75 million entry-level contract
Niklas SvedbergBruins Sign Goaltender Niklas Svedberg to Entry-level Contract	Brynas IF 	2 years, $1.7175 million entry-level contract
===Free Agents Lost===
Player 	New team 	Contract terms
Michael RyderDallas Stars Agree To Terms With Six Players On First Day Of Free Agency	Dallas Stars 	2 years, $7 million
Boris Valabik Penguins Sign Defenseman Boris Valabik 	Pittsburgh Penguins	1 year, $550,000
Tomas KaberleHurricanes Agree to Terms with Tomas Kaberle 	Carolina Hurricanes	3 years, $12.75 million
David Laliberte 	EHC Wolfsburg 	1 year
===Lost via Retirement===
Player
Mark Recchi
===Player Signings===
Player 	Date 	Contract terms
Anton Khudobin 	July 1, 2011 	2 years, $1.75 million
Trent Whitfield 	July 1, 2011 	2 years, $1.15 million
Adam McQuaidBruins Sign McQuaid to Extension 	July 14, 2011 	3 years, $4.7 million
Craig Cunningham 	July 14, 2011 	3 years, $1.845 million entry-level contract
Zach McKelvie 	July 14, 2011 	1 year, $600,000
Stefan ChaputB's Sign Chaput, Knight & Spooner 	July 20, 2011 	1 year, $577,500
Jared Knight 	July 20, 2011 	3 years, $2.17 million entry-level contract
Ryan Spooner 	July 20, 2011 	3 years, $2.17 million entry-level contract
Andrew BodnarchukBodnarchuk Signs Extension 	September 9, 2011 	1 year, $635,250
Brad MarchandBruins Sign Brad Marchand 	September 14, 2011	2 years, $5 million
Rich PeverleyB's Sign Peverley to 3-year Extension 	October 11, 2011 	3 years, $9.75 million contract extension
David KrejciB's Sign Krejci to a Three-Year Contract Extension 	December 1, 2011 	3 years, $15.75 million contract extension
Dougie HamiltonB's Sign Dougie Hamilton to Entry-Level Contract	December 8, 2011 	3 years, $2.775 million entry-level contract
Johnny BoychukB's Sign Boychuk to Extension 	February 14, 2012 	3 years, $10.08 million contract extension
Shawn ThorntonB's Sign Thornton to 2-Year Extension 	March 19, 2012 	2 years, $2.2 million contract extension
Justin FlorekFlorek & Trotman Signed to Entry-level Contracts 	March 25, 2012 	2 years, $1.38 million entry-level contract
Zach Trotman 	March 25, 2012 	2 years, $1.33 million entry-level contract
Tommy CrossB's Sign Cross to an Entry-level Contract 	April 10, 2012 	2 years, $1.575 million entry-level contract
Daniel PailleBruins Sign Paille, Bourque 	June 1, 2012 	3 years, $3.9 million contract extension
Chris Bourque 	June 1, 2012 	2 years, $1 million
Gregory CampbellCampbell, Kelly Remain in Black & Gold 	June 13, 2012 	3 years, $4.8 million
Chris Kelly 	June 13, 2012 	4 years, $12 million
==Draft Picks==
Boston's picks at the 2011 NHL Entry Draft in St. Paul, Minnesota.
Round	# 	Player 	Position 	Nationality	College/junior/club team (league)
1 	9 	Dougie Hamilton 	Defense 	 	Niagara IceDogs (Ontario Hockey League)
2 	40 	Alexander Khokhlachev	Left Wing 	 	Windsor Spitfires (Ontario Hockey League)
3 	81 	Anthony Camara 	Left Wing 	 	Saginaw Spirit (Ontario Hockey League)
4 	121	Brian Ferlin 	Right Wing	USA 	Indiana Ice (United States Hockey League)
5 	151	Rob O'Gara 	Defense 	USA 	Milton Academy (Massachusetts)
6 	181	Lars Volden 	Goaltender	 	Espoo Blues (SM-liiga)
;Notes on draft picks:
*Boston acquired this pick as part of a trade on September 18, 2009 that sent Phil Kessel to Toronto.
*Boston acquired this pick as part of a trade on October 18, 2009 that sent Chuck Kobasew to Minnesota in exchange for Craig Weller and Alexander Fallstrom. Minnesota acquires Kobasew from Bruins
*Boston acquired this pick as the result of a trade on March 3, 2010 that sent Derek Morris to Phoenix.
* The Bruins' first-round pick, 30th overall, was traded to Toronto as a result of the trade that sent Tomas Kaberle to Boston.
* The Bruins' second-round pick, 61st overall, went to Ottawa as the result of the trade that sent Chris Kelly to Boston.
* The Bruins' third-round pick, 91st overall, went to Florida as the result of the trade that sent Nathan Horton and Gregory Campbell to Boston.
* The Bruins' seventh-round pick, 211th overall, went to Chicago as the result of the trade that sent a seventh-round pick in 2010 to Boston.
==Roster==
Updated April 23, 2012.
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==See Also==
* 2011–12 NHL season
==References==
Category:Boston Bruins seasons
Boston Bruins season, 2011–12