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posted by Mike Boone at 17h16 EST on Aug 3
In his Boston Globe column, Bruins beat man Fluto Shinzawa wonders why no one has signed Bryan Smolinski:
Somewhat surprising that no team has signed ex-Bruin Bryan Smolinski. The 36-year-old Smolinski, last seen centering Montreal's crash trio (arguably the most effective threesome against the Bruins in the playoffs) between back-cracker Steve Begin and Tom Kostopoulos, could be an inexpensive one-year pickup for third- or fourth-line duty. Smolinski might have to go the tryout route to earn an NHL job come October
Shinzawa also points out that nine of the NHL's top 10 faceoff men played in the East:
1. We Dare Not Speak His Name, Toronto 945 wins
2. Bobby Holik, Atlanta 877
3. Rod Brind'Amour, Carolina 851
4. Vincent Lecavalier, Tampa Bay 815
5. Marc Savard, Boston 802
6. John Madden, New Jersey 786
7. Joe Thornton, San Jose 785
8. Eric Staal, Carolina 767
9. Chris Drury, Rangers 746
10. Jason Spezza, Ottawa 729
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