The Boston Bruins signed veteran center Dominic Moore to a one-year contract worth $ 900,000 on Tuesday. The move gives head coach Claude Julien quite a few centers to worth with when training camp and the preseason begin. In addition to having two legitimate top-six centers in Patrice Bergeron and David Krejci, the B’s signed free-agent center David Backes in July and need to find a spot for young center Ryan Spooner to continue his development. Noel Acciari and Riley Nash also are capable of playing down the middle. One or more of these centers might have to play on the wing, but it’s not a bad problem to have. The Bruins
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Patriots Probably Won’t Rest Regulars Sunday With Chance to Be No. 1 Playoff Seed (Video)
Who remembers the last week of the 2009 season? In a matchup against the Texans in Houston, Wes Welker tore his MCL and ACL on a non-contact play, missing the playoffs that season. That’s the kind of injury the Patriots will have to consider going into a Week 17 game against the Dolphins. Though New England is assured of a playoff spot, they could still earn a Round 1 bye or a No. 1 seed, so there’s still a lot to play for. But that being said, there’s always the threat of injury with the playoffs in the bag. Whether the Pats will rest anyone on Sunday was just one of several subjects touched on by Matt Chatham, Kevin Faulk and Dale