Season Events
See also: 2008–09 NHL season“I’m not big on going out there and making those big declarations, or comments, but I think we can go as far as we believe we can go.”
— Claude Julien, prior to the 2008–09 seasonArguably the two biggest events to occur during the Bruins' offseason were the acquisition of Canadiens forward Michael Ryder, a noted 30 goal scorer, and Blake Wheeler, a promising 21-year-old from the University of Minnesota. 12-year veteran Stephane Yelle was another strong addition to the roster. Added to a line-up featuring young stars, such as Phil Kessel and Milan Lucic, the return of Patrice Bergeron, the improved goaltending of veteran Tim Thomas, and coming off the back of an impressive postseason, expectations were high for the team.
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