Monday, February 25, 2008

Bergeron takes a 10-minute skate


Boston Globe:

Yesterday, for the first time in 120 days, Patrice Bergeron hit the ice.

While his teammates, who capped a five-game, nine-point road trip Saturday with a 5-3 win over Tampa Bay, had yesterday off, Bergeron twirled around the Ristuccia Arena sheet for approximately 10 minutes. It was the first time Bergeron had laced up his skates since suffering a career-threatening injury Oct. 27 at TD Banknorth Garden.

Bergeron, who was diagnosed with a Grade 3 concussion and a broken nose when he was decked into the end boards by Philadelphia defenseman Randy Jones, is hoping to return to the team this season.