The offseason may be young, but that's not stopping anyone from already taking some shots at the Stanley Cup champion Boston Bruins.
Yahoo's hockey blogger Greg Wyshynski (a.k.a.: Puck Daddy) recently dished out report cards for last week's "NHL free-agent frenzy" and Hub hockey fans may not like what they see.
The B's received a C-, because, according to Puck Daddy, they "said goodbye to Michael Ryder, whose streakiness wasn't worth the price tag. The Bruins signed LW Benoit Pouliot from the Habs for one year and $1.1 million, and one assumes it's so he can score game-winning goals against his former team and really rub some extra salt in old wounds. Pouliot's a project."
The only other teams to receive a grade as poor or poorer than the Black and Gold were the Flames (C-), Canadiens (C-), Predators (D+), Islanders (C-), Blues (D+) and Jets (D+).
Only the Sabres (A-), Panthers (A-), Rangers (A-) and Capitals (A) reached Honor Roll status.
The Wild, meanwhile, received a D+, but "factor in the [Dany] Heatley deal, and it's [an] A-."
