What are the Bruins doing?

Thornton and Samsonov are 26 and 27, respectively. Both have been incredible for the Bruins, leading them into the playoffs in '98, '99, '02, '03, and '04. At least when you look at the Celtics, you can see what they are doing and why, but the Bruins just don't make any sense this year.

Said Samsonov: “Am I surprised? Probably not. But I’m a little disappointed. It’s been a different kind of year than past years, that’s for sure, with the trades. I think they’re trying to figure out what direction they want to go in. But obviously, they decided they didn’t want me in their plans.”

Samsanov's record as a Bruin:

Career Regular Season Stats Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM PP SH GW GT Shots Pct 2005-2006 Bruins 55 18 19 37 -3 22 6 0 1 0 107 16.8 2003-2004 Bruins 58 17 23 40 12 4 3 0 5 1 132 12.9 2002-2003 Bruins 8 5 6 11 8 2 1 0 3 0 23 21.7 2001-2002 Bruins 74 29 41 70 21 27 3 0 4 0 192 15.1 2000-2001 Bruins 82 29 46 75 6 18 3 0 3 2 215 13.5 1999-2000 Bruins 77 19 26 45 -6 4 6 0 3 0 145 13.1 1998-1999 Bruins 79 25 26 51 -6 18 6 0 8 1 160 15.6 1997-1998 Bruins 81 22 25 47 9 8 7 0 3 0 159 13.8 NHL Totals: 514 164 212 376 41 103 35 0 30 4 1,133 14.5

Career Playoff Stats Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM PP SH GW GT Shots Pct 2003-2004 Bruins 7 2 5 7 2 0 0 0 0 0 13 15.4 2002-2003 Bruins 5 0 2 2 -1 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 2001-2002 Bruins 6 2 2 4 -2 0 0 0 0 0 26 7.7 1998-1999 Bruins 11 3 1 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 21 14.3 1997-1998 Bruins 6 2 5 7 1 0 0 0 1 0 18 11.1 NHL Totals: 35 9 15 24 3 0 0 0 1 0 88 10.2