Reports that former Bruins defenseman Shane Hnidy is with the club in B.C. and is practicing with the squad in hopes of signing an NHL deal with the Bruins.
As written here the last couple of days, the Bruins are in need of bolstering their depth along the blueline, especially after wheeling away Mark Stuart to the Atlanta Thrashers as part of the deal that brought Rich Peverley to Boston.
Hnidy, 35, left the Bruins after the 2008-'09 season and signed as a free agent with the Wild.
Love this move. Any time you can have the Sheriff as your 6th or 7th defenseman you are looking good. He's pretty sound in his own zone and the dude didn't get the nick name "the sheriff" for skating through the neutral zone la-de-da like Blake Wheeler. Dudes tough as nails and a physical presence in front of the net. It would be great to have him back.
