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head coach: Pat Burns

roster: C - Jason Allison, Anson Carter, Joe Thornton, Ted Donato, Tim Taylor. LW - Sergei Samsonov, Ken Baumgartner, Rob Dimaio. RW - Dimitri Khristich, Steve Heinze, Landon Wilson, Per Johan Axelsson, Jean-Yves Roy. D - Ray Bourque, Don Sweeney, Dave Ellett, Kyle McLaren, Dean Chynoweth, Mattias Timander, Hal Gill, Darren Van Impe, Grant Ledyard, Dennis Vaske. G - Byron Dafoe, Rob Tallas.

transactions:

Gonesville: Mike Sullivan (Phoenix).

Charlie New Guys: Dennis Vaske.

1997-98 results:

Record...........39-30-13, 91 PTS, 5th Eastern Conference 
Goals Scored.....221
Goals Against....194
Power Play.......17.3% (8th)
Penalty Killing..84.6% (15th)

GEE, THAT'S SWELL

* If Jason Allison gets signed, the Bruins have an excellent top line of Allison, Sergei Samsonov, and Dimitri Khristich.

* Ray Bourque is still a great defenseman.

* Byron Dafoe is a pretty good goaltender.

* Coach Pat Burns will always make the Bruins competitive.

GRIEF

* If Allison doesn't get signed, Boston shouldn't even bother having a team.

* Along with Allison, Anson Carter and Kyle McLaren also need signed.

* Don Sweeney had shoulder surgery in June and is recovering slowly.

* GM Harry Sinden did nothing over the summer to improve the team.

1998-99 OUTLOOK: As incredible as it may sound, Harry Sinden says he is done negotiating with Allison, Carter, and McLaren. How Sinden could not make an honest effort to sign Allison, the man who carried the team last season, is beyond belief. Without Allison the Bruins are scrap. But we're guessing he'll get signed. If not, Sinden should be beaten severely about the head and shoulders with a sack of door knobs.

PREDICTION: Second in the Northeast Division.