Bruins sign swedish elite star forward Carl Soderberg to a multi-year deal, he was part of a trade in 2007 but resisted coming to play in the NHL.
According to the source, the only thing left to be done as of Tuesday afternoon was for the Swedish Ice Hockey Association to approve Soderberg's transfer to the Bruins and the NHL. Once that happens, according to the source, as long as Soderberg plays in a regular-season game he will be eligible to play in the Stanley Cup playoffs because the Bruins -- who acquired him in exchange for goalie Hannu Toivonen in the summer of 2007 -- already owned his rights and had him on their reserve list.
The punch line is ... Soderberg has had his best season yet in the Swedish Elite League -- 31 goals and 60 points in 54 games. Well not too funny to the rest of the league
