After the game tonight against the Maple Leafs, it was announced that the Bruins have acquired center Chris Kelly from the Ottawa Senators for Boston's own second round pick in the 2011 NHL Entry Draft. Kelly is signed through the 2011-12 NHL season, and he will become an unrestricted free agent after that season.
A little info about Kelly:
OTTAWA, ON - FEBRUARY 15: In his final game as an Ottawa Senators player Chris Kelly #22 controls the puck behind the net of the New York Islanders in a game at Scotiabank Place on February 15, 2011 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Chris Kelly was just traded to the Boston Bruins. (Photo by Phillip MacCallum/Getty Images)I'm not very high on Chris Kelly (career stats). In my opinion he's Gregory Campbell with a little more offensive skills. Looking at his faceoff stats, he has a 50.1 faceoff winning percentage. He is a good penalty killer so maybe that is a reason why the Bruins got him because right now the penalty killing is killing the Bruins. I also thought a 2nd round pick was a little high for Kelly but that's just me. Kelly is a good two-way player and hopefully he can provide the Bruins some good two-way play.
A little info about Kelly:
Including Tuesday's game against the Islanders, the 30-year-old Kelly has 12-11=23 totals in 57 games for the Senators this season. In his career, he has appeared in 462 NHL games, all with Ottawa, with 75-101=176 totals. He recorded his 100th career assist on February 5 against the Islanders, and he recorded a hat trick on December 5 against the Rangers.
His best statistical season in Ottawa was 2006-07, when the Senators reached the Stanley Cup Finals. That season, the 6'0, 190 pound native of Toronto, Ontario scored 15 goals, added 23 assists, and had a plus-minus rating of plus-28. In the playoffs, he had 3-4=7 playoff totals in 20 games.
Originally drafted by the Senators in the 3rd round (94th overall) of the 1999 NHL Entry Draft, Kelly played junior hockey in the Ontario Hockey League for the London Knights and Sudbury Wolves. He was traded from London to Sudbury with Dan Jancevski for Dennis Wideman on January 10, 2001. In 265 career OHL games, he registered 106-148=254 totals.
The Bruins have Minnesota's second round pick they received in their October 18, 2009 trade in which the B's acquired Minnesota's 2011 second rounder, Craig Weller and the draft rights to Alex Fallstrom for Chuck Kobasew.
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OTTAWA, ON - FEBRUARY 15: In his final game as an Ottawa Senators player Chris Kelly #22 controls the puck behind the net of the New York Islanders in a game at Scotiabank Place on February 15, 2011 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Chris Kelly was just traded to the Boston Bruins. (Photo by Phillip MacCallum/Getty Images)
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