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Let's Get Jordangerous; Turco clears, joins B's

March 7, 2012, 5:19 PM ET [27 Comments]
Ty Anderson
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As the inconsistencies of the Boston Bruins continue to take their toll on a club that's been decimated by injuries as of late, the Bruins' lack of secondary scoring has been noticeable.

Hell, it's been one of the biggest detractors when it comes to separating Boston from the 'elite' group of NHL clubs. Chris Kelly's 16 goals are the most among any person that began the year on Boston's bottom-six, but that's mainly because the reliable centermen has seen a significant chunk of time on Boston's top line this year in various capacities. Behind him, Benoit Pouliot has 10 goals this year while fourth-line (and currently injured) winger Danny Paille has nine tallies.

In need of a lift -- preferably an offensive one -- the B's may have found it as a two-game offensive explosion from Jordan Caron has shown the upside that made Caron the 25th overall pick back in 2010.

To be blunt, the Bruins do not win last night's affair at the Air Canada Centre if not for the contributions of the 21-year-old Caron. Scoring two goals and finishing the night with three points, an obvious career-high for a player that entered the contest with 14 points in 54 career games at the NHL level, the successes of the Sayabec, Quebec native simply couldn't come at a better time for an injury beleaguered B's squad.

Yet, what’s more enthusing in regards to Caron’s offensive outburst of three goals and two assists in the last 120 minutes of hockey is the fact that well, fans in Boston have never seen this version of the winger -- not at a professional level, anyways.

Since his arrival to Boston, when fans saw him light goaltenders up at will in the B’s rookie camp drills, Caron’s been a player that’s undoubtedly among the most versatile on the ice when confident in his own abilities. Therein lies the problem. Caron’s been anything-but-confident in his various trips between Boston and Providence this year. Perhaps that answers the question on its own as minor-league send-downs are probably the polar opposite of comforting, but Caron’s not exactly handled the role of line-juggling all that well.

But as injuries have essentially wiped out the possibility of a Providence-bound conversation between he and B’s GM Peter Chiarelli, the 6-foot-3 forward appears to be growing into a legitimate NHL forward.

Confidence? You bet.

Logging 14:20 of time-on-ice last night, second best to Nov. 5’s 14:48 (logged in what was an absolute blowout affair against Toronto), Caron’s ice-time has improved drastically thanks to the results that have been shown. It’s a rather simple formula, yes, but when you see that No. 38’s logged 40 shifts in the past two games -- a feat that wasn’t accomplished in the previous three games (39) -- you see that a confident Caron is a dangerous one for the Bruins’ opponents.

Jordangerous, in fact.

Turco clears waivers, joins the Bruins

Rocking his Dallas Stars pads and his 2006 Olympics Team Canada mask, the 36-year-old Marty Turco made his B's debut at the team's practice facility in Wilmington, Mass.. Unclaimed off the waiver wire, allowing the veteran netminder to don the Spoked-B, Turco will finish the season as Boston's back-up to Tim Thomas.

Turco, who had a .934 save-percentage in six games in the Austrian League this year, returns to the NHL after a 2010-11 spent with the then-defending Cup champion Chicago Blackhawks. In his only season out of Dallas, Turco would go 11-11-3 with a 3.02 goals-against-average for the 'Hawks, but noted the difference that comes with his arrival to Boston in the now rather than a gutted Chicago club last offseason.

"The team’s intact from last year, that sets them apart which you can just tell the way they play, act and talk," he said following his first practice with the club. "Their togetherness, you can feel that when you walk in the locker room instantly, that this team is competitive, they're together and they're in it to win as a whole."

As for what the 10-year veteran will do for the Bruins -- and the number of games he'll play -- it's all about how it begins..in practice.

"Give these guys all they can handle in practice and make them better as a teammate, a goalie, and challenge them and instill confidence with them on the ice," Turco said.

Turco will wear No. 1 for the B's, it's the first time a Bruin has worn the number since Andrew Raycroft had it from 2003 to 2006.

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