Boston Bruins demote Stuart and Toivonen...

Just in...the Bruins have demoted defenceman Mark Stuart and struggling goaltender Hannu Toivonen to Providence of the AHL.

This move is very odd as defenceman Andrew Alberts is already injured and sending down Stuart is pointless...unless a trade is in the works?

Given the Bruins recent success, they have fallen back into playoff contention and sit 6 points behind the Islanders and Canadiens.

They may want to bolster their blue line; and with the tradings of Brad Stuart and Milan Jurcina, their blue line is as thin as ever. A scoring blue-liner is the most likely scenario here, unless Peter Chiarelli decides Tim Thomas isn't up to the job of carrying this team into the playoffs.

With Toivonen down, the Bruins are a goalie short and they don't have much in Providence besides minor-league scrubs Brian Finley, Phillipe Sauve and recently-acquired Joey MacDonald off waivers from Detroit.

Stay tuned...