Michael Ryder

By Fluto Shinzawa, Globe Staff Michael Ryder has signed a two-year, $7 million contract with Dallas, according to TSN. The Bruins had informed Ryder they would continue to negotiate if the Newfoundland native didn't find a deal on the market. In Dallas, Ryder will be reunited with former Montreal teammate Mike Ribeiro. The 31-year-old scored 18 goals and 23 assists in 79 regular-season games this past year. In 25 playoff games, the third-line wing scored eight goals and nine assists.

NEW YORK - On Saturday afternoon at Nassau Coliseum, Chris Kelly scored his 20th goal of the season after noticing how much trouble a clearing pass would cause the Islanders' Josh Bailey. In other words, it was a typical Kelly goal. "He's in the right place to score goals," said Bruins coach Claude Julien. "[Saturday] was a good example of that. He's coming in as a late guy, there's a loose puck, he pounced on it. It was a nice goal. I thought it was a great way to score your 20th.

DALLAS - Being a Newfoundland native and a lifelong Northeast Division resident prior to this season, Michael Ryder required some seasoning to adjust to life in the Western Conference. "Just the travel, I found, was a little different," said the first-year Star and former Bruin. "The road trips we're having are seven days, 10 days. That's the biggest difference. "You get home a lot later. The time zones, there's so many time zones, so that's different. The road trips take a while to get used to. " Other than that, life in Dallas has been pretty good.

Michael Ryder scored two goals and added an assist to lift the Dallas Stars over the Edmonton Oilers 3-1 on Wednesday night. Mike Ribeiro also scored and had two assists for the Stars (42-30-5), who moved back atop the tight Pacific Division. Dallas has a one-point lead over Los Angeles and San Jose, and a two-point edge over Phoenix. Each team has five games remaining. Ales Hemsky had the lone goal for the Oilers (31-37-9), who were 5-0-2 in their previous seven games. Edmonton came close to going ahead early, just eight minutes in, on a short-handed 2-on-1 break, but...

By Steve Silva, Boston.com Staff Bruins forward Michael Ryder spoke about his team maintaining momentum when the puck drops at the Rogers Arena Wednesday night for Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Finals. "Well they definitely got to do it next game, it’s the last game of the year and we’ve got to throw it all out there and make sure we bring the same intensity that we did tonight," Ryder said after Game 6. "And physicality and the same emotion. And I think if we do that you know, especially early in the game we’ll get hopefully the momentum and we’ll go from there.

Michael Ryder was not a fan favorite in Boston. He might even become Public Enemy No. 1 after his day with the Stanley Cup. As the Cup was being prepared for a helicopter flight yesterday from St. John's to Ryder's hometown of Bonavista, Newfoundland, Ryder set it on a table, which collapsed. And it is now sporting a new dent, the Associated Press reported. Ryder signed a two-year contract with the Dallas Stars in the offseason. JIM HOBAN

By Fluto Shinzawa, Globe Staff Michael Ryder signed a two-year, $7 million contract with Dallas, highlighting the movement of players with Boston ties around the NHL today. Here's what happened with other ex-Bruins, with help from TSN: Chuck Kobasew, Colorado (two years, $2.5 million) Marco Sturm, Vancouver (one year, $2.25 million) Alex Auld, Ottawa (one year, $1 million) Marty Reasoner, Islanders (two years, $2.7 million) Sean O'Donnell, Chicago (one year, $850,000)

By Fluto Shinzawa, Globe Staff Free agency opens at noon today. The Bruins will not be in the hunt for the big-ticket players. During GM Peter Chiarelli's watch, the Bruins haven't been prompt to open their checkbook when free agency opens. They made their biggest push in 2006, when they landed Zdeno Chara and Marc Savard on the first day. Chiarelli had been hired by the Bruins, but was still employed by the Senators. Jeff Gorton was serving as interim GM when the Bruins signed Chara and Savard.

Jiri Hudler scored in the second round of the shootout, Detroit's Ty Conklin was perfect in all three rounds, and the Red Wings beat the Dallas Stars 3-2 on Tuesday night. Hudler put on a nifty move to fake rookie Richard Bachman out of position and tucked the puck into the right side of the net. Conklin denied Loui Eriksson, Michael Ryder and Trevor Daley in the shootout to earn the extra point for the Red Wings. Brenden Morrow and Eriksson scored in regulation for Dallas, 1-3-1 in its last five.

Jamie Benn had a goal and two assists in his return from a five-game absence, Michael Ryder also had a goal and two assists, and the Dallas Stars slowed the Anaheim Ducks' roll with a 6-2 victory Wednesday night in their first game back from the All-Star break. Eric Nystrom, Vernon Fiddler and defensemen Stephane Robidas and Sheldon Souray also scored for the Stars, who beat Anaheim in back-to-back meetings eight days apart. Those two wins are Dallas' only victories since Jan. 12 and the Ducks' only games without earning a point since Jan. 4. The Stars have won four of...

Jamie Benn had a goal and two assists in his return from a five-game absence, Michael Ryder also had a goal and two assists, and the Dallas Stars slowed the Anaheim Ducks' roll with a 6-2 victory Wednesday night in their first game back from the All-Star break. Eric Nystrom, Vernon Fiddler and defensemen Stephane Robidas and Sheldon Souray also scored for the Stars, who beat Anaheim in back-to-back meetings eight days apart. Those two wins are Dallas' only victories since Jan. 12 and the Ducks' only games without earning a point since Jan. 4. The Stars have won four of five against...

Jiri Hudler scored in the second round of the shootout, Detroit's Ty Conklin was perfect in all three rounds, and the Red Wings beat the Dallas Stars 3-2 on Tuesday night. Hudler put on a nifty move to fake rookie Richard Bachman out of position and tucked the puck into the right side of the net. Conklin denied Loui Eriksson, Michael Ryder and Trevor Daley in the shootout to earn the extra point for the Red Wings. Brenden Morrow and Eriksson scored in regulation for Dallas, 1-3-1 in its last five.

DALLAS - On the final day of last year, the Stars submitted one of the sharpest performances played against the Bruins in 2011. In a 4-2 win at the American Airlines Center Saturday night, Dallas received top-notch goaltending from Kari Lehtonen when necessary. The Stars smothered the Bruins in front of Lehtonen, allowing only 11 shots through 40 minutes. The Stars outraced the Bruins to pucks, bumping first and repeatedly planting their opponents on their bottoms. The Stars won more faceoffs than they lost.

DALLAS - On the final day of last year, the Stars submitted one of the sharpest performances played against the Bruins in 2011. In a 4-2 win at the American Airlines Center Saturday night, Dallas received top-notch goaltending from Kari Lehtonen when necessary. The Stars smothered the Bruins in front of Lehtonen, allowing only 11 shots through 40 minutes. The Stars outraced the Bruins to pucks, bumping first and repeatedly planting their opponents on their bottoms. The Stars won more faceoffs than they lost.

DALLAS - Being a Newfoundland native and a lifelong Northeast Division resident prior to this season, Michael Ryder required some seasoning to adjust to life in the Western Conference. "Just the travel, I found, was a little different," said the first-year Star and former Bruin. "The road trips we're having are seven days, 10 days. That's the biggest difference. "You get home a lot later. The time zones, there's so many time zones, so that's different. The road trips take a while to get used to. " Other than that, life in Dallas has been pretty good.

DALLAS - Being a Newfoundland native and a lifelong Northeast Division resident prior to this season, Michael Ryder required some seasoning to adjust to life in the Western Conference. "Just the travel, I found, was a little different," said the first-year Star and former Bruin. "The road trips we're having are seven days, 10 days. That's the biggest difference. "You get home a lot later. The time zones, there's so many time zones, so that's different. The road trips take a while to get used to. " Other than that, life in Dallas has been pretty good.

What with baseball season in full swing, and the Patriots about to play meaningful games, we kind of lost sight of the Stanley Cup. Until, that is, we saw the video of Michael Ryder putting Lord Stanley 's silver chalice on a table in Newfoundland, and having the Cup topple over and hit the ground. "The first ding of the day," someone says as Ryder and others scramble to pick it up. Relax. It's not the first time the Cup has been dropped or otherwise defaced. In '08, Red Wing Kris Draper told reporters that his newborn daughter went to the bathroom in the trophy.

Michael Ryder had a power-play goal, and rookie Matt Fraser also scored to lift the Dallas Stars to a 3-2 preseason victory over the St. Louis Blues on Saturday night. Ryder, signed as a free agent after winning the Stanley Cup with the Boston Bruins, connected on a one-timer off a feed from Loui Eriksson at 10:31 of the first period. Fraser struck on a rebound at 10:15 of the second to give Dallas (3-0) a 2-0 edge. Andy McDonald scored for the Blues (3-2) at 11:51 of the second to cut the deficit to 2-1. Raymond Sawada restored...