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B’s could have Soderberg for playoffs

Swedish Carl Soderberg attacks Russian g

Swedish Carl Soderberg attacks Russian goalie Konstantin Barulin during the Channel One Cup hockey match, an event of the Euro Hockey Tour in Moscow on December 17, 2011. Team Sweden won 4-2. AFP PHOTO/ ALEXANDER NEMENOV (Photo credit should read ALEXANDER NEMENOV/AFP/Getty Images)

ALEXANDER NEMENOV

The Boston Bruins have reached an agreement on a multi-year contract with Swedish forward Carl Soderberg, according to ESPN.

Late last night, CSNNE.com reported that the club was “very close” to getting something done.

According to a source with knowledge of the negotiations, the contract with the 27-year-old Soderberg is all but done from a Bruins perspective and now the team is wading through the international requirements to bring him to the NHL. That means purchasing him from his Linkoping Swedish Elite League club and making sure that the IIHF has signed off on the transaction

Bottom line: it sounds like Soderberg could be in a Boston uniform for the playoffs. And given he scored an SEL-high 31 goals in 54 games this season, the B’s might be able to use him.

“He’s a big body, and he’s a really good shot too,” said Bruins general manager Peter Chiarelli. “He could definitely help us.”

Soderberg was drafted 49th overall in 2004 by St. Louis. In 2007, the B’s acquired him in a trade, sending Hannu Toivonen to the Blues in return.