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(Video) PHT Extra: Cup contenders bolster blue lines, except for handcuffed Bruins

Peter Chiarelli

Boston Bruins general manager Peter Chiarelli addresses reporters as he announces trade deadline day transactions in Boston, Monday Feb. 27, 2012. Chiarelli said the Bruins acquired forward Brian Rolston and defenseman Mike Mottau from the New York Islanders in exchange for forward Yannick Riendeau and defenseman Marc Cantin. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

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The trade deadline came and went, with the blue lines of numerous Stanley Cup contenders growing deeper with additions.

But the Bruins’ defense stayed the same.

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