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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Knightfall" data-source="post: 3028446" data-attributes="member: 2012">From Sportsnet.ca!Hockey HearsayAugust 24, 2006Neely talked Chara into BeantownEver wonder what makes a player decide on a new team? Well, try a phone call from one of the game's best power forwards.“I was happy to help. I was glad they asked me to make that call (to Chara),” Neely said. “I want nothing more than to see the Bruins win hockey games and ultimately a championship. I think the fans deserve that.”According to the Boston Herald, The Bruins' newest ambassador felt the front office changes were sufficient enough to lend a hand in bringing in the much sought after free-agent defenceman.“It’s one thing to say, ‘Hey, why don’t you come play for the team?’ But I had to feel comfortable that they were prepared and willing to show the players that they were going to turn things around,” Neely said. “Management, certainly in my view, has done that this offseason.”The Bruins also made strides towards solidifying their future by signing young forward Patrice Bergeron to a five-year deal worth almost $24 million.Tucker to retire as a Leaf?Darcy Tucker and his agent have started preliminary talks with Leafs GM John Ferguson on a new contract.As reported in the Toronto Sun, Tucker would like an extension before his contract expires at the end of the 2006-07 season.However, Tucker does not want to cause a distraction similar to that of Bryan McCabe's deal and "if it's not done when the season starts, that's it, I'll concentrate on hockey and pick it up again at the end of the year."At age 31, Tucker is coming off a career-high 28-goals and is the second-longest serving Maple Leafs forward in games played to Mats Sundin.</blockquote>

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