There might be some surprises when the National Hockey League's unrestricted free agent period opens at noon today. However, yesterday there weren't any. The Bruins announced the 13 players to whom they'd made qualifying offers before the 5 p.m. deadline -- along with those they didn't make offers to -- and none of the decisions will catch anyone off guard. (Full article: 349 words)

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