According to TSN, Mark Recchi has re-signed with the Bruins, agreeing to a one-year, $1 million contract. Recchi scored 10 goals and six assists in 18 games with the Bruins last season after arriving from Tampa Bay along with a 2010 second-round pick for Matt Lashoff and Martins Karsums.

In the playoffs, Recchi scored three goals and three assists in 11 games. Recchi was suffering from a kidney stone but didn't miss a match.