By Kevin Paul Dupont

Marc Savard and Milan Lucic now both have good deals in hand, the two forwards coming to terms with Bruins general manager Peter Chiarelli in remarkably easy fashion. Neither came close to testing the free agent market (July 1). Both deals quietly avoided media and public scrutiny and the usual angst inherent in both, especially when the topic reaches the talk-radio bandwidths. The deals, both central to the club’s success, pose little threat to Chiarelli’s ability to manage the salary cap, be it short or long term.

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