“It’s good, it’s healed,” said Chara, a Norris Trophy candidate. “I’m still looking to get full feeling back, but should be something that we stay on top of and follow and see if it gets better.”

On Monday, Boston’s captain was happy to show off the hand, with two of the fingernails still remaining mostly black, a result of slashes in Games 3 and 5.

LAS VEGAS — On the Bruins’ breakup day in May, Zdeno Chara wouldn’t remove his left hand from his pocket. The hand was wrapped because of injuries he sustained against the Canadiens.

Chara sustained a small break of his pinkie finger in Game 3, then had his ring finger sliced open in Game 5. He had the wound cleaned after the series to prevent infection.


“It was one of those things that it was a little bit of discomfort holding a stick or shooting, but it didn’t affect me,” Chara said. “I think that maybe there was slight damage to the nerves and it’s something that, again, it doesn’t affect me or anything like that.”

He doesn’t think surgery will be required because the injuries have not affected his offseason workouts.

Svedberg signs on

Tuukka Rask will have a new backup in 2014-15. On Monday, Niklas Svedberg agreed to terms on a one-year, one-way, $600,000 contract.

Chad Johnson, Rask’s 2013-14 backup, will not return. Johnson will become an unrestricted free agent next Tuesday.

Svedberg is a quicker and more athletic goalie than Johnson. The 24-year-old Svedberg has played for Providence the last two years. This past season, Svedberg went 25-15-4 with a 2.63 goals-against average and a .910 save percentage.

Svedberg was not as consistent as he was during his first AHL season. In 2012-13, Svedberg went 37-8-2 with a 2.17 GAA and a .925 save percentage. He was named the AHL’s most outstanding goalie.


Svedberg did not end the 2013-14 AHL playoffs well. In Game 7 of the second round against Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, Svedberg gave up four goals on 15 shots. He was replaced by Malcolm Subban, and the P-Bruins lost, 5-4.

The Bruins signed Svedberg as a free agent out of Brynas of the Swedish Elite League on May 29, 2012. He appeared in one game for the varsity. Svedberg made 33 saves in a 3-2 overtime win over Nashville on Jan. 2. The one-game NHL audition helped to convince the Bruins that he would be ready for full-time duty.

Svedberg was coming off a two-year, $2 million entry-level contract. He was scheduled to become a restricted free agent next Tuesday. The Bruins did not qualify Svedberg, which allowed them to sign him to a lower average annual value.

The 28-year-old Johnson was a good No. 2 to Rask. He went 17-4-3 with a 2.10 GAA and a .925 save percentage. He will be entering a competitive backup market.

“With how tight the cap is in Boston for next year as well as what the goalie market for a guy like myself is, nothing really could work out unfortunately,” Johnson wrote in a text. “Definitely the Svedberg signing makes complete sense on a lot of levels for them. It’s unfortunate for me because I loved everything about Boston and the Bruins.”

New-look front office

The Bruins will introduce their reworked management group this week. This will include an outside addition to address Jim Benning’s departure. Benning is the new general manager in Vancouver . . . The Bruins are not planning to court any UFAs-to-be in person during the interview period . . . Providence Bruins coach Bruce Cassidy is under consideration to replace Geoff Ward as an assistant to Claude Julien in Boston. But the Bruins are happy with Cassidy’s development work in Providence. Cassidy didn’t interview for any NHL openings. “He’s at a level where what he does down there is so important,” GM Peter Chiarelli said. “It may be that significant of a position right now within the realm of our organization that it’s more important for him to stay there.” . . . The Bruins do not plan on buying out any players during the current window, which closes Monday.


Thornton will be missed

The Bruins know that they will be facing a different dressing room next season, even though Chiarelli has consistently said he’s only looking to make tweaks. At least one face — Shawn Thornton — won’t be there. “It’ll be interesting to see because he’s a vocal guy and he’s a leader, even though he doesn’t have a letter,” said Rask, who brought Thornton with him to Las Vegas. “He’s a leader on our team and in the locker room, so it’s going to be tough to see him gone, but we still have plenty of guys who can take a role and be leaders, so it will be different but I’m sure the guys will step up.” . . . It was clear Chara would like to see Jarome Iginla return. “He made a big impact on our team,’’ said the captain. “He’s such an easy guy to get used to and he fit in right away, since Day 1, and he would be huge for us. But I think that that’s still in progress and we all hope and believe that he’s going to be re-signed and he’s going to be with us because he’s a tremendous leader and player.” . . . Rask, Chara, and Patrice Bergeron will have a guest on the red carpet Tuesday, 9-year-old goalie Will Lacey, who suffers from neuroblastoma (a form of brain cancer). Lacey and Rask were outfitted for the event by John Varvatos in Boston. “It was great,” Rask said. “His first time in Vegas, I told him it’s my first time too.”


Fluto Shinzawa of the Globe staff contributed to this report from Boston. Amalie Benjamin can be reached at abenjamin@globe.com.