Patrice Bergeron spending every Friday on the ice with a group of friends and former NHL players in the Boston area sparked some online chatter last week that the former Bruins captain might be planning a dramatic return.

That, however, is not in the cards.

"No, it is not happening," Bergeron said in an interview with The Canadian Press. "I'm not making a comeback, not trying to make a comeback."

Bergeron said anyone watching the skates would know there's no truth to the comeback rumors.

"It's a slow pace," he said with a laugh.