Despite being at the center of a controversy after he snubbed the Boston Bruins' visit of the White House, Tim Thomas remains and will remain a member of the team. "Not trading him," Bruins general manager Peter Chiarelli said in an email to ESPN.com's Pierre LeBrun. "I have not talked to anyone and I don't plan to." Thomas made 18 saves in the third period to win his record fourth All-Star Game Sunday. Thomas and the rest of the Bruins' All-Stars were exempt from practice Monday thus were not available for comment. One of only two Americans on last year's Stanley Cup winning team, Thomas snubbed President Barack Obama last week, issuing a statement that the federal government is "out of control." Read more: http://espn.go.com/boston/nhl/story/_/id/7520703/boston-bruins-tim-thomas-not-trade-block
