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TORONTO -- Former Toronto FC captain Darren ODea has no beef with the MLS side as he begins the next chapter of his soccer career with Ukraines Metallurg Donetsk. ODea left Toronto prior to Saturdays game in Kansas City, with manager Ryan Nelsen saying the team could not renew his salary, which was listed at US$456,250 but was actually higher since allocation money was used down to pay down the salary cap cost. That made him the highest-paid player in the league, outside of designated players whose salary cap hits are just $368,750. ODea has not spoken publicly of his departure other than to tweet that he was discussing terms with another team. "Not what I want! Not got a choice! Ill update you when things are clearer!" But his agent, blaming the constraints of Twitter, says the 26-year-old Irish international is not leaving with bad feelings. "He loved Toronto. He thought Toronto was a great place. He thought the fans were fantastic and he really liked it there," Kevin Moran said Thursday from Donetsk. "But he totally understood the club situation and he totally understood where Ryan Nelsen was coming from when they talked about not being able to renew the contract at the same terms and he would have had to take a big, big cut." Toronto FC, which had earlier said ODeas deal to join a team in Ukraine was pending a medical, had no immediate comment. Moran confirmed Thursday that ODea has signed a three-year deal with the Ukraine club, which is a local rival of the better-known FC Shakhtar Donetsk ODeas agent praised Toronto for being up front with the defender well ahead of January when his contract was to expire. The team told ODea then it would not stand in his way if he found another home, Moran added. ODea may not be finished with MLS, with thoughts of perhaps finishing out his playing career in North America and then going into coaching, the agent said. "He would love no better place to go back to than Toronto, if that was feasible," Moran said. "But thats an awful long way away. Thats how much he loves Toronto." In a perfect world, ODea would have loved to stay in Toronto -- "on the money he was on," said Moran. "That was not feasible. And the club had said that to him. And he could understand that. He has absolutely no grievance against the club at all in their decision-making or whatever. He totally understands where theyre coming from, he totally understands the system within the MLS and how it works." ODea got on well with Nelsen and the club, according to Moran. The agent refused to say what Torontos offer was to keep ODea, however, or how his deal in Ukraine compared to his MLS contract. ODea is expected to make his debut Saturday against Karpaty FC. Asked if his client was happy about the move, Moran laughed and said: "Yes, he wouldnt sign if he wasnt." "The set-up here is fantastic, I must admit. Its a club on the rise. 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Because if we did, they would come right back at us." Gregory Campbell scored twice and recent call-up Torey Krug scored his fourth goal of the series for Boston, which will meet Pittsburgh for the right to play for the Stanley Cup. The Bruins reached the third round of the NHL playoffs for the second time since 1992. The other was 2011, when the Bruins won the sixth Stanley Cup in franchise history. Tim Thomas was in goal then, and Rasks playoff memories arent quite so fond. The 26-year-old Finn was the Bruins starter when they blew a 3-0 lead in the 2010 East semifinals against Philadelphia, giving up a 3-0 lead in Game 7 as the Flyers advanced. Boston was up 3-0 in the second-round series against New York this year, with a 2-0 lead in Game 4 when Rask tripped on a rut in the crease and flailed at a slow-moving puck as it rolled over the line. The Rangers went on to win 4-3 in overtime, forcing the series back to Boston for a fifth game. "We wanted to make sure we ended this series -- for all the right reasons," including rest for players who went to overtime in Game 7 against Toronto, Julien said. "It also gives Tuukka the opportunity to laugh about that goal." Rask made sure there wouldnt be another collapse, stopping Ryan Callahan on a breakaway with just under 10 minutes to play. Callahan split the defence and went to his backhand, but Rask turned it away with the blocker on his right arm. "As a goalie, you expect to make one or two big saves. And today it happened," Rask said. "I didnt feel bad about myself after Game 4; obviously, there was a little screw-up there with that goal. But I didnt let that bother me, and I felt like I played a decent game after that. &qquot;Coming in today, I just wanted to be rock solid back there, and give our team a chance to win the game.dddddddddddd" Campbell broke a 1-1 tie in the second period, then added an empty-netter with 51 seconds left to clinch it after Henrik Lundqvist was pulled for an extra skater. Lundqvist made 29 saves and Dan Girardi scored for the Rangers, who lost to New Jersey in last years East finals. "I expected more from us, and I hoped for more," Lundqvist said. "Right now, its just an empty feeling, and disappointment. Some years you dont really have a chance to go that far in the playoffs, you just battle hard. I think this year, we had a pretty good team, but there were a few games when we didnt reach our top level. When you play a team like Boston, its going to be tough to beat them." The Rangers fell behind 3-0 in the series before winning Game 4 on Thursday night to avoid a sweep, thanks in part to two soft goals that caught Rask off-guard. They took an early lead on Saturday, but they could not send the series back to New York for a sixth game. "I watched our team fight tonight to extend this series. We get it on a big guys stick with a chance to tie it," Rangers coach John Tortorella said. "So it goes. They were the better team. They deserved to win." Girardi made it 1-0 on a power-play goal with 9:21 left in first, one-timing a pass from Mats Zucarello into the net. The Bruins scored a power-play goal of their own 3:48 into the second when Krug took a pass from Tyler Seguin and hit the top of the net. Ten minutes later, Daniel Paille sent the puck to the net and it got caught up in traffic. Shawn Thornton knocked it to Campbell, who swept it in for the go-ahead goal. The Rangers pulled Lundqvist with 1:15 left, but the Bruins quickly found the empty net on a slow-rolling shot by Campbell. Notes: The Rangers had been 3-for-42 in the playoffs on the power play, but they scored on one for the second straight game ... Krejci led all scorers in the playoffs (5G, 12A) entering Saturdays game. ... Bruins D Dennis Seidenberg, who was injured in the first minute of Game 7 in the first round, returned to the lineup. Dougie Hamilton was a scratch. ... Rangers F Brad Richards, the 2004 Conn Smythe Trophy winner, was a scratch for the second straight game. ... Rangers F Derek Stepan took a puck in the face in the first period and skated off but returned a short time later. ' ' '