Thought we could use a thread dedicated to the Baby B's this season. For the first time in recent memory they have a few prospects playing that could find their way to Boston sooner rather than later.
The season starts tonight against Bridgeport.
Mark Divver is the best follow for Baby B's news. He has the forward lines as:
McLaughlin - Lettieri - Lysell
Toporowski - Beecher - Steen
Wagner - Koppanen - Brazeau
Merkulov - Asselin - Hall
There's a bunch of guys on defense. Mike Callahan, Victor Berglund, Jack Ahcan, Nick Wolff are the top 4 in some order. Ahcan is probably the first injury call up for Boston.
View: https://twitter.com/MarkDivver/status/1580604469032542213?s=20&t=CAVFQPBLxtNk4ne7D4E9Pw
The players to watch are McLaughlin, Lysell, Beecher and Merkulov. McLaughlin was very close to making the NHL roster out of camp and was a surprise cut. Lysell is arguably the teams top prospect. He's making his pro debut tonight and is their most dynamic F prospect since Pastrnak. An injury limited him towards the end of the NHL camp. Beecher was a first round pick and is embarking on his first full pro season. He has the size and skating to be an NHL player it's just a matter of how much offense will be there. Merkulov was a suprise UDFA signing last year. He flashed in limited time after joining Providence. He's more of a long term project in terms of reaching the NHL but he flashed a lot of skill.
Toporowski isn't technically a prospect but might be someone to watch. He's on an AHL deal so he's not Boston property but stood out during the prospects challenge and development canp. Could parlay an AHL only deal into an ELC with the Bruins, similar to the path taken by Connor Clifton and Samuel Asselin.
The season starts tonight against Bridgeport.
Mark Divver is the best follow for Baby B's news. He has the forward lines as:
McLaughlin - Lettieri - Lysell
Toporowski - Beecher - Steen
Wagner - Koppanen - Brazeau
Merkulov - Asselin - Hall
There's a bunch of guys on defense. Mike Callahan, Victor Berglund, Jack Ahcan, Nick Wolff are the top 4 in some order. Ahcan is probably the first injury call up for Boston.
View: https://twitter.com/MarkDivver/status/1580604469032542213?s=20&t=CAVFQPBLxtNk4ne7D4E9Pw
The players to watch are McLaughlin, Lysell, Beecher and Merkulov. McLaughlin was very close to making the NHL roster out of camp and was a surprise cut. Lysell is arguably the teams top prospect. He's making his pro debut tonight and is their most dynamic F prospect since Pastrnak. An injury limited him towards the end of the NHL camp. Beecher was a first round pick and is embarking on his first full pro season. He has the size and skating to be an NHL player it's just a matter of how much offense will be there. Merkulov was a suprise UDFA signing last year. He flashed in limited time after joining Providence. He's more of a long term project in terms of reaching the NHL but he flashed a lot of skill.
Toporowski isn't technically a prospect but might be someone to watch. He's on an AHL deal so he's not Boston property but stood out during the prospects challenge and development canp. Could parlay an AHL only deal into an ELC with the Bruins, similar to the path taken by Connor Clifton and Samuel Asselin.
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