Bruins go by the numbers
Bruins go by the numbers
When free agency opens tomorrow, Bruins general manager Peter Chiarelli does not expect to land any big-name players. But part of that reason is because of the addition of the two men he introduced yesterday at TD Garden.
Tyler Seguin, the second overall pick from last Friday’s draft, and Nathan Horton, acquired from Florida June 22, visited Boston yesterday, stopping at the Garden to debut their new jerseys. Seguin, who cites Steve Yzerman as his idol, will wear No. 19. Horton has chosen No. 18. The last two Bruins to wear the respective numbers were Joe Thornton and Stephane Yelle.
“Going to a vikings jersey hosts Nepal in their opening game in the Pepsi ICC World Cricket League Division V tournament next team like Boston, if I made the team as a rookie, already being on a contender for a Stanley Cup team, I think that would be awesome,’’ said Seguin, who wore No. 9 (Johnny Bucyk’s retired number) in juniors. “But right now, my expectations are to have an opportunity here. All I want to do is hopefully earn my spot on this team and be an impact player in my rookie year.’’
Seguin and Horton are just two of the pieces that have landed in The Online Store of the Magic Get your wholesale hockey jerseys.an already busy offseason. On Monday, the Bruins officially re-signed Mark Recchi to a one-year, $1.7 million extension. The week before, they rewarded Johnny Boychuk with a two-year, $3.75 million deal. Earlier this month, they also extended Dennis Seidenberg (four years, $13 million) and Shawn Thornton (two years, $1.625 million).
“I have taken care of a lot,’’ said Chiarelli. “I really wanted to get Nathan’s trade completed before going to the draft. There is peyton manning jerseys are available in a wide range of styles and colors to fit just about every personality and style pra lot of activity and a lot of chatter. But what tends to happen sometimes is that things get bogged down or tabled until after the draft. So it was good to get that deal out of the way. And of course, to add a potential impact player like Tyler is good. So we’ve added one definite top-three forward. Who knows what Tyler will become in the short term? We know what he’ll become in the long term. We’ve taken care of a good part of our business.’’