Brandon DeFazio will make a return to the Bruins camp.
In a puzzling move, the Bruins sent down defensemen Linus Arnesson and Chris Casto as well as forwards Austin Czarnik and Frank Vatrano, the two leading scorers of the Buffalo rookie camp. This isn't the surprising part, as we all knew that's where they'd end up anyway.
But forwards Ben Sexton, Brandon DeFazio and rearguard Chris Breen getting called up is a little odd. Longtime farmhands with little to no chance at NHL time - or so it seemed. This isn't necessarily a bad move, but it is a little weird. Why not?
Just a reminder, the camp roster should look like this:
Forwards (20): Matt Beleskey, Patrice Bergeron, Anton Blidh, Brett Connolly, Brandon DeFazio, Loui Eriksson, Brian Ferlin, Seth Griffith, Jimmy Hayes, Chris Kelly, Joonas Kemppainen, Alexander Khokhlachev, David Krejci, Brad Marchand, David Pastrnak, Tyler Randell, Zac Rinaldo, Ben Sexton, Ryan Spooner, Max Talbot
Defensemen (11): Chris Breen, Zdeno Chara, Tommy Cross, Matt Irwin, Torey Krug, Adam McQuaid, Colin Miller, Kevan Miller, Joe Morrow, Dennis Seidenberg, Zach Trotman.
Goalies (3): Jonas Gustavsson*, Jeremy Smith, Tuukka Rask
Remember, * An asterisk denotes a PTO, while an underline indicates an injury.
But forwards Ben Sexton, Brandon DeFazio and rearguard Chris Breen getting called up is a little odd. Longtime farmhands with little to no chance at NHL time - or so it seemed. This isn't necessarily a bad move, but it is a little weird. Why not?
Just a reminder, the camp roster should look like this:
Forwards (20): Matt Beleskey, Patrice Bergeron, Anton Blidh, Brett Connolly, Brandon DeFazio, Loui Eriksson, Brian Ferlin, Seth Griffith, Jimmy Hayes, Chris Kelly, Joonas Kemppainen, Alexander Khokhlachev, David Krejci, Brad Marchand, David Pastrnak, Tyler Randell, Zac Rinaldo, Ben Sexton, Ryan Spooner, Max Talbot
Defensemen (11): Chris Breen, Zdeno Chara, Tommy Cross, Matt Irwin, Torey Krug, Adam McQuaid, Colin Miller, Kevan Miller, Joe Morrow, Dennis Seidenberg, Zach Trotman.
Goalies (3): Jonas Gustavsson*, Jeremy Smith, Tuukka Rask
Remember, * An asterisk denotes a PTO, while an underline indicates an injury.