Don't assume the slew of signings on July 1 means younger players won't be given a chance to crack the opening night roster for the Boston Bruins.

According to Elliotte Friedman on the 32 Thoughts podcast, "Bruins have a lot of young players they are hoping take some bigger roles next season - John Beecher, Marc McLaughlin, Fabian Lysell, Georgii Merkulov, Jakub Lauko....next year will be about who grabs a spot in a year of opportunity and theyll make decisons next summer."

So, Milan Lucic, James van Riemsdyk, Kevin Shattenkirk, and Patrick Brown will have to work hard to keep their spots becuse they can be easily sent to the AHL.

Morgan Geekie, though, will have a bigger role than he did in Seattle.

Plus, Mason Lohrei impresses early at development camp, and Fabian Lysell is taking it easy because of a head injury.

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