As Expected, Bruins Pick Seguin Second Overall

 

With Taylor Hall taken off the board by the Edmonton Oilers, the obvious choice at No. 2 for the Boston Bruins was Tyler Seguin of the Plymouth Whalers. General Manager Peter Chiarelli made the selection of the center official, and added Seguin to the Bruins family.

There seems to be a logjam at center with the pick of the Seguin, but it was a pick that had to be made. With Hall gone, he was the next clear-cut best on the board. Pierre McGuire suggested that the Bruins could move a center now with Marc Savard, Patrice Bergeron and David Krejci already in the mix. Bob McKenzie chimed in to say Chiarelli was already testing the market, and could possibly move Savard with his $4 million annual cap hit.

We'll see what happens on that front. But for now, the Bruins have a talented young center who is maybe a year away from making the roster but should steadily grow into the top line pivot once he gets there.