Joe Morrow came to the Bruins organization with a reputation as a high risk-high reward defenseman. And though he arrived with a first-round pedigree as the 23rd overall pick in the 2011 draft by the Pittsburgh Penguins, there was a feeling that Morrow would have to incubate for a while in the AHL with Providence.
Well, Morrow has spent most of two years down on the farm since being acquired in the Tyler Seguin trade from the Dallas Stars — he and right winger Loui Eriksson are the two pieces remaining from that deal — and he showed in a 15-game NHL stint last season that he’s on the cusp of making it with the B’s.