The NHL Expansion Draft has come and gone and the Boston Bruins, predictably, were stripped of another defenseman, leaving the already thin blue line corps needing reinforcements.
Jeremy Lauzon, a promising prospect who rose through the Bruins ranks before his breakout season a year ago, is now a member of Seattle’s inaugural roster.
The loss is a big one for Boston, as Lauzon was a top-four defenseman and a fixture on the Bruins’ penalty kill.
After losing Zdeno Chara and Torey Krug to free agency last offseason, Boston is starting to thin out on the back end.