It’s attainable that the Boston Bruins will add a bit to their roster as they appear to proceed their playoff push within the tight Jap Convention standings. David Pagnotta of The Fourth Period reported earlier this week on “Day by day Faceoff Dwell” that Boston expects that they are going to be signing prospect James Hagens to an entry-level contract.
Boston School was eradicated final night time within the Hockey East semifinals and with them not being excessive sufficient within the NPI rankings to land one of many ten at-large bids to the end-of-season match, a deal might come collectively shortly.
One among six Boston prospects on the Eagles, Hagens was the seventh total decide within the draft final June, falling a bit after coming into the yr as a possible primary choice. With the Bruins needing some impression items down the center of their system, they have been definitely fairly happy that he dropped to them.
After a stable freshman yr that noticed him common some extent per recreation with 11 objectives and 26 assists in 37 appearances, Hagens improved upon a few of these numbers this season. In 34 video games, he potted 23 objectives and 24 assists, main the group in scoring by eight factors. (Dean Letourneau, one other Boston first-rounder, was second on Boston School in scoring.)
Assuming that Hagens ultimately indicators a deal that begins this season, he’d turn out to be eligible to play for the Bruins down the stretch and within the postseason in the event that they qualify. Given his success on the NCAA degree, it’s probably that Hagens would slot into the lineup instantly (although doubtlessly as a winger) and if he may give their ahead group a small enhance, that could be a giant difference-maker of their playoff push.
