Bruins acquire Framingham native Reilly Walsh in deal with Devils

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Less than an hour after dealing Taylor Hall and Nick Foligno to the Blackhawks, the Bruins reeled off an AHL transaction that brings an intriguing blueliner (and Massachusetts native) into the organization.

Boston announced Monday afternoon that it traded Providence Bruins forward Shane Bowers to the New Jersey Devils in exchange for defenseman Reilly Walsh.

Walsh, 24, originally hails from Framingham and spent his collegiate career at Harvard.

The Devils’ 2017 third-round pick has only logged one game at the NHL ranks, but has been one of the more productive blueliners in the AHL over the last…