The Bruins opened their 2023 training camp on Wednesday morning, but their first official on-ice session came a day later — with two full-squad skates held at Warrior Ice Arena.
Here are a few takeaways from the start of Boston’s training camp:
Blue-chip prospects get an early start with top talent
Boston’s next wave of top talent have a steep uphill climb when it comes to leapfrogging both veteran free agents and established incumbents up in the NHL lineup.
But much as he did at the start of camp last year, Jim Montgomery opted to ease some of Boston’s most promising prospects into the new season by slotting them into featured roles with top-end talent.