Bruins make minor trade with the Devils
Boston swaps AHL'ers with New Jersey on the heels of the Taylor Hall trade
The Boston Bruins have made two trades today, the second less notable. The Bruins traded forward Shane Bowers to the New Jersey Devils for right handed defenseman Reilly Walsh.
Bowers never appeared with the big league club but did play 20 games for the AHL Providence Bruins. He was originally acquire for goaltender Keith Kinkaid on February 25th earlier this year.
Walsh was originally drafted by the Devils in the third round (81st overall) of the 2017 NHL draft.
The 24 year old out of Framingham, has played in 174 AHL games recording 99 points (23 goals and 76 assists). The Harvard alumni stands at 6 feet and is 185 pounds. If Walsh makes it to the NHL he would join forward Charlie Coyle and defenseman Matt Grzelcyk as the current Bruins to be born in Massachusetts.
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