The Bruins have signed their 2nd overall pick in the 2010 NHL Entry Draft to a 3-year entry level contract. The financial terms of the contract, announced Tuesday, were not released, but it was reportedly in the neighborhood of the contract No.1 overall pick Taylor Hall signed with the Edmonton Oilers that will bring him U.S.$900,000 dollars a year and with bonuses that could bring it to a total of $3.75 million. Bruins GM Peter Chiarelli said that the negotiations were not complicated because of the slotting for rookie contracts. After watching Seguin go through the development camp, the team decided it was ready to commit. "We felt it was time to sign Tyler," Chiarelli said.
Seguin and Hall tied for the Ontario Hockey League scoring title with 106 points. Seguin was honoured in the OHL as the most outstanding player last season after scoring 48 goals with 53 assists in 63 games. In two games with the Plymouth Whalers, he had 69 goals and 104 assists in 124 regular-season games and 10 goals and 16 assists in 20 post-season games.
Chiarelli said that Seguin, who played centre in juniors, fits in best at wing right now on the Bruins.Boston already has four centres in Marc Savard, David Krejci, Patrice Bergeron, and newly acquired Gregory Campbell."But you never know" Chiarelli said."I've had discussions with (Bruins coach) Claude Julien about mixing and matching." Chiarelli said the team was ready to proceed without buying out any players. "We have the ability right now to ice a team, and it's a good team," Chiarelli said."It's a roster that I'm very happy with right now. There are some spots for some young players to earn some spots."
I think that Seguin will be a great NHL player, and I wish him the best of luck with the Boston Bruins. What do you think of the Bruins signing Tyler Seguin?
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