"Dealing away lineup fixtures like Brad Marchand, Brandon Carlo, Charlie Coyle, Trent Frederic, and others represented a waving of the white flag during a season gone awry - as well as a focus on the future and necessary measures required to build up a new contending core. Boston restocked its draft cupboard by securing two first-round picks and a trove of future picks - complemented by the team's own first-round selection which became blue-chip pivot James Hagens. But the Bruins also added a few younger players to their prospect pipeline as a result of their extensive sell-off - headlined by Toronto Maple Leafs product Fraser Minten."
""[He's] super young, but you wouldn't know it if you talked to him," Mougenel said Wednesday at Warrior Ice Arena. "His maturity as a person shows in his game as well. "It's funny, when you draft or you sign players, people are always willing to give input .... and my phone absolutely blew up with just kind of random people who were connected in hockey, not connected in hockey, who just said fantastic things about Fraser. And when you meet him, you can see why.""
Boston executed a trade-deadline sell-off, moving veterans such as Brad Marchand, Brandon Carlo, Charlie Coyle and Trent Frederic to prioritize future assets. The front office acquired two first-round picks and multiple future selections, plus retained its own first-round pick that became prospect James Hagens. The deals also added younger players to the prospect pipeline, most notably Fraser Minten from the Toronto Maple Leafs. Providence Bruins coach Ryan Mougenel received numerous messages praising Minten’s maturity, poise and coachability. Mougenel noted that Minten appears more experienced than his 21 years and that outside contacts uniformly offered strong endorsements.
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