During the first two years of Claude Julien’s stewardship of the bench, the Bruins have been receptive to bringing young players onto the roster. In 2008-09, Blake Wheeler made the big club out of training camp, while Matt Hunwick and Byron Bitz started the season in Providence and finished it in Boston. (Full article: 1904 words)

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