Bruins Circle Young Defenseman As Fit Grows Louder

Boston keeps surfacing in conversations around a young defenseman, and that usually means the file is not going away anytime soon. When a contender starts sniffing around a player with upside, it often says as much about the team's long-term planning as the immediate need on the blue line. The Bruins know every clean, cost-controlled defenseman carries extra value, especially when the market gets thin and expensive.