TRADE: Boston Bruins Strike Another Deal, in Trade With New Jersey Devils

The Boston Bruins have completed their second trade of the day, this one of a different variety than the one that shipped out Taylor Hall.

The Bruins and New Jersey Devils have swapped a couple of rookies and restricted free agents, each with only one NHL game on their resume.

The #NHLBruins have acquired defenseman Reilly Walsh from New Jersey in exchange for Shane Bowers.

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— Boston Bruins (@NHLBruins) June 26, 2023

Former first-round pick Shane Bowers (28th overall, 2017) heads to the Devils in return for 24-year-old defenseman Reilly Walsh, a third-rounder from the same draft year.

Walsh has put up back-to-back impressive seasons in the AHL, demonstrating strong puck-moving abilities from the backline, registering 40+ points in each of the last two years with the Utica Comets. It's a homecoming of sorts for Walsh, who's from North Falmouth, Massachusets.

Bowers split this past season between Colorado's AHL affiliate and Boston's, after a February trade sent him from the Avalanche to the Bruins organization. The 23-year-old forward totaled 21 points in 57 games.

Shane Bowers has played one game in the NHL, but has been involved in three trades.

Drafted by Ottawa (28th overall in 2017)
Rights traded to Colorado
Traded to Boston
Rights traded New Jersey.
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