Bruins sign first round pick Tyler Seguin to an entry-level contract

by Stanley Cup of Chowder on Aug 3, 2010 6:14 PM EDT

The Bruins announced this afternoon that they have signed Tyler Seguin, their #2 overall selection in this year's NHL Entry Draft, to a entry-level deal. Per the Boston Bruins' team policy, the terms of the deal were not disclosed by the team. However, according Fluto Shinzawa of the Boston Globe, the deal is a three year deal with a base salary of $900,000 and an annual cap hit of $3.75 million due to the performance bonuses included in the contract. This is the maximum contract that is allowed for rookies under the NHL's collective bargaining agreement.

Now that Seguin has officially signed, it is a guarantee that he will be playing in Boston next season. Due to one of the worst concessions of the current CBA, a player who was drafted from a major junior team cannot play for an AHL team until age 20. So, it looks like Seguin will be thrown right into the fire this season. I hope he is ready to live up to the hype.

Editor's Note (6:51 PM ET): Seguin can be returned to the Plymouth Whalers of the OHL, but to me this signing all but seals his fate as a member of the big club. Peter Chiarelli mentioned in his conference call with the media that Seguin would likely play on the wing, but "nothing is set in stone".

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I now hereby declare potential nicknames:

“Seguin Genesis” and “Sonic Seguin”

by Arenacale on Aug 4, 2010 7:33 AM EDT reply actions

I can hear Jack Edwards now. “Sonic Seguin sores……”

by SkateHitShoot on Aug 4, 2010 8:52 AM EDT up reply actions

Super Nintendo
Seguin Genesis
When we traded Kessel
never would have dreamed of this

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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on Aug 4, 2010 10:11 AM EDT up reply actions

LOL

by JonnyNYC on Aug 4, 2010 10:14 AM EDT up reply actions

this is needed whenever a hockey thread starts talking video games.....

feel free to Seguin-ize it…..I dont have time right now.

by delta on Aug 4, 2010 3:20 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs

That game was sick

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by Stanley Cup of Chowder on Aug 4, 2010 5:08 PM EDT up reply actions

Glad to hear someone else thinks so too.

Personally, I was a big fan of the demon goalie that explodes.

I also got a good laugh at the slug that cleans the ice between periods.

unfortunately I think most of the users on here are too young (or old) to remember this classic game. I sure hope they put it up on the playstation store or something.

by delta on Aug 4, 2010 5:49 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions

At 27, I think I am right in the age range to fully appreciate the awesomeness that was the Mutant League series.

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by Stanley Cup of Chowder on Aug 4, 2010 6:45 PM EDT up reply actions

I found Mutant League Hockey on some website a couple months ago…made work so much better playing that all day long lol…it was sick…i’ll try and find it

by Dangles-McDonnybrook on Aug 9, 2010 8:11 PM EDT up reply actions

please do, you will be my hero, that game was incredible

by BlueNGoldBomber on Aug 10, 2010 12:22 AM EDT up reply actions

Www.thesmartass.info or something like that. You can play every game from like sega, sega genesis, all the nintendos, gameboy…its sick. You can play them on your computer I’ve wasted so many hours playing Mutant League Hockey, all the sonics…great times

by Dangles-McDonnybrook on Aug 10, 2010 9:21 AM EDT up reply actions

I’m gonna have to check that out

by delta on Aug 10, 2010 10:23 AM EDT up reply actions

All we need is the choir to sing it...

by Arenacale on Aug 4, 2010 9:09 PM EDT up reply actions 6 recs

Oh, that’s a rec.

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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on Aug 5, 2010 9:09 AM EDT up reply actions

concurr

by JonnyNYC on Aug 5, 2010 1:50 PM EDT up reply actions

I'll wait until he's officially on the B's roster before thinking to hard about this

but any reference to Sonic or the Genesis is good in my book

by JonnyNYC on Aug 4, 2010 10:17 AM EDT reply actions

.

Also, that is the dorkiest picture of Seguin. How about this one?

Huh. Okay, he’s got his eyes closed. Let’s try…

eeeehhhhh…..okay, maybe he’s just a dorky-looking fellow.

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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on Aug 4, 2010 12:40 PM EDT reply actions

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by SkateHitShoot on Aug 4, 2010 1:23 PM EDT up reply actions

oh come on

He;s pretty ok looking

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by bestbostonsports on Aug 4, 2010 1:25 PM EDT up reply actions

He just looks kinda dorky. I don’t care what he looks like really, as long as he can score.

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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on Aug 4, 2010 1:51 PM EDT up reply actions

i doubt any (true) fans really care as long as he plays good….

but i guess a 14 year old looking dude is very attractive to the 14 year old girl fanbase…..

by delta on Aug 4, 2010 3:13 PM EDT up reply actions

shhhhhh, don’t tell anyone he’s 14 or we’ll have to give him back!

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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on Aug 4, 2010 3:33 PM EDT up reply actions

LOL

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by bestbostonsports on Aug 5, 2010 12:59 AM EDT up reply actions