Simon Gagne’s best-case scenario with the Boston Bruins may be a rerun of Jay Pandolfo’s winter of 2013. While there is no need to dismiss a more fulfilling outcome for the individual, the club should crave nothing less than an intangible imprint.
Going in, it is the same basic arrangement as it was two seasons ago with Pandolfo. Boston has 30-something forward accepting an invitation to bring whatever he has left to training camp.
Per Amalie Benjamin of the Boston Globe, “General manager Peter Chiarelli confirmed Friday that the team is bringing in 34-year-old Simon Gagne for a tryout.”
The Bruins did the same for Pandolfo, then 38, in the lockout-delayed 2012-13 campaign. By Feb. 12 of that year, the longtime New Jersey Devil had a deal that went into use for 18 games.
Over those 18 appearances with the Spoked-Bs, Pandolfo’s single-night highs included 11 minutes and 42 seconds, 17 shifts and three shots. He did not muster a single point.
Pandolfo and Gagne have another common thread. Neither has played an NHL game since the end of that 2012-13 regular season.
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What Simon Gagne’s Training Camp Invitation Means for the Boston Bruins
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