Not since Patrice Bergeron in 2003, has an 18-year-old rookie forward been the subject of so much hype in his first season in Black and Gold. Seguin, the No. 2 overall pick in this summer’s draft, is expected to pitch in immediately. And according to many Bruins’ fans, he simply has to.
The B’s biggest problem a season ago was finding the back of the net and Seguin, along with newcomer Nathan Horton and a healthy Marc Savard, David Krejci and Milan Lucic, are expected to pick up where they left off in the 2008-09 season.
Bergeron managed to pop 16 goals in 71 games in his first season as an 18-year-old rookie. Another 18-year-old rookie Bruins fans may remember is Bobby Orr, who during the 1966-67 season, posted 13 tallies in 61 contests.
Blake Wheeler, at the age of 22, popped 21 goals two seasons ago in his first year while Phil Kessel, a 19-year-old sniper of a rookie, buried 11 goals in 70 games in his first year four seasons ago.
How many goals will Seguin score in the 2010-11 season?
