Dispersal Draft - How It Went

The Dispersal Draft was held with the Bruins losing two forwards and a defenseman. We thank longtime serving center Blair Betts, checking forward Torrey Mitchell and physical d'man Adam McQuaid. We knew Betts would be picked up in the draft, but we we're hoping we could hang on to McQuaid who we would've wanted to keep if possible.

The Bruins decided to draft undersized, but hardworking winger Nathan Gerbe in the first round. With Zach Parise being limited to under 1/4 of the AHL season, Gerbe will bring some offensive qualities to the club.

In the second round we opted to draft goaltender Al Montoya who should give some stability in net for 40% of the games this season. He's a fairly young goalie who allows us to deal one of our other goalies as well.

And to finish the draft the Bruins decided to pick up a familiar face in ex-Bruin Daniel Paille who was picked up in the third round. This was a pick we were very happy with considering it was so late in the draft with very limited options. He brings energy and will be used in a checking role.