Late on Tuesday afternoon, the Boston Bruins released their official training
camp roster. Camp, believe it or not, gets underway in less than a week for all
 31 NHL clubs. The Bruins will have a unique camp and preseason as the club
prepares to play two games against the Calgary Flames in China.

That';s why the team is divided into two groups, one which will travel across
the globe and the other that will remain in Boston training for the upcoming
season. Today I';ll take a look at both groups in camp along with the invites,
predicting who makes the final roster and which invites get contract offers to
stick with the club.Team China

Forwards: David Backes, Martin Bakos, Peter Cehlarik, Jake DeBrusk, Ryan
Donato, Jakob Forsbacka-Karlsson, Trent Frederic, David Krejci, Brad Marchand,
Joakim Nordstrom, David Pastrnak, Jack Studnicka, Jordan Szwarz and Chris
Wagner

Defenders: Brandon Carlo, Matt Grzelcyk, Charlie McAvoy, Adam McQuaid, Kevan
Miller, John Moore, Urho Vaakanainen and Jakub Zboril

Goalies: Tuukka Rask and Jaroslav HalakBrad Marchand, Boston Bruins, Dec. 2,
2017 (Amy Irvin / The Hockey Writers)

Fans in China are going to be treated to a very strong Bruins lineup, which is
awesome to see. The goal of these games is to promote the sport and help grow
it. The fact stars like Marchand, McAvoy, Rask and Pastrnak are going is great
to see. This should also be the first look for Bruin fans at their new
goaltending tandem, as both Rask and Halak seem like locks for the big club.

On defense, I';m very interested to get a look at Moore, Vaakanainen and
Zboril. Moore was a solid piece in New Jersey but I';m still surprised at the
contract he got on July 1. Is he a guy the Bruins plan on playing in a third
pairing role, or do they see him in their top-four? I';m also curious what kind
 of special teams minutes he gets. It doesn';t seem like there are a lot to go
around.

As for the two youngsters, both are former first-round picks and are both
players that should be pushing for NHL time soon. Zboril, a 2015 first rounder,
 is under more pressure in my mind. He';s got two more developmental seasons
under his belt and should be close to pushing through. Although the numbers
don';t pop off the page, he had a solid AHL season in Providence a year
ago.Jakub Zboril (Steve Mitchell-USA TODAY Sports)

Up front, the eyes will be on the likes of Marchand, Pastrnak, Krejci, Donato
and DeBrusk. I, on the other hand, will be keeping a close eye on 'JFK'; and
Trent Frederic. Forsbacka-Karlsson is a perfect breakout candidate for Boston
and easily could slide into the bottom-six as a full-time center this season.
Frederic is a former first-round pick who has great two-way ability and, in my
opinion, isn';t far off from making the NHL either. I wouldn';t be stunned if
2018-19 was his only full AHL season.Team America

Forwards: Noel Acciari, Patrice Bergeron, Anders Bjork, Anton Blidh, Colby
Cave, Ryan Fitzgerald, Austin Fyten, Danton Heinen, Cam Hughes, Joona Koppanen,
 Karson Kuhlman, Sean Kuraly, Jakub Lauko, Brett McKenzie, Mark McNeill, Marcel
 Noebels, Cedric Pare, Tanner Pond and Zach Senyshyn

Defenders: Axel Andersson, Chris Breen, Daniel Bukac, Zdeno Chara, Connor
Clifton, Mark Fayne, Olivier Galipeau, Cody Goloubef, Emil Johansson, Torey
Krug, Jeremy Lauzon, Joel Messner and Wiley Sherman

Goalies: Zane McIntyre, Dan Vlader and Kyle KeyserPatrice Bergeron (Winslow
Townson-USA TODAY Sports)

Hometown fans will get to see longtime staples Chara and Bergeron, along with
Krug early this fall. Other than that this is a very raw roster, and almost
everyone will be off to Providence, Atlanta or back to their respective junior
squads.

Up front, Bergeron. Acciari, Bjork, Kuraly and Heinen appear to be locks from
here. Bjork is still worth watching though, because he';s another prime
breakout candidate who could end up replacing Rick Nash in Boston';s top-six.
This is a massive camp for him.

Zach Senyshyn is likely feeling the heat this fall and will need a strong camp.
 The 2015 first rounder only had 26 points in 66 games a year ago and is in
danger of falling behind. He';ll need to show something early and is worth
watching because of that.

Defensively, Mark Fayne sticks out. The New Hampshire native and former star at
 Providence College fell off the map in Edmonton after signing a big contract
with the Oilers. The underlying numbers were strong however, and Fayne played
well in the AHL for Bakersfield and Springfield over the last two seasons.
He';s in tough to make the team, but I could see him earning a contract to
provide cheap depth in the AHL.Edmonton Oilers defenseman Mark Fayne (Sergei
Belski-USA TODAY Sports)

Zane McIntyre is another young player running out of time to make something
happen. He';s got to have a good camp and push Halak a bit even if a roster
spot looks impossible from here.Who Sticks, Who Signs?

Although I think Fayne has a chance to get an NHL deal, in the end I don';t
think it happens for him. I could see Boston signing Marcel Noebels and letting
 him spend the season in the AHL to see if he develops into an NHL call-up
option. After all, he did have 30 points in 52 DEL games a season ago.

As for the roster, I think it is largely already determined. In Bruce
Cassidy';s shoes, here is what I would roll with heading into Washington in
less than a month.David Pastrnak - Patrice Bergeron - Brad Marchand

Jake DeBrusk - David Krejci - Danton Heinen

Andres Bjork - Ryan Donato - David Backes

Sean Kuraly - Joakim Nordstrom - Chris Wagner

Noel AcciariZdeno Chara - Charlie McAvoy

Torey Krug - Brandon Carlo

John Moore - Kevan Miller

Adam McQuaid and Matt GrzelcykTuukka Rask

Jaroslav Halak

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