The Boston Bruins wanted to keep Jimmy Vesey at home, and they tried. Hard.
Born in North Reading, Mass., only 40 minutes north of Boston, and a Harvard product, Vesey clearly has ties to the area. In the end, though, he chose to sign with the New York Rangers, agreeing to a two-year deal in Manhattan.
But the Bruins will sleep Friday night knowing their pitch was their best.
Bergeron, Marchand, Krejci, Krug, McQuaid attended the Vesey pitch. Sweeney: "We had to take a swing at it."
— Fluto Shinzawa (@GlobeFluto) August 19, 2016
The Bruins "did a great job" with their pitch, tweeted NESN and NHL Network's Billy Jaffe, who added that Boston was a finalist along with the Rangers and New Jersey Devils.
Close, but not close enough.
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