@lockednhlbruins: SOFT RESET For James Hagens: Why This Bruins Rookie Isn't Exempt from the Grind He is the marquee 19-year-old rookie who's moved well beyond the status of a typical rookie camp participant. Oftentimes these high-profile rookies will be exempt from these showcases, rookie camps, what have you. And he does have already a taste of NHL experience. He had stints in Providence last season, with the Boston Bruins even in the Stanley Cup playoffs. But he's also kind of having a bit of a soft reset with a more patient development path set before him, and a checking off of responsibilities and learning goals under head coach Marco Sturm to build trust, and to show that he is more than just a one-dimensional player. And like it or not, that's what the Bruins demand of their players.

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