Bruins are battling restlessness during lockout

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Of the players expected to make the 2012-13 roster, Campbell is one of the eight who have opted not to sign with European teams. The others are Johnny Boychuk, Nathan Horton, Milan Lucic, Brad Marchand, Adam McQuaid, Daniel Paille, and Shawn Thornton. Their reasons for not bolting include wanting to stay with family, the challenge of finding the right foreign team and securing proper insurance policies, and the uncertainty of how long a European stint would last.

Recently at Boston University’s Agganis Arena, Campbell and Paille participated in an on-ice session. Former BU standout Mike Grier, who retired from the NHL following the 2010-11 season, led the Bruins’ fourth-liners through the paces. Only three other skaters joined Campbell and Paille for the lonely skate: three ex-Terriers in Jay Pandolfo, Brandon Yip, and Chris Higgins.

Following the session, the players hustled off the ice for yet another workout. During the summer, players train with a purpose. The upcoming season is the carrot. They build up their bodies to peak for pre-camp fitness training and kick off the regular season at full tilt.

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How the Bruins players in Europe have fared:

Player 	Team (league) 	Key statistics
Zdeno Chara 	Lev Praha (KHL) 	11 games, 2-5—7
Anton Khudobin 	Atlant Mystichi (KHL) 	3-9-2, 3.02 GAA, .908 save percentage
Rich Peverley 	JYP Jyvaskyla (Finnish SM-Liiga) 	14 games, 2-11—13
David Krejci 	Pardubice (Czech Extraliga) 	12 games, 7-7—14
Andrew Ference 	Ceske Budejovice (Czech Extraliga) 	7 games, 1-2—3
Tuukka Rask 	Plzen (Czech Extraliga) 	6-2-0, 1.85 GAA, .936 save percentage
Tyler Seguin 	Biel (Swiss National League A) 	15 games, 13-10—23
Patrice Bergeron Lugano (Swiss National League A) 	8 games, 8-8—16
Chris Kelly 	Red Ice (Swiss National League B) 	0 games, 0-0—0
Dennis Seidenberg Adler Mannheim (Deutsche Eishockey Liga) 	10 games, 0-3—3