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BOSTON - The Boston Bruins chose goalie Malcolm Subban, the younger brother of Montreal Canadiens defenceman P.K. Subban, in the first round of the NHL draft on Friday night.The Bruins selected Subban, who played two seasons for Belleville in the Ontario Hockey League, with the No. 24 pick in Pittsburgh. Boston has no selections in the second round, scheduled for Saturday when the last six rounds will be conducted.With Tim Thomas saying he plans to take the coming season off, and Tuukka Rask poised to replace him as the Bruins' No. 1 goalie, Subban adds depth to the position.Thomas,Ryan Callahan Authentic Dark Blue Jersey, who has a year left on his contract at $5 million, waived his no-trade clause last week, Bruins general manager Peter Chiarelli said Friday.Subban, 18, was 25-14 with a 2.50 goals-against average and .923 save percentage last season when he was burdened by groin and ankle injuries. In the previous season, he had a 3.16 goals against average and .900 save percentage in 32 games.He joins Niklas Svedberg as the two goalies added by the Bruins since the 2011 Stanley Cup champions were eliminated in the first round this year by Washington. Svedberg, 22, signed a two-year deal on May 29 after three seasons in the Swedish Elite League.
If there were any doubt that a lot of NHL players had their eyes on the future, a look at Twitter on Friday night was more than enough to dispel questions.Current players and some of the 30 teens selected in the opening round of the 2012 NHL Draft took to Twitter to welcome new teammates or celebrate being chosen.U.S. National Team Development Program defenseman Jacob Trouba,Tim Thomas Jersey, taken by Winnipeg with the ninth choice, was excited to be heading north of the border.@JacobTrouba This is an awesome feeling! So glad to be a part of the @NHLJets, the city of Winnipeg, and the @NHL. Some of the best fans in the league!2012 NHL DRAFTOilers grab Yakupov with No. 1 pickBy Mike G. Morreale - NHL.com Staff WriterWith the first pick in the 2012 NHL Draft, the Edmonton Oilers selected 18-year-old right wing Nail Yakupov, making him the first Russian-born player chosen No. 1 overall since Alex Ovechkin in 2004. READ MORE › Pittsburgh trades Jordan Staal to Hurricanes Run on defenseman, big trades dominate Draft Galchenyuk aims to play in Montreal next seasonAnother player excited to be chosen was defenseman Morgan Rielly, who went No. 5 to Toronto.@mriles4Thank you very much for the tweets. I love the support and can't explain how honored I am to be a leaf. #dreamcometrueHe got a warm welcome from future teammates John-Michael Liles,Martin Brodeur Jersey, Colby Armstrong and Jake Gardiner.@hoosierjm26Congrats to Morgan rielly...welcome to a fantastic organization! #NHLDraft#hardworkpaysoff@armdogCongrats to Morgan Rielly. Gonna look good in the blue and white. #congrats#Leafs@Jgardiner272Congrats to Morgan Reilly for joining the Leafs organization. #nhldraftAnd Griffin Reinhart, son of former NHL defenseman Paul Reinhart,http://www.peytonmanningsuperbowljerseyshop.com, is excited to be heading to the New York Islanders, who made him the fourth player chosen.@GriffinReinhartThank you so much for the support! Especially the @EdmOilKingsgo everything so far. And thank you to @NYIslandersorganization. Means a lotPlayers picked on Friday weren't the only ones tweeting. Taylor Hall, the first player picked in the 2010 NHL Draft, wasted little time welcoming new Edmonton teammate Nail Yakupov, taken by the Oilers with the first pick Friday.@hallsy04Welcome Nail Yakupov to Edmonton!Two Blue Jackets veterans -- R.J. Umberger and James Wisniewski -- were on hand at the team's draft party at Nationwide Arena in Columbus to watch the team take defenseman Ryan Murray with the No. 2 pick.@Umby18Congrats to Ryan Murray, should be a great fit with the #cbj. Thanks to all the fans who showed up for the #nhldraftparty@jameswisniewskiCongrats to Ryan Murray. Looking forward to playin with, and gettin to know ya. #CBJ#JTBThe Montreal-Boston rivalry figures to add some spice after the Bruins drafted goaltender Malcolm Subban -- whose brother P