By: Chris Hogan
Coming into this season, most Bruins fans thought that defenseman Steve Kampfer, who had a solid rookie season with five goals and five assists in 38 would be able to crack the top six defense pairings. That wouldn't be the case as he would only appear in 10 games for the B's up until his trade to Wild on Monday.
Kampfer did show some offensive punch in the second half of last season but when Joe Corvo was acquire last July, it hurt his progress into cracking into the lineup on a consistent basis. It has been a roll coaster season as he missed six games early in the season with a Strained MCL and was playing in Providence over the past few months.
Dealing him to the Wild in my opinion will help his development going forward. He still has the potential to be a decent offensive defenseman like a Corvo One aspect that is a positive to his game is his puck moving skills and shot from the point, which could help him in the future. His defensive game is still shaky and needs work as he was prone to turnovers during his brief Bruins stint. For the near future, it would be hard to imagine Kampfer being a Bruin with the recent extension of Johnny Boychuk and Dougie Hamilton waiting in the wing was most likely another deciding factor.
