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Rookie Hamilton just getting a rest for Bruins

Saturday, 04.13.2013 / 1:39 PM

By Kurt Dusterberg - NHL.com Correspondent / 2012-2013 At the Rink blog

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Rookie Hamilton just getting a rest for Bruins

RALEIGH, N.C. - Boston Bruins rookie defenseman Dougie Hamilton will sit out for the second game in a row, but not because he's falling short of expectations.

Boston coach Claude Julien wants to give Hamilton a breather, just to make sure he is rested and ready for the stretch run.

"The rest is the only reason he's been sitting out. It's certainly not because of his play," said Julien, who had a lengthy discussion with Hamilton at the end of the morning skate. "One thing we've done as an organization is developed our young guys properly, and I think he's progressed very well this year. We want him to get some rest. With fatigue, you get bad habits. We don't want that to creep into his game."

Bruins center Patrice Bergeron practiced with the Bruins, but he remains out of the lineup following a concussion.

"As long as he's feeling good, he gets a chance to practice with us," Julien said. "He's cleared for contact, but light contact so far. He still needs final clearance from the doctors, and hopefully sooner than later."

Here are the likely lineups for this game between the Bruins and Hurricanes:

HURRICANES

Jiri Tlusty - Eric Staal - Alex Semin

Jeff Skinner - Jordan Staal - Chad LaRose

Tuomo Ruutu - Riley Nash - Patrick Dwyer

Nicolas Blanchard - Tim Wallace - Kevin Westgarth

Tim Gleason - Justin Faulk

Jay Harrision - Joe Corvo

Bobby Sanguinetti - Jamie McBain

Justin Peters

Dan Ellis

Injuries: Tim Brent, Drayson Bowman, Joni Pitkanen, Cam Ward

Scratches: Marc-Andre Bergeron

BRUINS

Daniel Paille - David Krejci - Nathan Horton

Milan Lucic - Gregory Campbell - Jaromir Jagr

Jordan Caron - Chris Kelly -Tyler Seguin

Kaspars Daugavins - Rich Peverly - Shawn Thornton

Zdeno Chara - Johnny Boychuck

Dennis Seidenberg - Matt Bartkowski

Adam McQuaid - Andrew Ference

Tuukka Rask

Anton Khudobin

Injuries: Patrice Bergeron, Brad Marchand

Scratches: Jay Pandolfo, Wade Redden, Aaron Johnson

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