He has to be the most forgettable player that has appeared in more than one game for the B's the past two seasons. Today, the defenseman signed a one-year, two-way contract with the Black and Gold.
He will make $660,000 in the NHL and $62,500 in Providence (AHL) where he has spent a majority of his time in 2010-11 and 2011-12. Bartkowski played in six games with the Bruins in 2010-11 but had a line of 0 goals, 0 assists, -1 and four penalty minutes.
He actually broke camp with the B's last fall but only appeared in three games (0 goals, 0 assists, -2) before being sent down to Providence for good. The stay-at-home defenseman had three goals, 19 assists and 38 penalty minutes in 50 games with the baby B's.
It goes without saying that it should be a big year in terms of development for Bartkowski. He's 24 and a former seventh-round pick of the Panthers in 2008. This will be his fifth season as a pro so that's generally when a prospect starts to pan out or he tops out in the AHL and ends up playing for most of his career there.
Boston's defensive corps is already pretty stacked but as we all know, those guys tend to go down with injuries the most since they block so many shots and are put in harm's way more than anybody else. Let's hope that Bartkowski (a Pittsburgh native) is able to take that next step and prove that he belongs in the NHL. Otherwise, he might not last in the organization much longer.
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