As far as his agent is concerned, Nathan Horton (concussion) should be ready to go when the Boston Bruins return to the ice in late summer.
"Nathan is coming along," Paul Krepelka told CSNNE.com via text message. "We would hope he is good to go at the start of training camp (ESPN)."
Horton missed the last 36 games last season (plus playoffs) with a concussion. Although the status of these types of injuries can change at anytime, the Bruins do sound like he should be ready to go when camp opens. This could be huge for the Bruins. Unless some major moves are made (trading Thomas/Krejci/ect) the Bruins are going to lose Chris Kelly to free agency. It's not they don't want him back, but they just don't have the cap space to bring him back. With Kelly gone, the Bruins will likely finally make the move to put Seguin at center, so you would have Krejci, Bergeron, and Seguin in center, and it would leave a glaring need for a wing to step up.
When the Bruins signed Horton I really thought he would be a 30+ goal scorer every year. I still think he has the skills to do it, and hopefully he can come back healthy and have a shot to do so. This is a big year for Horton, as this is the final year of his 6 year $24 million deal.
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