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Bruins pulled out all the stops for Vesey, to no avail

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The Boston Bruins wanted to keep Jimmy Vesey at home, and they tried. Hard.

Born in North Reading, Mass., only 40 minutes north of Boston, and a Harvard product, Vesey clearly has ties to the area. In the end, though, he chose to sign with the New York Rangers, agreeing to a two-year deal in Manhattan.

But the Bruins will sleep Friday night knowing their pitch was their best.

The Bruins "did a great job" with their pitch, tweeted NESN and NHL Network's Billy Jaffe, who added that Boston was a finalist along with the Rangers and New Jersey Devils.

Close, but not close enough.

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