BOSTON — Fraser Minten’s name jumps off the page of the Bruins roster for the Prospects Challenge, the annual mini-tournament before the start of camp.

The 21-year-old center, who the Bruins acquired in the deal that sent Brandon Carlo to the Maple Leafs , has 25 games of NHL experience (six for Boston, 19 for Toronto). The other 19 players, who began rookie camp on Wednesday at Warrior and will play in the challenge this weekend in Buffalo, have combined to play two NHL games (both by Riley Duran).

Minten will go into next week’s varsity camp with a realistic chance to play himself onto the Bruins’ opening night roster, which makes him a bit of an unusual choice to be headed to Buffalo. But when Don Sweeney called him and told him he was going, he saw an opportunity.

“I think it’

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