The true story of Providence's non-enrollment

Earlier, the Providence Bruins issued a press conference announcing they would not be enrolling any player in the week's intensity camp, reading -

"While we believe that training camps are a critical part of the development of our young players, we also recognize that on-ice time is as critical, if not more so. As such, while the league has been gracious enough to offer a camp on intensity, the Providence Bruins will have to forego this opportunity. We look forward to participating in future training camp experiences and believe our players will continue to benefit from the teaching of the league in how to play the game the proper way."

What was unspoken in the press release is that Providence currently has an overall shortage of players who would be eligible for the camps. A recent roster review revealed only six players who meet the age criteria, and three of those have attended two camps already.

According to an anonymous source within the team offices, "Frankly, those that are left aren't worth a shit to send to camp. So why would we? Just to get the activity points from Commissioner Dusseldorf? Bah. Better to issue a press release that we're NOT participating, get more participation points, and look like a high-quality franchise."

When pressed for comments, Boston Bruins General Manager Joshua Anderson grunted in amusement. "While your 'secret sources' may think they have the truth, they are mistaken. The league puts a limit on the number of times a player can be enrolled. We are trying to be smart about it. Otherwise, shit - we'd enroll everyone in every camp. Selectiveness, young man. That's all. By the way, who was the source?"