The Bruins play their final game before their bye week and the All-Star break today and they have opted to bring up an extra forward for that contest as they announced that they’ve recalled Patrick Brown from AHL Providence.
The 31-year-old is in his first season with Boston after inking a two-year, $1.6MM contract with them on the opening day of free agency back in July. He was expected to land a spot on their fourth line but things didn’t exactly go as planned. Instead, he didn’t make the team out of training camp and cleared waivers. He cleared them a second time as well back in mid-November.
This is Brown’s sixth recall of the season and he has played in ten games so far with Boston, collecting one assist while logging just 8:29 per night. He also has suited up in 15 games with Providence where he has been much more effective, notching 11 points in 15 contests.
The Bruins had an open roster spot so they didn’t need to make a corresponding move to bring him up. With Jakub Lauko missing last game with an undisclosed injury and Jake DeBrusk and Matthew Poitras out being banged up, Brown should suit up this afternoon against the Flyers. That said, with the long break approaching, there’s a good chance he’ll be sent back down to the minors on Sunday.