San Jose Sharks Acquire Jack Studnicka
2023/12/san-jose-sharks-acquire-jack-studnicka.htmlAcquired by the Canucks in October of last season, Studnicka was originally a member of the Boston Bruins, playing in a total of 38 games wearing the spoked 'B'. … With 13 players already on the roster, and a few above still above him in the organizational depth chart, Studnicka's future with the team was entirely blocked.
Penguins Announce Several Injury Updates
2023/12/penguins-announce-several-injury-updates.htmlAcciari, 32, is a veteran of 406 NHL games after signing with the Boston Bruins as an undrafted free agent in 2015. … The two depth forwards currently rank last on the Penguins in CF% (Corsi-For percentage) and xGF% (expected-goals-for percentage), showing their struggles through the early season.
Maple Leafs Recall Martin Jones On Emergency Basis
2023/12/maple-leafs-recall-martin-jones-on-emergency-basis.htmlHe will back up Joseph Woll against the Bruins. … With a couple of teams looking for goalie depth at the end of training camp, it came as a bit of a surprise that Jones ultimately went through waivers unclaimed with Toronto assigning him to the Marlies soon after.
Florida Panthers Place Mike Reilly On Waivers
2023/11/florida-panthers-place-mike-reilly-on-waivers.htmlA native of Chicago, Illinois, Reilly was bought out in the offseason by the Boston Bruins before eventually signing a one-year $1MM deal with the Panthers. … He was expected to serve as a depth option for Florida, but with Aaron Ekblad and Brandon Montour back in the fold there is really no need for the Panthers to keep Reilly at the NHL level.
Patrick Brown Clears Waivers
2023/11/bruins-place-patrick-brown-on-waivers.htmlFriday: The Bruins placed center Patrick Brown on waivers for the purpose of assignment to the AHL's Providence Bruins on Friday, Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet reports. … Over the past few seasons, however, he's managed to hold on to a depth NHL role with the Bruins, Flyers and Senators and has not appeared in the minors since the 2020-21 season as the captain of the Henderson Silver Knights, the Golden Knights' minor-league affiliate.
Avalanche Recall Jack Ahcan
2023/11/avalanche-recall-jack-ahcan.htmlAhcan is in his first year in the Colorado organization, after spending the last three years in the Bruins' depth charts.
Montreal Canadiens Recall Gustav Lindström, Loan Joel Armia To AHL
2023/11/montreal-canadiens-recall-gustav-lindstrom-loan-joel-armia-to-ahl.htmlArmia, who cleared waivers earlier this season, was a healthy scratch for the Canadiens' win last night over the Boston Bruins. … With David Savard injured, the state of the Canadiens' defensive depth chart leaves Lindstrom as the team's seventh defenseman.
Atlantic Notes: McCabe, Klingberg, Bennett, Montour, McAvoy, Czarnik
2023/11/atlantic-notes-mccabe-klingberg-bennett-montour-mcavoy-czarnik.htmlThe feisty secondary scorer has missed all but one game this season due to separate lower-body injuries, last appearing October 30 against the Boston Bruins and playing just 7:54. … McAvoy's return to the lineup, along with shutdown defender Derek Forbort's return from injury, meant the Bruins were able to return depth defenseman Parker Wotherspoon to AHL Providence earlier today.
Central Notes: Spurgeon, Duchene, Faksa, Olofsson
2023/11/central-notes-spurgeon-duchene-faksa-olofsson.htmlIn what is expected to be one of the more competitive games of the week, the Dallas Stars will take on the Boston Bruins tonight but will be without two forwards. … Colorado Avalanche depth forward, Fredrik Olofsson is considered day-to-day with an upper-body injury according to Evan Rawal of Colorado Hockey Now.
Atlantic Snapshots: McAvoy, Zub, Fischer, Harvey-Pinard, Brannstrom
2023/11/atlantic-snapshots-mcavoy-zub-fischer-harvey-pinard-brannstrom.htmlLast night, it was reported that Boston Bruins defenseman, Charlie McAvoy would appeal the suspension given to him by the league for an illegal check to the head of Florida Panthers defenseman, Oliver Ekman-Larsson. … McAvoy did not play in last night's game against the Toronto Maple Leafs due to the suspension, as well as defensemen Matt Grzelcyk and Derek Forbort due to injuries, severely limiting the depth of the Bruins blue line.
Panthers’ Sam Bennett Out Week-To-Week
2023/11/panthers-sam-bennett-out-week-to-week.htmlBennett, 27, had missed the first seven games of the season with a lower-body injury and sustained a second one just 7:54 into his return to play on October 30 against the Boston Bruins. … Missing Bennett certainly won't help jumpstart their depth scoring, which has surprisingly been an issue through the first few weeks of the season.
Derek Forbort Considered Day-To-Day
2023/11/derek-forbort-considered-day-to-day.htmlAfter placing defenseman Matt Grzelcyk on LTIR yesterday, the Boston Bruins have received more unfortunate news for their blue line before their important game against the Toronto Maple Leafs, tonight. … The depth of one of the Bruins' best qualities to start the season will surely be tested against a potent Maple Leafs offense.
Bruins Announce Matthew Poitras Is Staying In NHL
2023/10/bruins-announce-matthew-poitras-is-staying-in-nhl.htmlThe Boston Bruins have announced that Matthew Poitras is staying in the NHL. … Beecher has held onto his role in light of injuries to other depth forwards, including Milan Lucic and Jakub Lauko.
Atlantic Notes: Bennett, Grzelcyk, Finley
2023/10/atlantic-notes-bennett-grzelcyk-finley.htmlDavid Dwork of The Hockey News is reporting that Sam Bennett of the Florida Panthers has left tonight’s game against the Boston Bruins with what appears to be a left leg injury. … For now, he will remain a depth option in the AHL as he attempts to develop the offensive side of his game.
Boston Bruins Sign Danton Heinen To One-Year Deal
2023/10/boston-bruins-sign-danton-heinen-to-one-year-deal.htmlThe Boston Bruins have signed Danton Heinen to a one-year contract with a league-minimum $775K cap hit. … Now 28 years old, Heinen has found a comfortable role in the NHL as a depth forward; a role he's sure to find in Boston as well.
Joe Thornton Officially Announces Retirement
2023/10/joe-thornton-officially-announces-retirement.htmlEntering the 1997 NHL Draft, Thornton was the clear choice at first overall for the Boston Bruins, who had finished last in the NHL with a 26-47-9 record the year before. … He would remain over a point per game for the next three seasons as league-wide scoring slowly dwindled, and a Sharks team with increasing depth allowed them to reduce Thornton's minutes ever so slightly.
Bruins Recall Patrick Brown
2023/10/bruins-assign-patrick-brown-to-minors.htmlA physical fourth liner, he earned himself a two-year, one-way deal this summer as the Bruins rebuilt their forward depth with the hope he’d be a regular on their fourth line.
Roster Notes: Drysdale, Pietrangelo, Kurashev, Bonino, Kochetkov
2023/10/roster-notes-drysdale-pietrangelo-kurashev-bonino-kochetkov.htmlWith a serious need for more secondary scoring in their lineup, Charlie Roumeliotis of NBC Sports-Chicago is reporting that Kurashev is looking to make his debut for the team on Tuesday, as they take on the Boston Bruins for the second time this season. … Thin on depth throughout the defensive core at the top level of the organization, there is an argument to be made that Drysdale represents the best of what the Ducks have to offer on defense.
Sharks Assign Henry Thrun To Minors
2023/10/sharks-assign-henry-thrun-to-minors.htmlEmberson has served as a healthy scratch for the Sharks' first three games, but with Thrun now set to play top minutes with the Barracuda for the time being, Emberson is likely to enter the lineup for Thursday's game against the Bruins. … The Sharks, however, likely have some other depth blue-liners they'd like to give a look – namely, 23-year-old Ty Emberson, a shutdown defense prospect they claimed off waivers from the Rangers before the season.
Devils Place Keith Kinkaid On Waivers
2023/10/devils-place-keith-kinkaid-on-waivers.htmlSince then, however, he's primarily served as a third-string option for organizations such as the Canadiens, Rangers, Bruins and Avalanche. … Kinkaid, 34, was signed by the Devils this offseason to fill a depth role but sustained an upper-body injury during camp that prevented him from hitting waivers before the season started.
Snapshots: Matthews, Butcher, Mast
2023/10/snapshots-matthews-butcher-mast.htmlIn smaller news, Mark Divver of the New England Hockey Journal is reporting that the Providence Bruins, AHL affiliate of the Boston Bruins, have sent defenseman Ryan Mast to their ECHL affiliate, the Maine Mariners. … A little over a week before the start of training camp this autumn, new depth defenseman for the Pittsburgh Penguins, Will Butcher, sustained an injury that would keep him out of all on-ice activities for over a month.
Blackhawks’ Taylor Hall Out Week-To-Week
2023/10/taylor-hall-leaves-game-with-injury.html11, 9:02 p.m.: The Chicago Blackhawks have announced that veteran forward Taylor Hall left tonight’s game with an apparent injury he suffered in the first period of their matchup with the Boston Bruins. … The Blackhawks don’t exactly have the depth to manage a long-term injury to a top 6 winger, and while they hardly view themselves as contenders this season, they likely want to give Bedard every opportunity to thrive with offensively capable linemates.
Evening Notes: Toews, Hurricanes, Mechura
2023/10/evening-notes-toews-hurricanes-mechura.htmlMark Divver of NHL.com is reporting that the Providence Bruins have signed 20-year-old undrafted center Adam Mechura to a two-year AHL contract. … The Hurricanes currently have four defensemen who are pending unrestricted free agents in Tony DeAngelo, Brett Pesce, Brady Skjei, and Jalen Chatfield, and appear uninterested in moving out any of their depth.
Atlantic Notes: Norris, MacEwen, Mittelstadt, Brown
2023/10/atlantic-notes-norris-macewen-mittelstadt-brown.htmlJust shortly after he cleared waivers and was assigned to the AHL's Providence Bruins, Boston Bruins forward Patrick Brown was recalled back to the NHL roster today. … The Senators' center depth is currently in somewhat rough shape, as Rourke Chartier and Ridly Greig are the team's projected middle-six centers (they combine for just 39 games of NHL experience) so getting Norris back in action is going to be a major priority for the team as they look to start the season on the right foot.
Summer Synopsis: Washington Capitals
2023/10/summer-synopsis-washington-capitals.htmlSmith disappointed mightily with the Boston Bruins last season, and he was dealt to Washington in the blockbuster Dmitry Orlov deadline deal. … They will have to rely on their veterans, but it will be their depth pieces that will likely determine Washington's playoff hopes.