The Boston Bruins have sent defenseman Ian Mitchell to Providence, although Mitchell’s move has been a little different because he has mostly served as Boston’s backup blueliner and has only appeared in two AHL games this season.
The team has also reassigned forward Jesper Boqvist to their AHL affiliate, the Providence Bruins. Boqvist was originally recalled by the team on December 12.
One of the Bruins’ best depth forwards this season is 25-year-old Boqvist. He has 14 points from 25 games in the AHL with the Providence Bruins. During this call-up, Boqvist skated 4:47 in Boston’s Friday victory against the New York Islanders while suited for one NHL game.
Boqvist, an accomplished NHL player with almost 200 games played, will now make his way back to Providence to continue playing a vital position in the team. With a 13-9-4 record, the Bruins of the AHL are now fourth in the Atlantic Division of the league. They play tonight at 4 p.m.
Before these moves, the Bruins’ roster consisted of a full 23 players. With these two reassignments, Boston has now freed up two slots on the roster, but they won’t be able to save cap space for later because Milan Lucic and Derek Forbort are both on long-term injured reserve.
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