"The Bruins made their final cuts for the opening night roster on Sunday, getting down to the 23-man limit. There were some mild surprises and one feel-good story. Goalie Michael DiPietro, wings Alex Steeves and Matej Blumel and defenseman Jonathan Aspirot were placed on waivers for the purpose of being assigned to Providence while center Matt Poitras, who does not yet require waivers, was sent directly to Providence. Bubble players John Beecher, Marat Khusnutdinov and Jeffrey Viel all made the cut."
"A couple of teams have already picked up goalies this preseason, Connor Ingram going to Edmonton and Pheonix Copley to Tampa Bay. Old friend Brandon Bussi was claimed off waivers by Carolina from Florida on Sunday. There were two other goalies of note placed on waivers, Nico Daws by New Jersey and Clay Stevenson by Washington. The 26-year-old DiPietro was taken 64th overall by Vancouver in 2017."
"*The cut of 25-year-old Blumel was a mild surprise, simply because he regularly practiced on the second power-play unit. Billed as a late-blooming scorer - he scored 70 goals over the last two seasons for the Texas Stars, but there was not a much wow factor with him in the preseason. If he survives waivers then it's not out of the question that he'd get another look, especially if the B's struggle mightily scoring goals."
The Boston Bruins finalized a 23-man opening-night roster and made several roster moves. Goalie Michael DiPietro, wings Alex Steeves and Matej Blumel, and defenseman Jonathan Aspirot were placed on waivers with the intent to assign them to Providence, while center Matt Poitras was sent directly to Providence and does not yet require waivers. John Beecher, Marat Khusnutdinov, and Jeffrey Viel made the NHL roster. DiPietro faces potential claims after preseason fluctuations, and other teams have claimed goaltenders. Blumel and Steeves bring strong AHL scoring resumes but did not secure NHL spots.
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