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Bruins Announce Matthew Poitras Is Staying In NHL

October 31, 2023 at 10:49 am CDT | by Gabriel Foley 3 Comments

The Boston Bruins have announced that Matthew Poitras is staying in the NHL. The team was faced with the decision of whether or not to send Poitras back to the Guelph Storm of the OHL, as he’ll spend a year of his contract if he plays in one more NHL game. The rookie is currently tied for sixth on the team in scoring, with five points in his nine games on the season.

Matt Poitras has emerged as one of the most exciting parts of Boston’s early season, establishing himself as a standout during training camp and earning an NHL role over 190 NHL game veteran Jesper Boqvist or top prospects John Farinacci and Fabian Lysell. And Poitras has certainly run away with the opportunity, scoring consistently and recording a 52.76 CF% and 55.23 xGF% – both strong underlying statistics, especially for a rookie.

Poitras is one of two rookies on the current Bruins lineup, with fourth-line man John Beecher playing in his inaugural year as well. Beecher hasn’t found the same stride that Poitras has, rocking a sole assist, nine penalty minutes, and a -3 through his first nine NHL games. Beecher has held onto his role in light of injuries to other depth forwards, including Milan Lucic and Jakub Lauko. The underscoring of top AHL options has also helped Beecher out – as Farinacci only has five points and Lysell only four in their first seven AHL games this season.

Boston making a firm decision on Poitras is exciting to see, especially as they’re faced with a slew of questions about their defense. Matt Grzelcyk went down with an injury of his own, and Charlie McAvoy is facing suspension, effectively removing the team’s top defense pairing. They’ll need to make call-ups from the AHL to ice a full blue line for their next game.

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  1. Grocery stick

    2 years ago

    Great to see a 19-year-old succeed on a still strong Bruins team. Will be interesting to see if he will be sent down midseason before accruing a season towards group 3 UFA.

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  2. fightcitymayor

    2 years ago

    Happy for Poitras, still not sure he’s the answer to any burning question the B’s have, but it’s good to have bodies who can play.

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  3. Nha Trang

    2 years ago

    Kid’s looked good out there so far. Montgomery said that he belongs, and he does. A team should be putting their best players on the ice, regardless of contract status, salary, who is or isn’t waiver-eligible, etc.

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