Depth forward Tyler Pitlick is still working on a professional tryout contract with the AHL’s Providence Bruins but that shouldn’t last much longer. Anthony Di Marco of Daily Faceoff reports the Boston Bruins are expected to work out a contract of some kind with Pitlick, while other teams remain interested.
It’s been two years since Pitlick put together a quality season in the NHL as last season’s one-year agreement with the New York Rangers was forgettable. He did score seven goals and 16 points in 61 contests for the St. Louis Blues in the 2022-23 season while averaging 10 minutes of ice time per night which is likely what the Bruins are looking for.
If Boston does sign Pitlick to a deal for 2024-25 it will likely be a two-way contract. The Bruins have room to upgrade their bottom six but wouldn’t likely utilize Pitlick for the entire season. The most games he’s played in a single season was 80 back in the 2017-18 NHL season.
Other Atlantic notes:
- The Detroit Red Wings are gaining some defensive depth with their AHL affiliate to start the year. The organization announced they activated defenseman Shai Buium from the season-opening injured reserve and assigned him to the Grand Rapids Griffins. Buium will begin his first season in professional hockey after signing his entry-level contract with the Red Wings at the end of last year’s NCAA season. He finished his collegiate career at the University of Denver with 14 goals and 75 points in 120 games with two National Championships.
- The second half of the home-and-home between the Carolina Hurricanes and Tampa Bay Lightning will not go as scheduled. The Lightning announced Saturday’s game at Amalie Arena has been postponed as the western side of Florida continues to recover from the effects of Hurricane Milton which made landfall yesterday evening.
- Florida Panthers senior digital content manager, Jameson Olive, shares that defenseman Adam Boqvist will not play tonight as he continues to recover from taking a puck to the face in the team’s most recent game against the Bruins. Boqvist’s absence means veteran defenseman Nate Schmidt will debut with the Panthers tonight as they square off against the Ottawa Senators. The organization hopes that Boqvist can return in Saturday’s matchup against the Buffalo Sabres.