The Boston Bruins made what is likely their final round of roster cuts before their 2025-26 season opener.
Jonathan Aspirot, Matej Blumel, Michael DiPietro and Alex Steeves were placed on waivers for the purpose of assignment to Providence.
Matt Poitras was assigned to the AHL and will report to Providence training camp.
Blumel, who the Bruins signed over the summer, impressed throughout training camp and earned high praise from coach Marco Sturm.
“He’s an interesting guy. We played against him,” Sturm said. “He’s one of those guys. We had to make sure we’re gonna cover this guy because he’s such a good shooter and scorer, especially on the power play.
“He was so dangerous, so we really had to pre-scout him, and whenever he’s on the ice, because he was that dangerous.”
Blumel’s 39 goals last season led the AHL.
DiPietro will be one player to watch on waivers. The goalie signed a two-year contract with Boston this summer. On a recent episode of “32 Thoughts,” NHL insider Elliotte Friedman said he had “no doubt” teams would look hard at DiPietro.
Poitras didn’t have a great camp and failed to stand out among the other forwards. He’ll continue to develop his game at the AHL level.
Sunday’s cuts seemingly mean Johnny Beecher, Jeffrey Viel and Jordan Harris made the Bruins roster.
The Bruins open their season on the road on Wednesday against the Washington Capitals before hosting the Chicago Blackhawks on Thursday at TD Garden.
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