Boston Bruins general manager Peter Chiarelli has admitted that he must relinquish one of his eight established NHL defensemen. He actually believes he has a ninth in David Warsofsky, and four weeks ago, told the press that “we can’t go into the year with nine NHL defensemen.”
But Warsofsky still makes sense as an AHL blueliner, as does Zach Trotman. Both saw their first slurps of NHL action in 2013-14, and both Warsofsky and Trotman re-signed with the organization this month.
Odds are Chiarelli will move only one of the eight holdovers who have played at least half a season in Boston. That should leave the NHL roster with the ideal distribution of seven rostered rearguards while Trotman and Warsofsky start 2014-15 in Providence.
No other arrangement makes as much sense for the Bruins blue-line brigade. While the top club will want to relieve one wedge of congestion, retaining relative seasoning and familiarity in the minors will yield multiple benefits.
For all of the promise Warsofsky has sculpted over three professional seasons, he is hardly proven in the NHL. His six-ga ...
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Boston Bruins Keeping Organizational Defensive Depth with Trotman, Warsofsky
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