Perhaps the return to health of Connor Clifton means the Boston Bruins don’t need to be in the market for a defenseman this deadline, especially with Jeremy Lauzon also recently emerging as an option to plug into the line-up.
Prior to making his return from the upper-body injury injury he suffered back in late December, Connor Clifton will be assigned to the Providence Bruins for a conditioning stint, with the goal to get a couple of games under his belt prior to be eased back into the Boston Bruins’ fold.
With the trades made today for defensemen, namely Dylan DeMelo, Marco Scandella and Brenden Dillon; it certainly seems that Don Sweeney has a lot of faith in the team’s internal options, of which Clifton proved a key depth piece last year.