In the month of January alone, we’ve seen the likes of Jeremy Lauzon, Karson Kuhlman, Anders Bjork and Dan Vladar spending time with the Boston Bruins’ NHL roster, whether through necessity or earning it with their AHL performances.
In the past few years, you can add the likes of Connor Clifton, Charlie McAvoy, Brandon Carlo, Jake DeBrusk and Danton Heinen to the group of players under-25 that have earned spots in the Boston Bruins line-up and made it stick.
Obviously in the case of Dan Vladar, the promotion will only last as long as Tuukka Rask is injured and there’s every chance that Jaroslav Halak takes every start in that time period, but it’s useful for him to be facing NHL players in practice, regardless.