Since being called up from the Providence Bruins, Matej Blümel has been less than impressive. In fact, it got to the point on the recent four-game road trip where head coach Marco Sturm scratched him against the San Jose Sharks in a 3-1 loss.
On Wednesday night, against the New York Islanders in what was the final game of the road trip that began with three games in California and ended on Long Island. The host Islanders scored their only goal of the night in the first period, and on the play, Blümel was injured. He left the game and didn't return, leaving Boston with just 11 forwards for the final 54 minutes.