The Bruins are shuffling around their D corps ahead of Thursday’s home game against the Buffalo Sabres.
Shortly after Thursday’s morning skate got underway at Warrior Ice Arena, the Bruins announced that Derek Forbort has been placed on long-term injured reserve, with rookie Mason Lohrei recalled from Providence on an emergency basis.
This stands as the second time this season that Forbort will miss several games due to a lower-body injury that has plagued him all season. He missed four games earlier this fall, with Boston’s most-recent stretch of nine games in 16 days forcing the blueliner to go on the shelf.