Paul Postma shakes off rust during his shot with Providence

All season long, Paul Postma has been a victim of the numbers game. The seven-year NHL veteran was a healthy scratch for the majority of his time in Boston, seeing action in just 12 games with just one assist and a minus-two rating during his stay.

At the trade deadline, with the Bruins adding Nick Holden from the Rangers to bolster their back end, Postma was again phased out of the lineup as the B’s placed him on waivers on Feb. 25. Postma cleared and made the trip down I-95 South the following day, making his debut with the Providence Bruins the following Friday, March 2 against the Charlotte Checkers.

Despite having not dressed for a game since Dec. 13, the sixth-year defenseman had…