FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — The Bruins hadn’t trimmed their roster all the way to the NHL maximum 23 when they practiced for the final time before Tuesday’s 8 p.m. opener at Florida at War Memorial Arena in Fort Lauderdale. Teams need to have rosters set by 5 p.m. on Monday.

The Bruins re-assigned Ryan Bischel, Michael Callahan, Riley Duran, Jackson Edward, Brett Harrison, Kasimir Kaskisuo, Fabian Lysell, Georgii Merkulov, and Jaxon Nelson to the Providence Bruins. In addition to these nine players being re-assigned to Providence,

Under a week ago, the Vancouver Canucks placed goalie Jiri Patera on waivers, and he was claimed by the Boston Bruins. Just before rosters are due across the NHL, the Bruins placed Patera back on waivers,

The Vancouver Canucks bring back Jiří Patera after he was claimed on waivers by the Boston Bruins on October 2.

The Vancouver Canucks picked up Jiri Patera from the Boston Bruins who they lost on waivers just last week -- also on waivers.