The Bruins continued to narrow their lineup on Monday, as seven more players were trimmed from the roster. Forwards Anders Bjork, Trent Frederic, Cameron Hughes, and Jack Studnicka were assigned to Providence, as was goalie Maxime Lagace, who cleared waivers.
Forward Peter Cehlarik was also placed on waivers for the purpose of being assigned to Providence.
"I talked to the players a little bit. The feedback was mostly positive," said Cassidy, while noting that general manager Don Sweeney, Director of Player Development Jamie Langenbrunner, and Player Development Coordinator Chris Kelly were the ones that sat down with the players that were cut.
"There's a few guys that are always disappointed, but I thought some of them had good answers and self-analyzed themselves well and thought they didn't have good enough camps to stick around. If we feel that and the player feels that, I think that's always easier to move forward."
For those players that just missed the cut, it can surely be a disappointing feeling. Fortunately, the Bruins' veteran core is always willing to offer some advice to their younger teammates as they work to make it back to the big club.
"That's always something I try to do for them and be there," said Bergeron. "I've always said that. They have my cellphone. They can reach me at any time if they have questions. It's not always easy, especially at a young age to come in this league and having to go through the process of being up and down and having to develop as a player, but also as a person."
Per Cassidy, defenseman Jakub Zboril is also likely to be assigned to Providence ahead of the season opener but remained with the team for practice on Monday. The former first-round pick has been rewarded after a strong camp to kick off his third professional season.
"Thought he had a good training camp," said Cassidy. "We wanted to make sure we got through the weekend and everyone's healthy. Looks like our D is good. Jakub's here to practice, hopefully learn some good habits, play against high end players. I don't want to get ahead of myself, but I don't think he's going on the road if we're healthy."