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Bruins recall Jordan Caron, Chris Bourque clears waivers

 03.08.13 at 12:05 pm ET
By DJ Bean

WILMINGTON  – The Bruins Bruins recalled forward Jordan Caron from Providence Friday morning, a day after the team waived Chris Bourque with the intention of assigning him to Providence. Bourque cleared waivers at noon on Friday, so he will be able to play for Boston’s AHL affiliate.

The callup is an intriguing one, as Caron was expected to compete for a job on the third line this season, but was injured prior to training camp. Caron, who showed some flashes with the B’s late last season, has had an underwhelming season in the AHL this year, with 10 goals and five assists for 15 points in 44 games.

The Bruins put Caron in a silver (third line) jersey in Friday’s practice. He shared duties with Jay Pondolfo as the left wing on the line with Chris Kelly and Rich Peverley.

Caron was the Bruins’ first round pick (25th overall) in the 2009 draft and has played 75 games for Boston in the 2010-11 and 2011-12 season, though he’s yet to play in the NHL this year. Last season, he scored seven goals and added eight assists for 15 points in 48 games.

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  • ILoveHockey

    hopefully this is just a stop gap, until a trade gets done

  • Clarence Thomas

    I hope this doesn’t mean that Marchand is a healthy scratch. Marchand has been playing so well.

  • Marchmont

    We’ll see what Carl Soderberg has to say about that.

  • Titletown1

    I think this means that the Jacobs want to fill the third line void from within to save a little money.

    They still need to find a goal scorer.

  • MikeC

    I think this is a good call up, for now, and the kid will perform if given the chance.. Definitely will have more an impact than Bourque, IMO…

  • Mikeykid1

    I think he’ll be limited 4th line for now.. Maybe 10 mins a game…

  • Hpurseglove

     What???? How did you come to that conclusion

  • Hpurseglove

    I think they have been fairly happy with the 1st, 2nd, and 4th lines. If he doesn’t workout on the 3rd line, he wont be staying for long. This is a final attempt to fix the line before looking outside the organization.

  • Flipskater455

    I like this move. Now hopefully he gets Kelly and Peverley back on track.

  • Jay Miller

    Carl Soderberg is going to be a key addition in the coming weeks. If they can add Soderberg along with Iginla, then we are Golden.
    That could possibly mean trading Malcolm Subban, Chris Kelly, and/or Rich Peverly… we shall see, but it would awesome to have Iginla and Soderberg arrive on this team. We would sweep the Blackhwaks of that happens like the swirling rumors say so.

  • Clarence Thomas

    I know, right? 

  • Gazzzmann

    Thorton will be a healthy scratch according to”THORTON”

  • Marchand_scores!

    Soderberg  !!!!   I want Carl… too bad he’s in playoffs right now. Don’t know how long that could drag on since it’s only quarter finals.

  • Let’s Go Soderberg!

    If you knew, you’d be a psychic, bro.

  • anguillaman3

    Hmmmm not one big league team wanted Borque,,,interesting.

  • Bruinman86

     I can’t imagine he as a healthy scratch unless Claude feels the need to give him time off for rest.  He’s the teams top goal scorer and has been hot.

  • unbelievable

    is your pink hat wet from the snow?

  • Tjb75093

    what the bourque thing says is “Son isn’t gooed enough for the NHL” ….back to the minors for Junior!

  • http://www.facebook.com/AZCRO Alex Hearn

    Since when do the Jacobs make those kind of decisions?????

     

  • MikeD

    Ya dude,
    That’s like saying the Bruins are putting Zdeno Chara on waivers with the intention of sending him to Providence.

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