It’s possible that the Bruins got on their team plane for the St. Louis-Dallas trip on Monday with just 18 skaters. With Andrew Peeke injured and still unavailable and Matt Poitras sent down to Providence, the varsity roster only had 18 players as of Monday afternoon.

Players like David Krejci and Brad Marchand spent a year and a half in the minors,” said Bruins' coach Jim Montgomery. Now it's Matt Poitras' turn to do the same.

While speaking to reporters, Bruins head coach Jim Montgomery sent Poitras a clear message about what he wants to see the young forward improve on. Here is what the Bruins' bench boss said on the matter: "More of an impact in the game.