The Bruins activated prime defenseman Charlie McAvoy from injured reserve Thursday, per a team announcement. The membership reassigned winger Max Jones to AHL Windfall to open up a roster spot.
McAvoy has missed Boston’s final seven video games with an upper-body damage. He landed on IR following a Jan. 11 recreation in opposition to the Panthers, throughout which head coach Joe Sacco mentioned he aggravated a “nagging ailment” and could be shut down for at the very least per week to see the way it responds. His absence lasted nearer to 3 weeks, however he’ll return to the lineup Thursday in opposition to the Jets in a top-pairing function flanked by sophomore lefty Mason Lohrei.
The lingering damage explains what’s been a down season for McAvoy. The 27-year-old has 20 factors via 45 video games, the bottom point-per-game tempo of his eight-year NHL profession. His possession metrics had been dipping, too, along with his +2.2 anticipated ranking at even energy additionally monitoring to be the worst of his profession.
The 2016 first-rounder returns because the Bruins grasp on for expensive life in a good Japanese Convention wild-card race. Their 5-4-1 document of their final 10 has been sufficient to maintain tempo, however they’ll fall out of the image with a loss Thursday in opposition to Winnipeg and if the Lightning and Blue Jackets handle to get at the very least one level out of their video games.
Boston went 4-2-1 of their final seven with out McAvoy with a plus-one aim differential. They had been outshot 241-176 throughout that span, nonetheless, and solely managed 45.5 % of shot makes an attempt at even energy.
Jones, 26, heads down after taking part in three out of 4 video games since his Jan. 21 recall. The massive-bodied winger has but to document some extent in seven video games with the Bruins this season after signing a two-year, $2M deal over the summer season and handed via waivers unclaimed in early November. Chosen just a few spots after McAvoy by the Geese within the 2016 draft, he has eight targets and 11 factors with a plus-four ranking in 26 video games whereas on task to Windfall this 12 months.
