Ahead of the 2019 NHL trade deadline, the Boston Bruins are continuing to make moves. Shortly after trading for Charlie Coyle of the Minnesota Wild, the team made an internal move. On Thursday, the Bruins recalled winger Peter Cehlarik from the Providence Bruins while sending Trent Frederic down to Providence.
The move was somewhat odd, as Cehlarik had been sent down to Providence the previous night. However, the team needed to make roster space for Coyle to make the trade official, but they also couldn't operate without their third-line center, Frederic. That may explain why they sent Cehlarik down just to call him back up after the game against the Vegas Golden Knights. They just needed to hang onto Frederic for one more outing.
Cehlarik, 23, has split time between Providence and Boston over the course of the past few seasons. This year, he has skated in 13 games while logging six points (four goals, two assists). Before being sent down, he had been with the team since his season debut on Jan. 16 against the Philadelphia Flyers.
Frederic, 20, made his NHL debut on Jan. 29 when he notably got into a fight with Winnipeg's Brandon Tanev. Frederic ended up playing in 11 games for the Bruins but failed to log a single point while averaging less than 10 minutes on ice per game.
This decision should further solidify the notion that the recently acquired Coyle will be the team's third-line center. Coyle, 26, has 28 points (10 goals, 18 assists) in 60 games this season.
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