Bruins place Hampus Lindholm on IR, recall Jonathan Aspirot

The Bruins freed up a roster spot by placing Hampus Lindholm on injured reserve and then called up left-shot defenseman Jonathan Aspirot on Sunday Lindholm s IR designation is retroactive to October so he can be activated at any point That s not to say his absence from the lineup with his lower body injury is not concerning He left the lineup in the second event of the season returned for one event in Colorado on October and has not been in the lineup since despite practicing with the unit The band has stated the injury is not related to his surgically repaired knee which ended his - season on November last year It seemed doubtful that he would have returned to the lineup for the B s tournament in Ottawa in Monday which is the first half of a back-to-back The B s host the Islanders on Tuesday Whether Aspirot was called up as insurance or they expect to be missing one of their regulars in Ottawa remains to be seen A couple of B s D-men left games in last week Nikita Zadorov left Thursday s battle when he crashed into the boards feet-first late in the second period but he returned for the third period and played in Saturday s win over Colorado Charlie McAvoy also went to the room very briefly on Saturday though it s not clear if that was physical condition related The -year-old Aspirot who was undrafted would be playing his first NHL contest if he got into the lineup At -foot pounds he played a simple physical challenge in training camp and was one of the last cuts He has a goal and two assists in five games for Providence