At the moment, there really isn't any room for the forward, however if Ryan Donato or Danton Heinen start to struggle, NBC Sport's Joe Haggerty believes that Stempniak will be signed by general manager Don Sweeney.
Even though he has no contract at the moment, Stempniak has made it clear his heart is in Boston as his family is in the city and at 35 years old, isn't really interested on being away from them.