Has Oskar Steen Earned An NHL Roster Spot?

"What's happened is [that] he's come up and played well," Bruins head coach Bruce Cassidy said of Steen. "So, yeah, we've got a decision to make when it comes to him. You've got these depth [players] in our lineup, contract situations, roster issues, so [it] becomes a little bit of asset management as well. I mean, he doesn't need waivers. It happens to certain guys in the league and throughout the league at times.

Eventually you push your way through where you won't get taken out and then you adjust your roster, right?

So that happens to a lot of different teams. [Sunday] happened to be a situation [where] Kuhlman goes on COVID [list], and Lazar finished the game Saturday, but was a little banged up [and] he could have played if we really needed him to, but we got a fresh guy that's playing well in Providence [with] young legs, back-to-back, and he takes advantage of it.

Those are good decisions when guys push their way up. A little bit of youth in the lineup does every team well at times."