REPORT: Why Anton Stralman is still unable to play for Bruins
The Boston Bruins started the 2022-23 season with an already depleted backend, with Charlie McAvoy and Matthew Grzelcyk on the sidelines due to off-season procedures.
The Bruins also lost Brandon Carlo on Saturday night after taking a big hit in the first period against the Arizona Coyotes, and he was placed on the IR this morning with an upper-body injury. Of course, the worry is the long concussion history that Carlo has already had in his seven-year career.
Because of this, the Bruins re-called defenseman Dan Renouf from Providence of the AHL to help an injury-riddled blueline.
But where's Anton Stralman?
General manager Don Sweeney brought in veteran Stralman on a PTO, who later signed a one-year, $1 million contract with the club. But why hasn't he skated in the Bruins' first two games?
Apparently, the 36-year-old has been having issues that have nothing to do with an injury or hockey. As per Joe Haggerty of Boston Hockey Now:
Hopefully, he can get the issue with his VISA worked out, as with Carlo now on the injured reserve; Boston only has one right-shot defenseman in Connor Clifton.
