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Bruins place d-man Miller on waivers

Kevan Miller

The Boston Bruins have placed defenseman Kevan Miller on waivers for purpose of assignment to AHL Providence.

The move comes after Miller was included on the Bruins’ opening-day roster, and also after the 25-year-old had been drawing praise from head coach Claude Julien.

“I think he’s improved immensely over the years in Providence, and he’s become a very steady, dependable defenseman,” Julien, per CSN New England. “Everybody knows he’s not the flashy type, but he is very dependable. He’s big. He’s strong. He defends well, he moves the puck well and he’s got a good shot.

“So he’s got a lot of qualities, and he’s certainly a guy that had a great camp while earning a spot with us.”

But the Bruins have seven other d-men -- Matt Bartkowski, Johnny Boychuk, Zdeno Chara, Dougie Hamilton, Torey Krug, Dennis Seidenberg, and Adam McQuaid.

So we assume this is partly to do with numbers. Perhaps the club felt it was worth risking that another team claims Miller in order for him to keep playing in Providence, as opposed to sitting in the press box as a healthy scratch in Boston.