Today, the Boston Bruins announced their third wave of roster cuts, and ended up placing five players on the waiver wire, making them available for free to all 31 other teams, including a fan favourite.

In total, the Boston Bruins ended up completing a roster transaction involving 9 players, but five of them have to clear waivers to report to the Providence Bruins.

Patrick Brown, Michael Callahan, Georgii Merkulov, Victor Soderstrom and Riley Tufte have all been placed on waivers by the Boston Bruins.

Patrick Brown, Michael Callahan, Georgii Merkulov, Victor Soderstrom and Riley Tufte on waivers.

Frederic Brunet, Riley Duran, Brett Harrison and Fabian Lysell to report to Providence.

Merkulov has had a lot of hype around him, as he has been good in the AHL for the Bruins, but has had a tough time to translate this to the NHL.

During camp, he didn't look too special, and the Bruins gave him, along with Fabian Lysell one last chance against the Washington Capitals last night to prove he belongs with the NHL group, but failed to do so.

Bruins prospects given another chance

Tomorrow night, the Boston Bruins are facing off against the New York Rangers in their final preseason game, and there are a couple of players that are going to be given another chance to crack the NHL roster.

Players like Alex Steeves, Johnny Beecher, Fraser Minten, Matthew Poitras, and Marat Khusnutdinov all have another chance to impress the Bruins coaching staff.

looks like Steeves, Beecher, Minten, Poitras & Khusnutdinov live to fight another day.

NHL roster deadline is due on Monday, so the Bruins will have one more round of roster cuts before than.