Mark Divver reported this afternoon that Jake Schmaltz is out of the Providence Bruins lineup again, after he took a puck to the face in Charlotte.
It's the kind of update Bruins fans watch closely, because Schmaltz is a Boston draft pick still trying to carve out his place in the organization. The Bruins selected him 192nd overall in 2019.
No diagnosis has been given, and there is no timeline for a return. Providence hasn't offered a further update on his condition.
Schmaltz is a 25-year-old center from McFarland, Wisconsin, listed at 6-foot-1. He has played 14 AHL games this season for Providence, with 2 goals and 1 assist.
He has not yet played an NHL game. For a player in that spot, every missed night in the AHL is a night he can't build a case for a call-up.
Who Providence faces without Schmaltz today
The P-Bruins host the Toronto Marlies this afternoon at Amica Mutual Pavilion, and Divver noted the visitors arrived with a lot of gear.
That doesn't make the day any easier for a Providence lineup missing one of its centers for a second straight game.
Up the road, the NHL club is off Sunday. The Bruins return to practice at Warrior on Monday, then host the Kings on Tuesday, after dropping two straight, most recently a 6-2 loss to the Wild on Saturday.
Schmaltz's name isn't tied to any NHL roster decision right now, and this injury makes that even less likely in the short term. We will keep tabs on any update on his status from Providence.
This article was written with the help of artificial intelligence, based on public reports and official sources.
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