Bruins round out busy day with more depth signings

Author Ty Anderson

July 29th, 2021 12:15 AM

In a day fittingly focused on fortifying the Bruins’ depth at the bottom of their roster, the Bruins put a cap on their busy Day 1 of NHL free agency with a trio of depth signings to address the next wave of depth should (or when) injuries strike in 2021-22.

Beginning up front, the Bruins signed forwards Samuel Asselin to a two-year, entry-level deal worth $750,000 at the NHL level.

Signed to an AHL-only deal in 2019, the 23-year-old Asselin has recorded eight goals and 19 points, along with a plus-10 rating, in 30 games with the P-Bruins over the last two seasons. The 5-foot-10 forward has done the bulk of his pro career damage down in the ECHL, with 26 goals and 52 points in 53 game for the Atlanta Gladiators in 2019-20.

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  The Bruins also signed forward Steven Fogarty to a one-year, two-way contract worth $750,000 at the NHL level.
  
  The 28-year-old Fogarty appeared in nine games with the Sabres this past season, with one goal and three points, along with 10 blocks and wins in seven of his 12 faceoffs, to his name.
  
  Listed at 6-foot-3, Fogarty has appeared in 27 NHL games over the last four seasons between the Rangers and Sabres, and has 57 goals and 140 points in 268 career AHL games since 2015-16.
  
  A third-round draft pick of the Rangers in 2011, Fogarty is a Pennsylvania native with college hockey roots, with a four-year collegiate career at Notre Dame from 2012 through 2016.

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  On the backend, the Bruins added Tyler Lewington by way of a one-year, two-way contract. worth $750,000. 
  
  Selected by the Washington Capitals at No. 204 overall in the 2013 NHL Draft, Lewington spent the 2021 season on the Predators' taxi squad, and finished with an assist and a plus-4 rating in a two-game run with Nashville.
  
  A 6-foot-2 , right-shot defender, Lewington has recorded one goal, thee points, 18 hits, and 12 blocked shots in 10 NHL games between Washington and Nashville since 2018-19. Lewington has also proven himself to be a willing combatant when necessary, with four fights over that 10-game NHL sample.

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  And in net, the Bruins have signed veteran journeyman Troy Grosenick to be the club's new No. 3 goaltender. 
  
  In action for two games for the Los Angeles Kings this past season, the 31-year-old Wisconsin native posted a 1-1-0 record with a .922 save percentage, and arrives to Boston with a respectable 2-2-0 record with a .933 save percentage in four career NHL games between the Kings and San Jose Sharks. 
  
  Grosenick, who played his college hockey at Union College, has an extensive AHL resume, with a 133-85-26 record, along with 16 career shutouts and a .911 save percentage, in 258 AHL games between Worcester (later relocated to San Jose), Milwaukee, and Ontario since the start of the 2013-14 season.
  
  Like Fogarty and Lewington, Grosenick will join the Bruins on a one-year, two-way deal worth $750,000 in the NHL.

Ty Anderson is a writer and columnist for 985TheSportsHub.com. Any opinions expressed do not necessarily reflect those of 98.5 The Sports Hub, Beasley Media Group, or any subsidiaries. Yell at him on Twitter: @_TyAnderson.

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