With cuts on the horizon, Marco Sturm and the Bruins started to separate their lineup regulars from potential roster-bubble candidates during Thursday’s skates at Warrior Ice Arena.

Here are three takeaways from the eighth day of Boston’s training camp:

Splitting up the group

With Providence’s training camp set to get underway in just a few days, Boston is set to start trimming down their camp grouping as the preseason carries on.

That sentiment was reinforced on Thursday morning, with Sturm and his staff separating Boston’s two practice groups into a pretty clear delineation between NHLers and younger skaters likely destined for the AHL ranks this fall.

Here is a look at the personnel for both groups on Thursday:

Group A

Morgan Geekie – Elias Lindholm – David Pastrnak

Matej Blum

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