The Bruins announced they’ve placed defenseman Jordan Harris on injured reserve. His roster spot is going to Michael Callahan , who’s been called up from AHL Providence in the corresponding move.
Rarely does an IR announcement come before any sort of injury designation, but that’s the case with Harris. He played in last night’s loss to the Panthers and, with 15:20 of ice time, shouldered his usual workload. The 25-year-old is averaging 15:38 through five games in his first year in Boston. The Massachusetts native signed a one-year deal worth $825,000 over the offseason and won the job as the Bruins’ extra defender out of training camp, but has drawn into action frequently over the past couple of weeks while Hampus Lindholm has been in and out due to a lower-body injur