© Dennis Wierzbicki-USA TODAY SportsJarred Tinordi is headed to Boston.
The Bruins have added some depth to their back end, as Sportsnet's Chris Johnston reports that they've claimed defenseman Jarred Tinordi off waivers from Nashville.
The 29-year-old has played in seven games this season with the Predators, logging a respectable 16:34 per night of ice time. However, he was pushed out of his spot by Ben Harpur, and while the Predators thought they'd be able to sneak him onto the taxi squad considering he has cleared waivers four other times in his career, clearly that wasn't the case.
Tinordi was a first-round pick of Montreal (22nd overall) back in 2010 but never was able to carve out a regular role for himself. He was eventually dealt to Arizona in 2016 as part of the move that saw John Scott get traded after being voted in as an All-Star starter. He played seven games with the Coyotes that season before spending three full seasons in the minors. However, injuries forced Nashville to recall Tinordi last year, and he did well enough to play in 28 games (plus four more in the bubble) and see early action this season.
With Boston, Tinordi provides some extra insurance on the left side of the Bruins' back end with Matt Grzelcyk and Jeremy Lauzon both on injured reserve at an affordable price. He's in the second and final season of his contract that carries a league-minimum salary of $700K in the NHL and $300K in the minors. He will have to go through waivers again if the Bruins try to send him down once those injured players return.
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