The most intriguing name among the potential Providence call-ups that Cassidy mentioned is Bjork, who was among the last cuts during training camp. The 23-year-old winger was assigned to the P-Bruins just before the start of the regular season with the idea that he build up some confidence - particularly in his scoring touch - after missing large chunks of the last two seasons because of shoulder surgeries.
Bjork appears to be doing just that through the P-Bruins first five games, notching three goals and six points to pace Providence. His six points also rank second in the AHL.
"We wanted him to go down and find his offensive game and he has," said Cassidy. "Is it enough of a sample size to say he's ready to play in the NHL? Until we bring him up that's a hard question to answer. We wanted it to be a prolonged amount of time, whether that was one month, 10 days, two months.
"Five games is probably a little bit of a short sample supply, but he certainly has passed the test down there if we decide to go that way."
In addition to injuries, the Bruins' lack of secondary scoring could also prompt them to summon Bjork from Providence. Boston, however, must determine where he fits into the lineup, given the team's depth on the left side, which is where Bjork has spent the majority of his time thus far.
"That's the other thing. We'd like him to go in on the left side where he's been playing, where he played in camp," said Cassidy. "Ideally, to bring him up and then put him in a position to not succeed is not something we would want to do in a perfect world.
"But Danton [Heinen] could move over. Nordy's not traveling, so there's an opportunity, we'd just have to drop some guys down."