The Bruins announced on Tuesday that veteran forward Ryan White has joined the team on a professional tryout agreement and will travel with the club on the upcoming road trip.
White, 29, spent the 2016-17 season with Arizona and Minnesota, recording nine goals, seven assists and 84 penalty minutes in 65 games. In his eight-year NHL career with Montreal, Philadelphia, Arizona and Minnesota, the 6-foot, 200-pound forward has skated in 313 games, producing 31 goals and 30 assists for 61 points with 447 penalty minutes.
"When you're on a PTO there's not many options," said White, who was banged up during a PTO with Vancouver this preseason. "Teams aren't knocking down your door to sign you, so this is the best opportunity I can get right now and it's good to be here. Just gonna come in here and work hard [and] train as hard as I would any other day and just do my best every day."
With David Backes and Noel Acciari sidelined for an extended period of time, the Bruins are lacking size and strength on the right side. White could help if he ends up with an opportunity.
"We've lost that element…they may not be sexy players and Ryan White has a history of playing that way," said Cassidy. "He was available for a look, we're gonna look. There's no definitive plan other than we're gonna look at him. If we feel he's a good fit, then we'll talk about that. But he does have that flavor."