As if things couldn’t get more troublesome for the Bruins, the player who is chiefly responsible for the earning points in four of their last five games is on the shelf. Jeremy Swayman, whom B’s coach Joe Sacco pulled after two periods on Wednesday in New Jersey partly because he was “dealing with something minor,

The Boston Bruins have called up another player from AHL Providence and likely added another player to their ever-growing list of injuries. Boston recalled goalie Michael DiPietro on Thursday ahead of their game against the Ottawa Senators.

Called up by Boston

Jeremy Swayman, whom B’s coach Joe Sacco pulled after two periods on Wednesday in New Jersey partly because he was “dealing with something minor”, was not available for Thursday’s pivotal game against the Ottawa Senators and Michael DiPietro was recalled from Providence.

After interim coach Joe Sacco hinted that Jeremy Swayman was dealing with something health-related when he didn’t return for the third period of the Bruins’ loss to the New Jersey Devils on Wednesday,