Bruins cut roster to 27 players, get one step closer to final roster

After the latest preseason game where the Bruins may or may not have violated the veteran minimum skaters (no word if anything came of that) the Bruins have sent down the call ups that played. From Bruins.com:

Boston Bruins Jersey General Manager Don Sweeney announced today, October 1, that the club has assigned Anton Blidh, Chris Breen, Brandon DeFazio, Brian Ferlin, Alex Khokhlachev and Ben Sexton to the Providence Bruins.

Sweeney also announced the team has placed Tommy Cross on waivers for the purpose of assignment to the Providence Bruins

This leaves the Bruins with 27 players on their NHL roster, counting Jonas Gustavsson who is still without a contract, and on a PTO, as well as injured Seth Griffith and Dennis Seidenberg. There are 15 forwards, 9 defensemen, and 3 goaltenders remaining at camp, one extra at each position usually, although Sweeney and Julien have hinted at keeping eight defensemen.

A list of the 15 Bruins forwards still at camp: Matt Beleskey, Patrice Bergeron, Brett Connolly, Loui Eriksson, Seth Griffith, Jimmy Hayes, Chris Kelly, Joonas Kemppainen, David Krejci, Brad Marchand, David Pastrnak, Tyler Randell, Zac Rinaldo, Ryan Spooner, and Max Talbot.