Brian Ferlin actually got into 7 NHL games last season, and managed to notch an assist and no penalty minutes in his 62 minutes of ice time. His possession stats weren't super-great, but they weren't atrocious and 7 games isn't exactly a large sample. Most of the time was played with Jordan Caron and Chris Kelly, followed by Gregory Campbell. Poor guy. After his short stint in Boston, he returned to Providence where he finished the season.
Prior to last year, he was at Cornell, where he did well. He was 5th, 2nd, and 1st on his team in scoring during his three years there.