The NHL released the opening day rosters for all of its teams earlier today, meaning we got the officially official look at who made the cut for the Bruins.
While there were no real surprises, there were two inclusions that seemed nebulous in recent days: Nick Foligno and Mike Reilly.
Both Foligno and Reilly cleared waivers earlier this week, and both are listed on the team’s opening day roster.
In fact, per Fluto Shinzawa, both Foligno and Reilly are set to play in tomorrow’s season opener in Washington.
It appears then that the waiver moves were likely more about salary cap posturing and flexibility than they were about keeping those guys off of the NHL roster long term (though Chris Wagner remains in the AHL).