Unrestricted free agent right wing Lee Stempniak has agreed to a Professional Try-Out contract with the Boston Bruins. The journeyman will attend training camp in an effort to earn a spot on the team. He is one of two PTOs announced by the team today.
#NHLBruins announce they’ve signed Lee Stempniak and Daniel Winnik to PTOs
— Dhiren Mahiban (@dcmahiban) September 10, 2018
Boston Bruins Sign Lee Stempniak To a Professional Try-Out
Lee Stempniak was drafted in the fifth round by the St. Louis Blues in the 2003 Draft. Since his rookie season in 2005-06, Stempniak has played for 10 different NHL clubs. These include the Blues, Toronto Maple Leafs, the then-Phoenix Coyotes, the Calgary Flames, Pittsburgh Penguins, New York Rangers, Winnipeg Jets, New Jersey Devils, Boston Bruins and the Hurricanes. His longest stint with an NHL club was for four seasons from 2005-06 to 2008-09 with St. Louis.
In his 13 NHL seasons, he has played in 909 NHL games, scored 203 goals and 266 assists for a total of 469 points. His career-high in points was with the St. Louis Blues in 2006-07 with 52. His career high in goals was also with the St. Louis Blues in 2006-07 with 27.
Last season Stempniak had just three goals and six assists for nine points in 37 games played. He has also added four penalty minutes. His possession numbers included 55.1 percent Corsi and +0.3 relative Corsi. He was sidelined for the first half of the season due to two separate upper-body injuries.
Stempniak has only played 28 career NHL playoff games. He has only made it to the second round once in his career. He has never made it past the second to the conference finals or the Stanley Cup Finals.
The Carolina Hurricanes signed Stempniak as a free agent before the start of the 2016-17 season. That season, Stempniak had 40 points in 82 games. That was 12 points from his career high.
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