Bartkowski was scratched in favor of Kevan Miller for Wednesday's game against Detroit. Bartkowski's mobility is an asset to the Bruins' blue line corps, but he has only suited up for one game this season and could be in and out of the team's lineup, until injuries become a factor.

Bartkowski skated on a defensive pair with Dennis Seidenberg in Monday's loss to the Avs, the Boston Herald reports. Bartkowski, who was making his season debut for the B's on Monday, entered the lineup at the expense of Kevan Miller. In 19:50 worth of ice time, Bartkowski finished with a minus-2 rating. Going forward, it's plausible that Bartkowski could be in and out of the lineup, until injuries hit the Boston blue line.

Bartkowski appears to be the odd man out on the Boston blue line for Wednesday's season opener against the Flyers, the Boston Herald reports. Though the Bruins traded Johnny Boychuk, they are still carrying an extra defenseman, and out of the gate it looks like Bartkowski is the team's spare, while Adam McQuaid and and Kevan Miller are on track to suit up on Wednesday.

Bartkowski remains a candidate to be traded by the Bruins, the Boston Globe reports. Adam McQuaid is another player that the Bruins could move to free up some salary cap room, but with Torey Krug and Reilly Smith now back in the fold on team-friendly deals, it looks like Johnny Boychuk (and his $3,366,667 contract) will be retained by the Bruins.

Matt Bartkowski has agreed to a one-year, $1.25 million contract with the Boston Bruins. Bartkowski had an arbitration hearing scheduled for July 30. The 26-year-old defenseman registered 18 assists in 64 games last season.

Matt Bartkowski's arbitration date has been set. Bartkowski will have a hearing on July 30 unless he can agree to terms with the Bruins before then. He had 18 assists and 30 penalty minutes in 64 games last season.

Matt Bartkowski chose to file for salary arbitration on Friday. He skated in a career high 64 games with Boston last campaign. Bartkowski picked up 18 assists and 155 hits over that span, while averaging 19:32 of ice time per contest.

Matt Bartkowski will be a restricted free agent next month. He played well in 64 games during the regular season, but the playoffs proved that he still has some developing to do. Bartkowski will probably receive a raise from the $650,000 he earned in 2013-14, but he could also be used as trade bait for the Bruins as they look to shake up their roster a bit.

Matt Bartkowski has been whistled for five minor penalties in just three games in Boston's second-round series versus Montreal. He was called for two holding penalties in Saturday's 4-2 win, but he only agreed with one of them. "The one on [P.K.] Subban's a penalty, I know that. I'd rather not talk about the other one," Bartkowski said. He also picked up an assist in the contest and posted a plus-2 rating. The helper was his first point of these playoffs.

Matt Bartkowski was back in Boston's lineup Thursday night. He was a healthy scratch in Games 2 and 3 in Round 2 against Montreal. Andrej Meszaros took his place in the press box.