Bruins sign NHL journeyman Stempniak to 1-year contract

Journeyman forward Lee Stempniak is getting another shot at extending his NHL career after signing a one-year contract with the Boston Bruins.

Under league rules, the Bruins were required to place the 13th-year player on waivers Sunday before he can be assigned to Providence, their AHL affiliate. The move comes some 10 days after Stempniak signed a tryout contract with Providence, where he had two goals and four points in four games.

The 36-year-old has played for 10 teams since breaking into the NHL with St. Louis in 2005-06. He played 19 games for the Bruins in 2015-16, and spent last season with the Carolina Hurricanes, where he had three goals and nine points in 37 games.

Overall, Stempniak has 203 goals and 469 points in 909 games.

In a similar move, the Buffalo Sabres shored up their goalie depth by placing Adam Wilcox on waivers after signing him to a one-year contract. Wilcox will return to AHL Rochester, where he has a 21-14-10 record. The move comes a few days after prospect goalie Jonas Johansson had season-ending surgery for an undisclosed injury.