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Major Development in Boston: 26 Year Old Forward Leaves Team on Road Trip Due to Injury

Originally posted on Blade of Steel | Last updated Mar 24, 2025 5:51 PM ET

The Bruins have confirmed their latest setback in what has been a very frustrating last few weeks, as forward Mark Kastelic has officially left the team with injury.

It's been an extraordinarily difficult last few weeks for the Boston Bruins, who have tumbled out of the tightly-packed race for the Stanley Cup Playoffs in the Eastern Conference.

After consecutive losses on the West Coast, they now occupy the second-to-last spot in the Atlantic Division and have seen their odds of making the playoffs fall to near zero.

As if that weren't enough, the Bruins have now lost key bottom-6 forward Mark Kastelic after he suffered an upper body injury.

Per interim head coach Joe Sacco, Kastelic has departed the Bruins and returned to Boston and is unavailable for the rest of their road swing.

Kasty went back to Boston. He's not going to be here for the remainder of the trip. He's out right now with an upper-body injury. We'll know more when we get back from the trip.

Kastelic, who was acquired by the Bruins in the summer trade that involved sending goaltender Linus Ullmark to the divisional foe Ottawa Senators, has 14 points (5G, 9A) in 61 games in his 1st year with Boston.

Because Boston management liked what they saw out of Kastelic in the early goings of the year shortly after his acquisition, they signed him to a 3-year, $4.7 million contract with an AAV (average annual value) of $1.567 million per year.

In 205 career games with the Bruins and Senators, Kastelic has 39 points (19G, 20A) along with 285 penalty minutes.

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