Bruins place Karson Kuhlman on waivers

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Boston, MA. - May 1: Boston Bruins right wing Karson Kuhlman (83) digs for the puck in front of Buffalo Sabres goaltender Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen (1) as the Bruins take on the Sabres at the Garden on May 1, 2021 in , Boston, MA. (Staff Photo By Stuart Cahill/MediaNews Group/Boston Herald)

The Bruins placed reserve right wing Karson Kuhlman on waivers on Sunday.

The 26-year-old Kuhlman, who signed with the B’s as a free agent out of Minnesota-Duluth in 2018, has a goal and an assist in 19 games this year. He’s got 7-8-15 totals in 75 career NHL games.

The move suggests that Trent Frederic and/or Nick Foligno are close to being activated off injured reserve. Foligno appeared to have dodged a serious injury after getting tangled up with an opponent and awkwardly falling on a net-front play in the B’s victory in Tampa on Jan. 8. He resumed skating last Friday. Frederic suffered an upper body injury in Washington on Jan. 10.

Oskar Steen, meanwhile, has been in the lineup for the past eight games since being called up from Providence. He’s got a goal and an assist, and in Saturday’s physical 4-3 win over Nashville, he dished out six hits.

We’ll find out at 2 p.m. Monday if a team puts a claim in on Kuhlman, who has a salary of $725,000 and will be a restricted free agent in the summer.

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