Riley Tufte is hoping to make an impact during his latest call-up to the Bruins. Boston summoned the forward from Providence on Wednesday ahead of its game against the Carolina Hurricanes on Thursday night.

The Boston Bruins made a costly gamble when they signed Elias Lindholm to a long contract this offseason; one that seems unlikely to pay off.

If that’s the case, and it seems like it is for a team that’s outside the playoff picture in the Eastern Conference and without cornerstone defenders Hampus Lindholm and Charlie McAvoy ...