Spending parts of five seasons with the Bruins, defenseman Matt Bartkowski had his ups and downs. From on ice struggles to bouncing in and out of the lineup, Bartkowski failed to grab a consistent role in Boston and stick with it.
After struggling through the 2013-14 campaign, Bartkowski signed a one-year deal to remain in Boston in July of 2014, making the 2014-15 season an important one for Bartkowski.
As the Bruins struggled a season ago, so too did Bartkowski, who only played in 47 games. With four points on the season, a minus-six rating and just shy of 17 minutes of ice time per game, General Manager Don Sweeney decided the club wouldn’t be bringing Bartkowski back ending his once-promising tenure in Boston.