Bruins acquire forward Paul Carey in deal with Senators — what can Weymouth native bring to B's?

The Bruins’ steadfast efforts of acquiring every NHL player from the Commonwealth continued on Friday, as the club completed a deal with the Ottawa Senators for veteran forward Paul Carey.

In exchange, Boston shipped off defenseman Cody Goloubef, a 29-year-old defenseman who has logged 129 games in the NHL but played all 16 games with the Providence Bruins this season.

Carey, a Weymouth native and product of both Boston College and Thayer Academy, has primarily played down in the AHL this season, tallying five goals and 22 assists over 29 games with the Belleville Senators. The 30-year-old forward has played for the Avalanche, Capitals, Rangers and Senators in his NHL career — posting 16 points in 97 career games.

As expected, Carey will report to the Providence Bruins. He previously played with Providence for 17 games during the 2014-15 season, notching seven points during that tenure.

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It may not have much of an impact on the NHL roster, but Friday’s deal does give Boston another depth option in its AHL pipeline, while also giving some firepower to a Providence club looking to make up some ground with a 16-16-5 record so far in 2018-19.

While Goloubef has been a solid addition this season with Providence, Boston’s prospect pool on the blue line is pretty strong — especially with Urho Vaakanainen’s return to the AHL and the relatively successful stints up in the NHL for Jeremy Lauzon and Connor Clifton.

Dealing from a source of strength for the Bruins on defense was a good move for the club, who now have a veteran option to call up in case the club suffers a number of injuries up front down the stretch this season.

While he’s largely been quiet during his time in the NHL, Carey was a solid addition on a struggling Rangers club in 2017-18 — notching 14 points over 60 games with the Blueshirts. You’d have to think that players like Anders Bjork or Ryan Fitzgerald (if healthy) would likely get first dibs on a jump up to the NHL ranks in the event of an injury, but the addition of Carey is still a solid move from a Bruins club stockpiling its assets in case of more absences down the road.