Peter Chiarelli Making the Scouting Rounds

One night after being seen at the First Niagara Center in Buffalo, Bruins GM Peter Chiarelli is making another scouting trip around the NHL, this time to the Windy City.

Chiarelli had a seat saved for him at the United Center in Chicago for Wednesday’s Blackhawks-Blues game, as noted by the Chicago Tribune’s Chris Kuc.

There is a seat reserved in the United Center press box for Bruins general manager Peter Chiarelli. #Blackhawks

— Chris Kuc (@ChrisKuc) December 4, 2014

While the Bruins complete their west coast swing, it appears that their GM is making the rounds in looking for players that the Bruins could use to shore up their depleted and inconsistent lineup.

Trips to Buffalo and Chicago make sense, with Sabres forward Chris Stewart reportedly on the trading block, while salary cap constraints could force the Blackhawks to make forwards Patrick Sharp and Bryan Bickell and defenseman Brent Seabrook available in exchange for prospects and draft picks, according to the Chicago Sun-Times’ Mark Lazerus.

The Bruins continue their road trip in San Jose on Thursday, while they complete the four-game swing on Saturday, when they take on the Arizona Coyotes.