BOSTON – Kevan Miller rejoined the Boston Bruins for practice on Thursday after missing the last four games with what the team has now confirmed was a concussion.



Miller skated with the Bruins at the Garden on Thanksgiving morning after missing the road trip through Toronto and Detroit, and joined Tuukka Rask, Joe Morrow, David Krejci, Jimmy Hayes, Brett Connolly, Ryan Spooner, Frank Vatrano, Zac Rinaldo, Tyler Randell and Landon Ferraro on the ice for a few twirls. Claude Julien said that Miller is still under the concussion protocol when it comes to rehab, but clearly has been feeling good if he’s been cleared to practice.



“He’s progressing well enough to skate with the group, and he’s going through the protocol for a concussion right now,” confirmed Julien, who had previously only described the injury suffered in the loss to the San Jose Sharks as an upper body injury. “If he’s skating now then it means he’s gone through a couple of stages already that led him to [skating with the team].”



That likely means the rugged D-man isn’t an option for Friday’s matinee against the New York Rangers at TD Garden, but it also means that perhaps he’ll be ready to travel when the Bruins head to Western Canada for the upcoming trip against the Oilers, Flames and Canucks that’s coming up next on the horizon.