[nesn_embed service=springboard src="//cms.springboardplatform.com/embed_iframe/899/video/1609481/nesn039/nesn.com/10"]

WILMINGTON, Mass. -- Loui Eriksson was on the ice with his teammates Monday morning as the Boston Bruins began practice roughly four hours before the NHL trade deadline.

The 30-year-old winger has been the subject of extensive trade rumors, with Bruins general manager Don Sweeney saying Sunday that Eriksson and the team had yet to reach an agreement on a contract extension.

Two players were absent from practice: forwards Zac Rinaldo, who was placed on waivers Sunday, and Max Talbot. Talbot, who cleared waivers Sunday and was a healthy scratch for the Bruins' 4-1 loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning, participated in pre-practice warmups at Ristuccia Arena but left the ice shortly before the session began.

The NHL's Department of Player Safety announced Monday that Rinaldo will have a hearing Tuesday for the illegal check to the head he landed on Lightning center Cedric Paquette during the first period of Sunday's loss. Rinaldo has been suspended three times in his NHL career, with his most recent ban costing him eight games last January.

Bruins fourth-liner Tyler Randell participated in practice after being recalled Monday morning from the American Hockey League. Randell played in two games for Providence during a conditioning loan.

The NHL trade deadline is 3 p.m. ET.

Thumbnail photo via Bob DeChiara/USA TODAY Sports Images