Almost daily in the NHL, players are placed on waivers. The majority of the time those players go unclaimed. Most of those players that are claimed don’t make much of an impact if any at all.

Fortunately for Landon Ferraro and the Bruins, the impact that Ferraro has made has been huge.

Prior to being placed on waivers by the Red Wings in late November, Ferraro had spent three seasons in Detroit but only appeared in 17 games where he scored just once and failed to register an assist.

Ferraro has played in 10 games for the Bruins and has found himself as a whole new player.

“I mean it’s just, when I got here it’s just [I] decided I’ve got to play. I was so nervous at the beginning of the year in Detroit,” Ferraro told the media after Monday’s overtime loss to the Oilers. “I was in and out of the lineup, and one little mistake you didn’t know if you were going to be back in or play the rest of the game. So when you come here, you’ve just got to give yourself a chance and just play.”

Just play is what Ferraro has done and has done well.

Making his Bruins debut on November 23 in Toronto, Ferraro picked up his first carrer assist on Brad Marchand’s third period goal. Two nights later, Ferraro returned to Detroit and showed the Red Wings that they may have made a mistake letting him go. Ferraro opened the scoring for the Bruins in the first period in what was eventually a 3-2 overtime victory.

Since then the 24-year old Trail, British Columbia, native has notched two goals and two assists upping his total to 3-3-6 with the Bruins through 10 games. Spending most of his time in Boston thus far on the Bruins’ fourth line, Ferraro got a crack on the top line late in Monday’s loss as Claude Julien was looking for the right mix of forwards to tie up their game with Edmonton.

After Patrice Bergeron collected a loose puck and found Ferraro entering the zone, Ferraro made the smart play, feeding the puck to Marchand, who at the time tied the game at 2-2. The goal helped the Bruins force overtime and earn a point in the standings.

For Ferraro, getting to play with two of the team’s better forwards was something new, but something exciting for the former Red Wing.

“For sure, any opportunity that you have to have more ice time and to play with guys like that, it’s good,” Ferraro told the media after Monday’s contest. “It means you’re doing something right, and you’ve just got to make sure you keep doing what’s gotten you there.”

Ferraro is the son of long-time NHL forward and current TSN analyst Ray Ferraro. Landon was drafted in the second round of the 2009 NHL Entry Draft by the Red Wings. After several solid seasons with the Grand Rapids Griffins of the American Hockey League, Ferraro made his National Hockey League debut against the Toronto Maple Leafs on March 18, 2014.

Whether he is grinding it out on the fourth line or logging top-six minutes alongside Marchand and Bergeron, Ferraro is looking to keep his game simple and do the things he needs to do to not only help the team win but keep himself in the lineup each night.

“Just trying to keep it simple, trying to keep the puck moving forward. When you get moved to a line like that, it’s getting them the puck as much as you can. You get Marchy [Marchand] in a spot like that you’re going to give him the puck and let him shoot it,” Ferraro said of his overall game.

“So I mean, you’re just trying to play your game. Not trying to change anything. I’m not going to find some more skill out of nowhere and be making plays like they do, but just trying to be a workhorse on the line and get moving for them.”

Ferraro is a guy who when asked, can move up and down the lineup and help contribute in more ways than one. Julien has used Ferraro on the penalty kill since his arrival in Boston. On average, Ferraro is notching 1:18 of shorthanded time-on-ice per game.

The Bruins held an optional skate this morning in preparation for tonight’s “rivalry night” tilt against the Pittsburgh Penguins at TD Garden, but in yesterday’s practice Ferraro was back on the fourth line skating with Max Talbot and Tyler Randell.

Yesterday, the Bruins placed Zac Rinaldo on injured reserve with an upper-body injury. Although Rinaldo’s impact on the team has been minimal, the injury could pave the way for more playing time for Ferraro. After what he’s seen from Ferraro thus far, it seems like Marchand wouldn’t mind more time on a line with the youngster.

“He has been playing really well and I think he has some good offensive talent and he works extremely hard and he’s really good at getting in on the forecheck and turning pucks over and he can make plays. You saw that he made a really nice pass there (on Marchand’s goal), and he scored a couple nice goals,” Marchand said of Ferraro. “He’s a really good player.”