TSN: Darren Dreger on TSN 1050 Radio on what he’s listening to concerning the Boston Bruins and RFA goaltender Jeremy Swayman.
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Aaron Korolnek: “It’s additionally, you realize, it’s additionally RFA season, with folks that also don’t have contracts signed, together with a pair massive names in Detroit like Moritz Seider and I’m making an attempt to …”
Colaiacovo: “Raymond.”
Korolnek: “Lucas Raymond, however the massive identify on the market for RFA is Jeremy Swayman proper now in Boston. And there’s numerous studies on the market about how they’re far aside and the way there’s somewhat rift happening.
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What’s your intel saying about how this complete Swayman state of affairs goes to get discovered in Boston?”
Dreger: “Nicely, you’re at all times, you realize, you’re at all times a methods aside till you’re not. And that may shift in a short time you realize, with a cellphone name.
I, I feel that Jeremy Swayman has performed this out completely. You recognize, he hasn’t crawled right into a gap someplace and skilled by himself. Now he he stayed in Boston and skated together with his teammates and made certain that everybody there knew that he’s dedicated to being the Boston Bruins beginning goaltender. The way in which he left the season, he needs to begin this yr, and for him, the main focus is on being nearly as good as he may be. And he was fairly good final yr, wasn’t he for Boston?
However, you realize, he’s assured they’re going to get that deal achieved. I’ve learn a few of the numbers, and I, from Boston’s place, with all due respect to Jeremy Swayman, yeah, he’s going to be their starter. I imply, they’ve obtained Joonas Korpisalo backing him up, and you realize, that isn’t going to present anybody who wears the Bruins colours a complete lot of confidence while you have a look at what he wasn’t in a position to do with the Ottawa Senators.
However when, while you have a look at the resume of Jeremy Swayman, he hasn’t performed a ton within the Nationwide Hockey League. So I feel Boston is somewhat reluctant to present him the mega bucks.
You recognize, I’ve seen that, you realize, he’s in search of one thing within the neighborhood of Charlie McAvoy at, at $9.5 (million), however I additionally learn feedback from Cam Neely, not that way back, who confidently said they’re going to get it achieved.
So was that assured assertion, understanding the place the negotiate, negotiation is, or is that placing little warmth on Don Sweeney, the overall supervisor to get one thing achieved?
What we all know is that, you realize, particularly groups which can be contending groups and Boston, is that you may’t afford to have your primary goaltender sitting within the weeds to begin the season and blown off the primary 10 video games of the season.
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So I feel you’re going to get one thing achieved. I feel it’s nearer, I’m not saying it’s imminent, however I do assume that the negotiations most likely nearer than what we’re studying about.”
