Issues Acquired A little bit Quiet in Boston Surrounding Jeremy Swayman
One of many largest restricted free brokers remaining in the marketplace is Boston Bruins goaltender Jeremy Swayman.
Over the past two seasons, however particularly final yr, it grew to become clear that Swayman was Boston’s number-one man, particularly within the playoffs. After a problematic negotiation the earlier yr, Swayman is doing enterprise this low season.
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Each events didn’t file for arbitration. There was a way of rising optimism concerning the Bruins’ netminder’s new contract extension. Nonetheless, that doesn’t appear to be the case now.
Dave Pagnotta joined Sirius XM NHL Community Radio with Boomer Gordon and Jake Hahn and was requested concerning the ongoing talks between the Boston Bruins and Jeremy Swayman and the place issues stand.
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Boomer Gordon: “I don’t know the place you progress on from that one, and that solely leaves one. RFA, and I do know you haven’t written about it, however do you’ve gotten any ideas on the place Boston goes with Swayman?”
Dave Pagnotta: “Yeah, you recognize what? A couple of week in the past, little over every week in the past, each side appear to be fairly snug, or no less than that was the message they have been relaying, that, yep, they’ll be capable to get one thing executed, and that there’s no panic on both aspect but. I don’t get that very same sense now.
You understand, issues appear to have modified. Clearly, there was a report, by Ryan Whitney suggesting that, you recognize, a four-year extension, six and 1 / 4 the opposite day. I don’t, I haven’t been capable of confirm that. I’m not doubting him by any stretch. However I might think about that in case you’re Swayman, you’re not going close to that sort of deal. You’re eight plus on an AAV. And possibly that’s even lowballing it a little bit bit.
When Will Issues Change into Uncomfortable for the Boston Bruins and RFA Jeremy Swayman?
However, you recognize, when you moved out, as soon as the Bruins, excuse me, moved out, Linus, Ullmark, the assumption on the time was all proper, nicely, they’re simply going to hammer away in an extension, and that’ll just about be, you recognize, simply simply a straightforward method to getting a deal executed.
Clearly, not the case, as we’re 12 days away from camp, so that they’ve received to hunker down on this one. However each side now being very, very quiet about how issues are progressing. You understand, in case you’re a Bruins fan, you’re definitely hoping it’s progressing in a optimistic mild.”
