How A lot Longer Will The Bruins Enable This Contract Dispute to Go On?
Earlier than Boston Bruins President Cam Neely introduced that the group provided Jeremy Swayman a $64 million contract (that’s $8 million over eight years), Dave Pagnotta of the Fourth Interval joined Gord Stellick and Scott Laughlin on Sirius XM NHL Community Radio Morning Skate.
He was requested how lengthy the stalemate between Jeremy Swayman and the Boston Bruins will final. Is the beginning of the common season in North America the deadline? Or have been there different elements going into these contract negotiations?
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Gord Stellick: “Attempting to recollect when the final participant signed, how a lot into the common season. We keep in mind William Nylander, who went to the eleventh hour so a few years in the past. We’re type of questioning if Jeremy Swayman would possibly do this. What’s your sense there in Boston?”
Dave Pagnotta: “Nicely, you understand, going into the weekend, it didn’t sound nice. It didn’t sound like they have been, you understand, bridging any of their gaps or attempting to get nearer. Nicely, clearly they’re attempting, however simply not with the ability to get there.”
I believe Nylander went into December. Appropriate me, if I’m unsuitable guys, however I believe it was round December.”
Stellick: “Yeah.”
Who has extra leverage: Jeremy Swayman or the Boston Bruins?
Pagnotta: “Yeah, so I don’t suppose you understand, clearly you’ve bought that particular timeline, or, I ought to say deadline, with respect to taking part in the remainder of the season. I don’t suppose that’s the plan. I believe we’re nonetheless a couple of week away wit the common season on our facet of the pond beginning on October eighth.
Clearly you guys talked about Buffalo and Jersey getting entering into Prague on Friday. You’re type of trying in the direction of the start of the common season, from Boston’s perspective, as extra of a deadline to take a look at. The road of communication are open. It’s not like anybody’s hung up the telephone and mentioned, You already know what? Don’t speak to me for a couple of days. I don’t need to hear from you.
They’re clearly attempting to work this out, however the monetary hole remains to be a little bit of a conundrum for them. And on the similar time, what’s taking place in New York with Igor Shesterkin and the New York Rangers, at any time when that comes into play, and Swayman is just not signed, which will additionally issue into these negotiations to see the place he finally ends up.
I believe all people understands and is aware of that Shesterkin goes to be the very best paid goaltender in NHL historical past by way of AAV above the $10.5 million that Carey Value nonetheless owns. When that quantity finally is available in on an eight-year extension, how is that going to have an effect on Swayman and his deal?
Cam Neely Throws Out $64 million … Jeremy Swayman’s Agent Has By no means Mentioned That Quantity
As a result of he desires a long run deal as nicely, and that’s what they’ve been centered on so nicely. That’s going to think about, in some style, in the event that they’re capable of get one thing completed by the beginning of the common season.
The Rangers and Shesterkin, that’ll definitely think about to Swayman’s discussions. However going into the weekend, guys, it was nonetheless a bit of bit dicey whether or not or not to have the ability to get one thing completed over the subsequent week.”
